Airbnb’s Flexible Searches Working To Add Demand, Moving Beyond Intent To Inspiration

Airbnb's flexible search -- its "I'm Flexible" feature for those not decided on dates, duration or destinations -- is a big hit, according to the company and in its Q1 2022 earnings it provided some additional evidence and numbers. It said that the feature was used 2 billion times in the quarter, up from 800 million in the previous quarter. This has lessons for the company including its potential revamp of search coming and learnings for other online travel companies to lean into.

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