Totally agree with you @Glenn455 - pointless and confusing for guests making a search.
They have enough to contend with already as they are presented with listings that are outside of their search area and with a very limited amount of of filters to toggle, it takes forever to find a place that suits their needs.
Lots of posts on these issues but unfortunately no-one is listening to our feedback😫 So that just leaves the field wide open for the other platforms unfortunately to pick up lost bookings on Airbnb because it's search filters are just not geared to making the search quick and efficient for guests. I live in hope that this will change one day...