Good news! You’re being offered a great deal. We only cross out a price when the one being offered is at least 10% lower than usual for a particular night. Who doesn’t love knowing they’re on to a good thing?
We track all Host’s prices over time and then work out the median price over the previous 60 days. If a Host drops their price by 10% or more below the median for a particular date, we highlight the saving by crossing out the original price.
Let’s say you search for a night in June. We can see that over the last 60 days, the Host has changed the price for that night on 4 different occasions. We calculate the median price for this night by adding the middle 2 prices together, and dividing them by 2.
Price 1: $90
Price 2: $100
Price 3: $125
Price 4: $140
Median price: ($100 + $125) / 2 = $112.50
Next, we compare this median price to the current price of the night you searched for. If the current price is at least 10% less than the median ($112.50 in this example), we show you the median price crossed out, next to the discounted price.
Ex: $112.50 $100