Overview

We improved how imported calendars affect availability in Rentals.

Some OTA platforms and external calendar providers sync availability as date-only bookings without specific start and end times. Previously, those imports were blocked from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM by default.

If you use pre-defined rental times (for example, a 3:00 PM start and an 11:00 AM end), the midnight-to-midnight block could make adjacent dates look unavailable when they should not be.

With this update, imported calendar bookings now follow your listing’s booking period configuration and your configured rental times. This results in more accurate availability across your booking page and calendar views.

What’s new

Imported date-only events respect your rental times

For applicable rental booking periods, imported bookings without specific times are now blocked using your configured rental times or rental hours (instead of generic midnight-to-midnight blocks).

This applies to:

• Date Selector mode
• Fixed Durations mode (Daily/Weekly/Monthly)

Example: If your rental uses 3:00 PM – 11:00 AM and an imported calendar blocks April 15 – April 17, Rentals will block availability from April 15, 3:00 PM to April 17, 11:00 AM.

Timestamped bookings use exact times

• If imported events include specific start and end times, those exact times are respected.
• This helps partial-day and overnight events block only the intended time range.
• For booking modes where customers select time, imports will continue to use exact timestamps when provided. If exact times are not provided, the block will remain for the full day.

Future imported events stay in sync

• If you update booking modes or rental times, future and ongoing imported events are recalculated using the latest configuration.
• Past events are not changed.

How to use

1. Edit a rental listing.
2. Connect an external calendar using Calendar Sync.
3. Configure your booking mode and rental times.
4. Imported bookings will be blocked using the appropriate logic for that listing.

If you later change your booking mode or rental times, future imported events will automatically reflect the update.

Why this matters

• More accurate availability from connected calendars
• Better compatibility with OTA platforms that sync date-only events
• Prevents listings from being unintentionally blocked on neighboring dates
• Clearer behavior for how synced calendars affect bookings