100% free · no credit card · no commission
Lachung hoteliers. Sync once, book through peak season.
Free channel manager for Lachung hill stations, homestays, and hotels. One calendar syncs Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, and MakeMyTrip. Zero double bookings. Zero fees.
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About Lachung
Hill station. In Sikkim.
Lachung sits in the Sikkim hills where cloud cover rolls in by afternoon and the nights turn sharp. Homestays fill up on long weekends. Double bookings hurt more when the guest has already driven six hours up.
When the calendar matters
When Lachung books out.
Lachung books out October through February. March to May holds a second peak before the monsoon lands. June through September stays quiet unless a waterfall or living-root-bridge guest wants the full rain-country experience.
Peak
October to February
Every double booking costs a guest you can't easily replace.
Shoulder
March to May
Softer demand. A good window to test pricing across channels.
Off-peak
June to September (monsoon)
Room to drop rates on one channel without breaking parity on another.
The problem
Lachung on four OTAs. And one spreadsheet.
Every Lachung hotelier hits the same three problems.
The double booking.
A Booking.com guest books the same night Airbnb just sold. You call one, apologise, and lose a review.
The dashboard tax.
Every phone booking is 15 minutes across four OTA dashboards. Multiply by 30 bookings a month. That is your weekend.
The subscription creep.
Paid channel managers run ₹500 to ₹9,000 per property per month. For a 5-room homestay, that is ₹30,000 a year just to sync calendars.
How it works
Three steps, five minutes.
01
Paste a Google Maps link.
Photos, rooms, amenities all auto-fill from your Lachung listing. You confirm in a minute.
02
Copy one iCal URL.
Paste it into Airbnb, Booking.com, and Agoda calendar settings. Two-way sync turns on instantly.
03
Never double book again.
A booking on any platform blocks every other platform within minutes. Phone bookings, through WhatsApp.
What you get
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
iCal Sync
Two-way calendar sync with every major OTA. Prevent double bookings automatically.
Zero Commission
No booking fees, no commission cuts. Keep 100% of what your guests pay.
WhatsApp Bookings
Capture phone and walk-in bookings via WhatsApp. Calendar updates instantly.
Multi-Room Support
Separate calendars per room type. Perfect for homestays with 2-10 rooms.
Instant Setup
Paste your Airbnb calendar URL and you're live. No training, no onboarding calls.
Free Forever
Not a trial. Not freemium. Free for every property, every room, every OTA.
Connections
One property. Every platform.
Every major OTA, plus direct bookings on WhatsApp. One guest, one night, one calendar block.
Pricing
Them. And us.
What Lachung hoteliers currently pay versus what Fursat costs. Same iCal sync, different invoice.
| Tool | Monthly | Commission | iCal | Multi-room | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FursatFree | ₹0Free forever, all properties | 0% | |||
| Nextpax | FreeCommission-based model | Varies | |||
| Channex | Free (1 property)$20/mo for 2+ properties | 0% | |||
| Hostaway | $29/propertyMinimum 3-month contract | 0% | |||
| Lodgify | $17/propertyAnnual billing only for discount | 1.9% | |||
| Little Hotelier | $109/propertyEnterprise pricing for small hotels | 0% |
On Fursat right now
Lachung, by the numbers.
2
Live and synced
Published on Fursat
2
Total properties
Including drafts
6
OTAs supported
4.8
Average Google rating
Across 2 Lachung properties
₹2,400
Median nightly rate
100%
others
Dominant property type
“We were paying ₹3,000 a month for a channel manager that barely synced. Fursat does the same job for free. The WhatsApp booking sync alone saves us two hours a day.”
Homestay owner · Meghalaya
FAQ
Questions. Answers.
Is Fursat Channel Manager really free for hotels in Lachung?
Yes, completely free. No monthly fees, no commission, no hidden charges. Fursat's channel manager is free for every property in Lachung, whether you have 1 room or 50. We make money by helping guests discover your property, not by charging you for software.
How does iCal sync work for Lachung properties?
iCal is a universal calendar format supported by Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, and every major OTA. When a guest books on Airbnb, Fursat updates your Booking.com and Agoda calendars within 15 minutes, preventing double bookings. You paste one URL per room, and it works automatically.
Can I connect my Lachung property to Airbnb and Booking.com simultaneously?
Yes. Fursat connects to Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, and TripAdvisor simultaneously. Each room gets its own calendar URL that you paste into each OTA's calendar sync settings. Setup takes under 5 minutes per platform.
How is Fursat different from Nextpax or Channex?
Three differences: (1) Fursat is 100% free for property owners. (2) Fursat captures WhatsApp and phone bookings automatically. No other channel manager does this. (3) Fursat was built for Indian homestays and small hotels, not Western vacation rentals.
Do I need technical knowledge to set up the channel manager?
No. If you can copy-paste a URL, you can set up Fursat. The entire process takes 5 minutes: sign up, add your rooms, copy your calendar URLs, and paste them into Airbnb/Booking.com. No API keys, no developer setup, no onboarding calls.
How many properties in Lachung use Fursat?
2 properties in Lachung are already connected to Fursat's channel manager. Join them and start syncing your calendars for free.
Can I manage multiple rooms with different availability?
Yes. Each room gets its own calendar with its own URL. If Room 1 is booked on Airbnb but Room 2 is free, only Room 1 shows as unavailable on Booking.com. This is critical for homestays and small hotels where each room has independent availability.
What happens to my existing bookings when I connect?
Nothing changes. When you paste your Airbnb iCal URL into Fursat, we import all your existing blocked dates. Your current bookings are preserved. We only add sync on top. No bookings are ever deleted or modified.
How do phone and walk-in bookings get synced?
When a guest books via phone or walks in, just message the booking details on WhatsApp. Fursat's AI reads the message, extracts dates and guest info, and blocks those dates across all your OTA calendars. No manual calendar editing needed.
Is there a limit on how many OTAs I can connect?
No limit. Connect Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, TripAdvisor, all at once. Each OTA syncs independently via iCal, so adding more platforms doesn't slow anything down.
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No credit card. No contract. No commission. Sync your calendars in five minutes. Never double book again.
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