You are the first person that I have heard of that has actually had a boost in bookings. At least one host might survive...
The rest of us are wondering when Airbnb will be closing it's doors after their massive screw up. Because, as the op said, the website is an absolute abortion, full stop. Aside from all the new bot implementations, which essentially block the guests from booking at all.
We had two days about a month ago where bookings came in like normal and then a abruptly stopped. Maybe they turned the bot off for a minute?