Airbnb Algorithm: blocked dates, availability, etc.

[Kyler J Sloan]

Does anyone know specifically how the Airbnb algorithm treats blocked dates when ranking your listing? 

If you limit your availability to 3 months in advance instead of 6, will this be treated similarly? 

Thanks for any insight. 

[Leslie Anne Morris]

I was in a closed session with Airbnb executives and open availability is one of the things that boosts you in the algorithm.  I wrote a blog post about it: 

How to Boost Your Short Term Rental Listing in Airbnb’s Algorithm (biggerpockets.com)