Is it better to sync Airbnb and VRBO together, or to a centralized platform instead?

[Alton79]

I noticed that whenever I make a change on my Airbnb calendar, it seems to take awhile for it to go into effect on VRBO. I'm not sure what their particular synchronization intervals are, but it's a little longer than I think it should be, and there's no manual way to do this.

I'm not using a PMS just yet because I only have one property and it's fairly straight forward to manage thus far, but I'm wondering if it'd be worth it to sorta make integrations a little more seamless.

Any thoughts? My questions specifically are:

1. Does anyone know how long it takes VRBO to synchronize calendars from Airbnb?

2. Do PMS systems have an integration to where it serves as a centralized integration point, or do they still recommend syncing Airbnb with VRBO directly?

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Alton79 I can only answer in principle: Introducing two parties will be difficult but bringing a 3rd to act as an intermediary will just allow lots of finger pointing when it goes wrong. 

[Joan2709]

Hi @Alton79 

Airbnb says they sync every 3 hours....too long to prevent a double booking. Most hosts "refresh" their calendar after every booking because of this and ensure the calendars are updated.

Connect Your Calendar to Other Websites

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/99

I believe Vrbo's sync interval is much longer. Can't speak to a PMS, but maybe another host can chime in on that. I believe they sync quite often as Airbnb mentions a limit to the sync rate.

A word of caution...periodically the calendars stop syncing. Another reason to refresh and check after each booking.