Airbnb Once Again Rejects Next Available Date Suggestions

Leak #66 from Airbnb.com   |   Mar 18, 2021 Product

Once again Airbnb a/b tested an idea of surfacing the next available dates near their calendar picker. And once again the experiment looks like it was rejected just like previously. This time around it looks like clicking the suggested date only launched the date picker (without prefiling a specific date). I'm actually a little surprised this wasn't rolled out given that visible availability has gained some positive evidence.

A - Jan 21, 2021 Screenshot
REJECTED Confirmed Mar 18, 2021
B - Jan 19, 2021 Screenshot

Highlighted UI Changes From This Leak

  1. Next Available Date Suggestion

    The variation showst the earliest available date, with a link to add dates. The link doesn't prefill the suggested dates, but launched the checkin and checkout date pickers.

    -0.25 Repeatability has been assigned to Pattern #24: Visible Availability as evidence that it's getting worse

    Repeatability is a net count of evidence for or against a pattern. It’s how we can predict which patterns are better than others. :)

Previous Airbnb's Product Leaks:

Leak 1

Airbnb Added More Search Cues   |   Leak 1   |   Feb 14, 2019

Leak 8

Airbnb Made 3 Changes To Their Property Page   |   Leak 8   |   May 4, 2019

Leak 11

Are Visible Cancellation Graphs Too Much - As Airbnb Learned In Their Failed Experiment?   |   Leak 11   |   Jun 4, 2019

Leak 19

Airbnb A/B Tested These 3 Button Labels And They All Failed   |   Leak 19   |   Aug 13, 2019

Leak 26

Airbnb Discovers A Better Way To Display Customer Ratings In This A/B Test   |   Leak 26   |   Oct 3, 2019

Leak 42

Airbnb Attempts A Big Property Page Redesign But It Is Rejected After This A/B Test   |   Leak 42   |   Jan 27, 2020

Leak 43

Airbnb Discovers A Better Calendar Picker Component From This UI Experiment   |   Leak 43   |   Feb 3, 2020

Leak 58

Airbnb A/B Tests And Discovers That A Higher Button Position Is Better   |   Leak 58   |   Aug 10, 2020

Leak 60

Airbnb Rejects Auto Suggested Dates In This Failed A/B Test   |   Leak 60   |   Sep 3, 2020

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Airbnb A/B Tested And Dropped Its Videos On The Host Signup Page   |   Leak 12   |   Jun 10, 2019

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Airbnb Switched To A Bigger Button After Running This Design Experiment   |   Leak 13   |   Jun 18, 2019

Leak 24

Airbnb A/B Tests And Rejects Full Height Photos On Their Landing Page   |   Leak 24   |   Sep 13, 2019

Leak 32

Airbnb A/B Tests And Rejects Both Of These Social Proof Statements   |   Leak 32   |   Nov 11, 2019

Leak 41

Airbnb A/B Tests Search With Automatic Prompts Which Gets Rejected   |   Leak 41   |   Jan 20, 2020

Leak 48

Airbnb A/B Tests And Implements Customer Rating Averages Above Search Results   |   Leak 48   |   Mar 9, 2020

Leak 55

Airbnb A/B Tests And Detects A Better Placement For Saving Properties   |   Leak 55   |   Jun 28, 2020

Leak 62

Airbnb Gets Creative In This Multiple Variation Homepage Experiment   |   Leak 62   |   Sep 17, 2020

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Airbnb A/B Tests And Rejects A Natural Language Form   |   Leak 68   |   Apr 20, 2021

Leak 69

Airbnb Runs A Successful Leap Redesign Experiment For New Hosts   |   Leak 69   |   Aug 11, 2021

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Airbnb A/B Tests More Filters On Their Listing Screens With This Outcome   |   Leak 70   |   Sep 7, 2021

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Airbnb Discovers A Better Way To Let Customers Explore Listings   |   Leak 71   |   Oct 1, 2021

Leak 84

Airbnb Retests The Infamous Infinite Scroll   |   Leak 84   |   Jul 19, 2022

Leak 103

Airbnb A/B Tests Hidden Vs Shown Price Totals   |   Leak 103   |   Jan 24, 2024

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