Gallery: Airbnb's Redesigned Tools Make It Easier to Be a Good Host

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    New Web - Reservations

    Today, Airbnb is rolling out a newly designed host dashboard.
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    Old Web Dashboard - Reservations

    The old web dashboard used tiles to show hosts who had made reservations. The new one (seen in the previous slide) condenses schedules and calendars into one place.
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    New Web Inquiry

    The new dash is designed to give hosts as many glanceable pieces of information as possible. Here's the new inquiry page...
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    ...compared to the old one.
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    New Web Reviews

    Reviews and alerts can all be seen on one page, instead of in multiple tabs.
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    Old Mobile Pending Request

    The old host dashboard (on the left) was most analogous to an inbox. The new one (right) is more like a calendar.
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    Old Mobile Alerts

    On the left, the old format for mobile alerts and tips. On the right is the newer, more legible version.
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    Instead of getting an aggregate score on guest reviews, like hosts did in the old format (here)...
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    ...hosts will see how they perform by category, by month.
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