I have already discussed this with AirBnB just the other day. Unfortunately, there really is not an answer availalbe in the technology of their website. Here are the facts (as I understand and which has been confirmed by AirBnB):
1. The price listed in your profile page is the "base price" you set on your listing page (see "pricing" when you call up your listing to edit)
2. If you raise or lower the price for a specific even or period of time within your calendar over a specific weekend or for a range of dates (special holidays, high or low season for example), your profile page will still show your base price but when a guest actually looks to book those dates, your specific pricing will show.
3. You can change your base price to reflect a personal change (for example, I wanted to lower my summer rates to $80/night instead of my usual $125), but that is sort of a double-edge sword for the host. Yes, my profile then reflected my room rate at $80, but it also changed all my rates (including the high season) to that price. I have guests already booking for the fall and for our high-season. As a host, this does not set a good guest experience trying to explain why your $80 is now upwards of twice that price.
4. "Smart pricing" does not address this issue. You will still have your base price show AND the program will automatically reprice your daily room charge. Just like "instant booking", I do not personally subscribe to anything that a website controls over me.
When you think about your own expeeriences, this is not really too different from many booking or hotel sites out there. The one difference is most other sites say something like "Rates starting at $80" or "From $80", and when you try to book that low rate, it may only apply for one low demand date and you then are surprise that room has ballooned to $150 per night. Bait and switch is not a good practice. I know for me, I'd rather be surprised by a much lower rate than see my low rate I was inticed to look at is nowhere to be found. That lodging just lost me as a potential guest.
So......here was what I ended up doing......
I decided to keep my base price at the rate I use most of the time. Unless drastically higher, I don't worry about my higher rate I might use IN MY ONLINE PRICING CALENDAR for special events or holidays. For the time being (i.e., low demand season), I have an intro to my profile listing that says something like "Special Summer Rates End XXXXX" . All my pricing changes I handle myself by going into the calendar and specifing any changes (plus or minus) from my base.
Until the programmers enhance capability to address yours and my concern, this is the only solution I could think of based on how I wanted my guests to be treated when they looked at or booked my property.
Hope this helps.
Happoy hosting! Chad