@Lorna170
AirBnb has become a boutique travel agency for that tiny fraction of millionaires/ billionaires who CAN book 'anywhere" at $35K/night, travel ANYTIME so don't mind Big Brother selecting travel weeks for them, AND the masses searching for a tree house, potato, or Arctic igloo.
Contrary to the "new" business model, our Guests book specific locations on specific dates to attend weddings, festivals, concerts, funerals, sports events, etc. OR to enjoy personal celebrations (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), to ski or hike specific areas, for couples/ family vacations.
THAT is why we aren't getting bookings. AirBnb has let machines curate our listings, assign weird weeks, make us disappear on their map, and make searching specific areas on specific dates chaotic.
The "new" AirBnb has been soundly rejected by users. Hosts have been grievously hurt. I can imagine the handful of highly paid programmers on a Zoom call with Chesky that went something like this: "Wouldn't it be COOL...!"
Not cool to play with the livelihoods of people whose investment and hard work made this company successful. You really threw us under the bus. Good luck with booking the giant potato. Hey, wouldn't it be COOL to put a giant potato in a treehouse in the Arctic? That's my $100K idea.