# Vrbo calendar sync (iCal)

Source: https://lemon.cy/connect/vrbo/  
Publisher: Lemon.cy (Red Tribe Media Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus)  
Updated: 2026-09-10 · Verified against production: 2026-09-10

**Short answer:** Paste the Vrbo listing's iCal export link into the property in Lemon. Vrbo (and its HomeAway-era links) is detected from the URL and handled like any other iCal feed: read every 5 minutes, checkouts become cleaning jobs, disappearances are flagged and held before any cancellation. Vrbo is rare in Lemon's Cyprus estate but fully supported.

## Setting it up

1. In Vrbo: Calendar → Import/Export → Export calendar. Copy the `.ics` link.
2. In Lemon: Properties → the property → add iCal feed → paste.
3. First sync immediately, then every 5 minutes.

## How Vrbo events are handled

Vrbo's export labels reservations and blocks more clearly than Booking.com's, and Lemon reads the summary to decide between a guest stay (checkout job created) and a block (no job). All of the general guards apply — the confirmation windows, the imminent-window protection, the bulk-disappearance guard, oscillation detection — because they are written against what any iCal feed can do, not against one platform.

## If you list on Vrbo and Airbnb

Connect both platforms' own feeds to the same property in Lemon rather than importing one into the other. Lemon de-duplicates a stay that appears on both feeds with identical dates and creates one job. Cross-imports between platforms add delay and are the usual cause of oscillating dates.

## Related

- [Airbnb calendar sync (iCal)](https://lemon.cy/connect/airbnb/)
- [Booking.com calendar sync (iCal)](https://lemon.cy/connect/booking-com/)
- [How often do Airbnb and Booking.com iCal feeds update, and how fast can cleaning software react?](https://lemon.cy/learn/how-often-do-airbnb-and-booking-com-ical-feeds-update/)