Google Calendar
You can sync Google Calendar with Bookingmood in both directions using iCal feeds: show your Bookingmood bookings in Google Calendar, and block dates in Bookingmood based on events in Google Calendar.
Show Bookingmood bookings in Google Calendar
1. Copy the iCal feed in Bookingmood
You can export the bookings of a single unit, or of multiple units in one calendar.
One unit
Open a unit.
Click on Synchronization.
Click on + Export iCal feed.
Multiple units
Click on Settings.
Click on iCal Export.
To include only some units, click on the tab Custom and select up to 10 units under Units. By default, All units are included.
Google Calendar does not handle pending and cancelled bookings well, so we recommend adjusting the feed before you copy it:
Click on the tab Custom.
Under Included statusses, only select Confirmed.
Optionally, turn off Include booking details if others can see your Google Calendar. Guest names and notes are then left out of the events.
Optionally, set Precision to Whole days to show bookings as all-day events.
Copy the iCal feed.
See iCal synchronization for all export options.
2. Add the feed to Google Calendar
Open your Google Calendar.
Click on the + next to Other calendars.
Click on From URL.
Paste the iCal feed that you copied.
Click on Add calendar.
Your bookings now appear in Google Calendar. Google Calendar decides how often it checks the feed for updates, so new bookings can take several hours to show up there.
To check whether Google Calendar has read the feed, open the export again in Bookingmood. Under Recently read by you can see Google Calendar and when it last read the feed.
Block dates in Bookingmood from Google Calendar
1. Copy the iCal address in Google Calendar
Open your Google Calendar.
Click on ⚙️ Settings.
Under Settings for my calendars, click on the name of the calendar.
Click on Integrate calendar.
Copy the link under Secret address in iCal format.
Keep this address private: anyone with the link can see the events in your calendar.
2. Import the feed in Bookingmood
Open a unit.
Click on Synchronization.
Click on + Import iCal feed.
Paste the address you copied.
Save it.
Bookingmood checks the feed every 5 minutes. Events from Google Calendar block the dates of the unit, so guests can't book them. Follow the instructions to import an iCal feed for more details.
FAQ
Can I edit Bookingmood bookings in Google Calendar?
No. A calendar added from a URL is read-only in Google Calendar. Make changes in Bookingmood; they appear in Google Calendar the next time it checks the feed.
Imported events start or end a few hours off. How do I fix this?
Some calendars export times in a different time zone. Open the imported calendar under Synchronization and set a Time offset in hours to correct it.
Imported events don't have the right status. How do I fix this?
Open the imported calendar under Synchronization. Under Event status, choose whether Bookingmood should use the status from the feed, or treat all imported events as confirmed or tentative.