Earlier this year, we announced a new, improved browsing and booking experience that gives guests even more flexibility when planning their travel.

We’re working to make it easier for people to integrate travel into their lives with these new features, and in just a few months, we’ve seen more than 500 million searches on Airbnb using flexible dates. Flexible dates make it easy for travelers to find the best places to stay if they are flexible on when they go.

Flexible Dates — Photo by AirbnbFlexible Dates — Photo by Airbnb
Flexible Dates — Photo by Airbnb

We’re also seeing a number of interesting trends with flexible searches, including:

  • A sharp increase in the number of unique listings people are adding to their wishlists. More specifically, we’re seeing an increase of adding listings to wishlists by 51% for treehouses, 160% for boats, and 355% for domes. People want to stay in more unique homes and the ‘I’m Flexible’ feature helps guests find gems they might not have originally searched for.
  • The most-booked categories of listings from flexible searches include treehouses, beachfront, and houseboats. It’s clear that more and more people are discovering the great outdoors.
  • In terms of geography, since the June 30 launch, North America and Europe lead the way based on the number of people using flexible search features.

These new features were inspired by a comprehensive analysis of Airbnb booking data and consumer research. With 4 million Hosts across more than 220 countries and regions and more than 900 million guest arrivals, Airbnb is in a unique position to continue evolving to meet the ways travel is changing.

About Airbnb

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 1.5 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

About Airbnb.org

Airbnb.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating temporary stays for people in times of crisis around the world. Airbnb.org operates independently and leverages Airbnb, Inc.'s technology, services, and other resources at no charge to carry out Airbnb.org's charitable purpose. The inspiration for Airbnb.org began in 2012 with a single host named Shell who opened up her home to people impacted by Hurricane Sandy. This sparked a movement and marked the beginning of a program that allows hosts on Airbnb to provide stays for people in times of need. Since then, the program has evolved to focus on emergency response and to help provide stays to evacuees, relief workers, refugees, asylum seekers, and frontline workers fighting the spread of COVID-19. Since then, hosts have offered to open up their homes and helped provide accommodations to 100,000 people in times of need. Airbnb.org is a separate and independent entity from Airbnb, Inc. Airbnb, Inc. does not charge service fees for Airbnb.org supported stays on its platform.

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