@Chris17296
I don't have a riverfront property, but I suspect there is more going on here than just that category being removed.
My bookings were pretty much decimated after the Summer Release. I managed to get by because I had quite a few bookings coming up before the changes, plus long term and repeat guests. Even after I got Airbnb to add me to the relevant categories, it didn't help. Actually, my views went down after that!
Things eventually started to pick up a bit, but definitely not to pre-Summer Release levels. Then along came the Winter Release in November and bookings stopped again, with no enquiries for over a month. In the last few days though, I received one enquiry and today one booking. So, let's see...
I have no idea what the algorithm is doing, but whatever it is, it has been bad news for thousands of hosts.