# Airbnb New Features Experience by Airbnb

An upbeat, rhythm-driven showcase of new Airbnb features, highlighting social connections, conversational natural language search, listing comparisons, neighborhood guides, and destination services.

- Company: Airbnb
- Year: 2024
- Duration: 0:53
- Type: Feature launch
- Objective: Announce
- Industry: Consumer
- Audience: Consumer
- Medium: Product UI, 3D, Typography, Mixed media
- Style: Playful, Minimal, Premium
- Techniques: UI choreography, Kinetic type, Rapid cutting, Compositing
- Structure: Feature montage
- Pace: Fast
- Audio: Music-led
- Format: Square

## Observations

- Showcases a social 'Connections' feature allowing travelers to view friends' past trips and itineraries.
- Demonstrates an AI-style natural language search query 'Search in your own words' finding tailored listings.
- Highlights a side-by-side listing comparison tool analyzing guest reviews, room layouts, and amenities.
- Introduces on-demand local trip services with stylized 3D miniature assets including meal delivery, baby gear rentals, and laundry.
- Paced dynamically to an energetic retro disco track ('Funkytown').

## Moments

### 0:00–0:12 · Connections & Trip Sharing

Users connect with friends on Airbnb to view itineraries, saved locations on an interactive map, and message for recommendations.

Tags: Product UI, Social, UI choreography

Link: https://motionreference.com/reference/f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9?t=0 · Moment id: `f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9-m0`

### 0:12–0:22 · Search in Your Own Words

A natural language search bar transforms conversational descriptive prompts into filtered listing results in Le Marais.

Tags: Kinetic type, Search, Product UI

Link: https://motionreference.com/reference/f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9?t=12 · Moment id: `f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9-m1`

### 0:22–0:34 · Listing & Neighborhood Discovery

Exploring detailed home amenities like wood-burning fireplaces followed by curated neighborhood guides and local attractions.

Tags: Product UI, Discovery, Maps

Link: https://motionreference.com/reference/f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9?t=22 · Moment id: `f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9-m2`

### 0:35–0:42 · Side-by-Side Comparison

Interactive comparison card interface contrasting two Parisian apartments across price, guest favorites, layout, and pet policies.

Tags: Product UI, Comparison, UI choreography

Link: https://motionreference.com/reference/f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9?t=35 · Moment id: `f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9-m3`

### 0:43–0:53 · Concierge Services & Outro

3D rendered vignettes highlight meal delivery, rental baby gear, and laundry service before resolving to soap bubbles forming the Airbnb logo.

Tags: 3D, Services, Branding

Link: https://motionreference.com/reference/f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9?t=43 · Moment id: `f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9-m4`

## Links

- Motion Reference page: https://motionreference.com/reference/f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9
- Watch: https://attachments.are.na/50987327/1b9fd8534d6c57cf505457bd7f01c64e.mp4?1790940100
- Original: https://x.com/bchesky/status/2105358513929404701/video/1
- Video id: `f7260431-d12c-4510-b52e-e8ed4fa43db9` (use with the MCP tools get_reference, get_breakdown and get_related_references)

Cite the Motion Reference page and credit Airbnb when you use this.