Communication again!
I may be wrong but I think we are using here two terms to refer to the same reality and one term which seems to refer to two different meanings.
What is mentioned here as a highlight section was called tags in this recent thread which deals with the same topic.
I think that what @elmi4711 refers to as premium is signing up as a sitter as well as a HO. I often get that offer from THS, the first time I got it I thought “what’s wrong? I thought I was already a premium member” and I had to double check.
So these tags or highlights seem to only appear at the top of a listing when a sitter is searching it doesn’t seem to apply for HOs searching for sitters but I think it could be useful.
For me, it’s not a significant change but I do find it useful, it’s a shortcut. I like especially the “would like to video call” or “suitable for single sitters”. I also read that someone gets “matches your preference for M sized dogs” I would like to get that, I’ll have to ask the poster how they got that information. I n my profile I only get to choose types of pets, if I select reptiles, I get snakes too although I am interested mostly in tortoises. Maybe the search for key words and if you mention it as a preference, they make the match. Lots of owners don’t mention the size/weight, maybe it’s part of that information that doesn’t get public.