Well I know a lot has been written about the new 2022 Summer Release, but I just found this feature and I must say I am rather shocked at the inaccuracy of it. Going to try and keep this short.
1. Searched for my property - eventually found it under Tiny Homes - not Shepherds Huts as it is listed. O.k. Can cope with that as I suppose it is tiny, but it is also a Shepherds Hut.
2 Searched Countryside feature - it appeared when zoomed into my village, but with view photo as main photo and heading changed. Not overly impressed on this one.
3. This is the amazing part searched Countryside in Dorset with no dates and as lots of hosts have noted it automatically comes up with a weeks stay. My Huts are on there but showing as a "Split your stay". Not bad, but not great as the guest now has to pay 2 lots of services fees, but that is the guests choice I suppose. Heading has changed along with photo again though.
4. The shocking part ! This is advertised as "splitting your stay between Oxford and Dorset" As the two properties advertised are literally 5 miles apart in Dorset
and Dorset and Oxford are 85 miles apart, with 2 other counties in between this is so wrong in so many ways !
The worrying part for me is that if people who don't research their trips properly, who don't know the U.K and specific areas could and are going to get seriously confused. They will end up booking something that is totally wrong for them and possible try and get refunded as the properties are inaccurately advertised. Whose fault will that be. I haven't looked into the new Aircover properly yet but I did see the phrase about Property inaccuracies ! Could this be classed as False Advertising ?
I haven't even started on the other listing yet. It use to be listed under "Cottage" ! and although it is still a cottage, god knows where I will find it !
Good luck everyone !