Vacation rental channel manager
Calendars sync across Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com. One inbox. One place to set prices. One place to manage it all.
14-day free trial · No credit card · Included on every plan, and a property listed on three channels still counts as one property
We were having a terrible time with double bookings. Airbnb and VRBO would allow the same bookings on the same days — even though I had linked the calendars, it was still happening. Since starting iGMS I have not had a single double booking.Jill F., Owner · Verified review, Capterra
Connect the booking channels you already use, and the tools around them
AirbnbPreferred Partner
Booking.comAdvanced Partner
VrboConnected Partner
Google Vacation RentalsOfficial Partner
PriceLabsOfficial Partner
SafelyConnected Partner
JervisConnected PartnerA vacation rental channel manager is software that connects your booking channels so availability, rates and reservations stay in step across them. iGMS connects to Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com by direct API: when one channel takes a booking, the same dates are blocked on the others straight away. Reservations land in one multi-calendar, next to guest messaging and team tasks.
A direct API connection means iGMS and the channel talk to each other. A booking on Booking.com blocks the same dates on Airbnb and Vrbo straight away, without waiting for a calendar file to refresh. iCal is a file read on a schedule, and that gap is where double bookings happen, so iGMS uses it only for channels without a direct connection.
| Channel | Connection | Calendar and availability | Rates and minimum stay | Guest messages | Listing details | Group into one property |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirbnbConnect · What syncs | Direct API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, with Sync everything | Yes |
| VrboConnect | Direct API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Booking.comConnect · What syncs | Direct API | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, in the property editor | Yes |
| Expedia, Tripadvisor and other calendarsImport by iCal | iCal | Yes, refreshed hourly | No | No | No | No |
Only directly connected channels can be grouped into one property. Make price and availability changes in iGMS: once a listing is connected, iGMS manages them for that channel. Sources: How the channel manager works and the setup guides linked in each row.
Before
Double booking alert!
Airbnb $150 · Vrbo $165 · Booking.com $145 · Availability tracker.xlsx, last updated Tuesday
After
All channels synced ✓
6 properties · 3 channels · one calendar
How it works
Link the channels you use and match listings to the right properties. Check the connection for each listing before relying on its calendar.
See bookings across your connected channels in the multi-calendar. Review arrivals and departures without opening a separate calendar for each platform.
Use guest messaging and cleaning tools alongside your reservations. Check the calendar and coordinate daily work from your computer or the iGMS mobile app.
Capabilities
Group a property's Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com listings into one property: one row on the multi-calendar, colour-coded by channel. Block dates for an owner stay and every grouped channel blocks with it.
Channel markups
Pricing tab · Beachside Cottage
Set your nightly rate and minimum stay once for the whole property, or per channel. Add or subtract a percentage per channel to offset Booking.com's commission, lift Airbnb in peak weeks and keep your direct rate the lowest. Markups apply on top of your dynamic pricing tool.
How channel markups work
Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and direct booking messages land in one inbox. Templates and triggers run across all of them, and you can write channel-specific templates where a channel needs different wording.
Explore vacation rental automationA guest books your Vrbo listing at 11pm on a Saturday. iGMS blocks the dates on your other channels, sends the welcome message and schedules the cleaner. You set this up once and it runs on every booking from every channel, with one cleaning task per turnover, not one per channel.
With iGMS, I'm always confident that my calendar is completely synced across platforms, pricing is up to date, my guests are well informed, and my cleaners will always show up.Eric L., Property Manager · Verified review, Capterra
A channel manager keeps availability and reservations in step across booking sites. A property management system (PMS) adds the daily work around each stay, such as guest messaging, cleaning, payments and direct bookings. iGMS is both: the multi-calendar, unified inbox and cleaning tasks work from the same reservations.
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Hosts who stopped chasing double bookings.
“This system allows me to manage 9 rental properties as easily as managing 1. It links Airbnb and VRBO seamlessly and automates reviewing and notifying guests of any info I was having to manually send out. A must have.”
“We tried six different PMS systems and none of them were able to accomplish what iGMS did. Everyone else just promised things but never made anything work. We chased double bookings around all day — with this company, we fixed it.”
“Love the simple integration for VRBO, Airbnb and Booking.com. iGMS makes it so easy to have all 3 STR sites active without the fear of double bookings.”
Airbnb Preferred PartnerBooking.com Advanced PartnerVrbo Connected PartnerGoogle Vacation Rentals official partner
FAQ
It is software connected to your Airbnb account that keeps Airbnb reservations, availability and rates in step with your other booking channels. In iGMS, Airbnb reservations appear in the same multi-calendar and inbox as Vrbo and Booking.com.
Connecting does not rewrite your listings. Your photos, descriptions and reviews stay as they are. Once a listing is connected, iGMS manages its availability, rates and minimum stays, and you can also edit listing details from iGMS if you choose to.
No. An iCal link is a file that is re-read on a schedule (iGMS refreshes imported iCal calendars once an hour), which is long enough for two guests to book the same night. A direct connection blocks the dates straight away. If you connect Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com directly, remove any iCal links you had set up between those same channels, because running both can block dates twice.
Yes, in two ways. Set a rate and minimum stay per channel, or set a percentage markup per channel so every rate moves together, which is how most hosts offset a channel's commission. Markups work on top of a dynamic pricing tool. Make the changes in iGMS rather than on the channel, because iGMS manages rates and availability for connected listings.
No. iGMS counts properties, not listings. When you group a property's Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com listings, it counts as one property on your plan. Grouping is also what gives you the single calendar, so it is the first thing to do after connecting.
Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com connect through a direct API. Others, including Expedia and Tripadvisor, connect by iCal. An iCal calendar still shows its bookings in the multi-calendar and gets automatic cleaning tasks, but it refreshes on a schedule and cannot be grouped into a property.
All of them. FLEX, PRO and PRO+ include multi-channel sync, the multi-calendar and the unified inbox. Other tools vary by plan, so check the plan comparison on the pricing page.
Yes. iGMS has iOS and Android apps for day-to-day rental management, including checking reservations and replying to guests.
Start a 14-day free trial, no credit card required, and connect the booking channels you use. Group each property's listings, and your calendar is ready before the next booking comes in.
Add Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, group them into one property, and run them from one calendar before your next booking comes in. 14 days free, no credit card.
