@Susan-and-Eric0 @Nikos14 I've been having this problem, too, and I posted about it a week ago but have had no response from the admins tagged: https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Help/quot-Listing-Details-quot-can-t-be-edited/m-p/1443256 I make a change, and then the page just loads and loads but never updates the listing. So frustrating. I so often get bookings right after updating the listing that I enjoy having an easy task to do to keep the listing fresh.
While "updating the listing" is not in the list of factors in the algorithm as far as we know, things like "hover time," "past guest acceptances," and "commitment rate" are factors (sometimes appearing under other names). It's easy to see how these factors correlate with a host who keeps refreshing and improving his or her listing, and how these activities on a host's part factor into page rankings. Yes, Airbnb does make money from an attentive host who pays close attention to a listing and keeps it updated. The opposite is a host who doesn't block dates on the calendar when he or she should, has outdated information like driving directions or amenities lists, never refreshes the photographs, or any number of other possible host interactions with a listing.
Those listings that aren't kept up to date will eventually correlate to inquiries or requests that are turned down or bookings that are cancelled, poor reviews, or a low response rate from the host. And those things lead to a loss of income for Airbnb. So it is 100% in Airbnb's interest to promote listings that are kept up to date. One way they're kept up to date has nothing to do with the host interacting with the listing and everything to do with frequency of bookings. The more frequently the bookings come in and result in completed stays and positive reviews, the less the host has to do.
From a blog post on this subject: "If your listing gets booked consistently by people who just started their search, then you have a better chance of being ranked higher. On the opposite end, if people arrive at your listing and constantly question it before booking, that’s not great." It takes very little imagination to see that the first instance is a listing that's kept up-to-date and the second instance a lackluster listing that feels stale or uninspiring. That is not the exact same thing as saying that ONLY updating your listing every day leads to more bookings. Obviously not the same thing at all. But when viewed as one way a host shows how committed he or she is to giving guests the best possible experience, it becomes the backbone of a number of factors.
This reminds me that I got a new blender for the space and have to go add it to the list of amenities...
