The guest journey, updated in real time: extending Airbnb’s sequence recommender with Chronon

How two new Chronon capabilities, Push Mode and NRT Model Transform, allows us to provide more relevant search results instantly as a guest explores, rather than waiting for the next batch run. By : Pengyu Hou , Yuli Han , Daochen Zha , Haozhen Ding , Xin Liu , Sophie Wang , Pallavi Adusumilli , Sherry Li , Henry Saputra , Chun How Tan , Huiji Gao , Yan Zhang , Stephanie Moyerman , Yi Li , and Sanjeev Katariya A guest’s interaction with Airbnb doesn’t pause to wait for a nightly batch job. Someone might browse a dozen listings on a Tuesday afternoon, run a new search that evening, and expect t

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