Airbnb Launches A Series Of New Features, Smart Lock Integration And Hotel Tours With AI

Serangkain new features in Airbnb (photo: Airbnb)

JAKARTA - Airbnb, an online marketplace that offers lodging today introduces several major improvements to help guests understand what they will get before booking an inn.

People often describe the check-in to Airbnb as a moment of reality'' when you find out if the place you are ordering is as expected," said Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb in an official broadcast received by VOI on Thursday, November 9.

The reality often doesn't match expectations. We changed that today. With Guest Options, the latest review feature, and a new Lodging List tab, you'll know exactly what you're going to get every time you order," he added.

The three improvements are as follows:

The latest assessment & review feature: A valuation page with a new design has included three features that make reviews easier to read and much more useful, namely sorting reviews, valuation distributions, and also more detailed reviews.

Lodging List Tabs: Airbnb also introduced Lodging List tabs that make it easier for the Host to manage the inn list and display detailed information about their lodging.

This new set of devices will feature the most noticed details of guests, including AI-backed photo tours (Artificial Intelligence), as well as compatible smart lock integrations to Airbnb accounts, which and automatically create unique codes for each reservation.

November 2023 updates cover more improvements for the hosts, including:

The price visibility set by the host includes service costs, helping them better understand the price paid by guests.

The comparison of the price of the host can now compare their property price to the price of a similar place through a calendar, so that it can easily monitor local price trends.

The new revenue face panel (dashboard) facial panel with a fully new design provides a clear visualization of the Host's earnings, including detailed details regarding previous and upcoming payments, reports, filters, and customizable searches.

A new option for payment to enter the Host's Partner gets two new options to share fees that come in with the Host's Partner: share cleaning fees or share cleaning fees plus a percentage of the nominal order.

The new message feature for Host Partners Hosts and Host Partners can now communicate on the app with the new Inbox feature to help them discuss and coordinate upcoming reservations.

The choice of Guests, the latest value and review features, new Lodging List tabs, and additional improvements to Hosts will begin rolling out this week. Meanwhile, smart lock integration will be available at Initial Access for venues in the US and Canada later this year. Price visibility and price comparison will be available early next year.