@Mark116
Same thing. Logged out, the site looks like it used to- welcoming to everyone from every socioeconomic strata. Logged in, it's the "new" AirBnb-- a confusing, elitist mess.
The "Design" category which is up first, serves a small, elite niche of wealthy architecture enthusiasts, not AirBnb's huge bread and butter customer base. Why is that the first thing (priority) that AirBnb visitors see? It's pretentious.
The OLD interface was extremely user-friendly, and gave travelers maximum control to peruse listings without commiting to dates and length of stay. Further, all listings were shown, not those selected by an algorithm. Good job alienating your customers and partner Hosts.
Someone tell Chesky most people are no longer telecommuting, they've gone back to working at the office. At least in the metro NYC region.
Lastly, Categories are NOT a good idea if the idea cannot be executed accurately. And it has not been. Hosts are hemorrhaging money. Guests are not seeing their full array of choices in the places they want to go, WHEN they want to go-- instead they are steered to ARBITRARY WEEKS. So they book on VRBO instead.
Chesky has really lost touch with the concept that brought him success, and the Host partners whose hard work made him filthy rich.