scholarly journals Understanding the Implementation of Airbnb in Urban Contexts: Towards a Categorization of European Cities

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 522
Author(s):  
Laura Serrano ◽  
Antonio Sianes ◽  
Antonio Ariza-Montes
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

The sharing economy has experienced exponential growth in recent years, especially in the short-term rentals (STRs) tourist accommodation sector. This growth has caused disruptive effects in rural and urban contexts, especially in highly touristic cities. These effects can be both positive and negative, revitalizing certain areas and bringing about tension in the socioeconomic fabric. Today, Airbnb is considered the paradigm of this sharing economy model and the STR industry leader. However, as this study suggests, on many occasions the implementation of Airbnb exhibits more of a traditional economic business model than a collaborative economic business model. Through hierarchical cluster analysis, this study identifies different groups of European cities according to the degree of professionalization of Airbnb implementation in their territory. The goal is to find similar patterns in the Airbnbisation process in major European cities, as the social, economic, and spatial impacts of various typologies are very different and even contrary. By understanding and identifying such different models implemented in each territory, better policies can be informed, and more adapted strategies can be pursued by local governments and the tourism industry.

Zooming into Airbnb listings of European cities: Further investigation of the sector’s competitiveness

2021 ◽  
pp. 135481662110448
Author(s):  
Bozana Zekan ◽  
Ulrich Gunter
Keyword(s):  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Cumulative Number ◽  
Past Performance ◽  
Related Data ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Interactive Data ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Accommodation Sector

Airbnb has a major role to play in the competitiveness of the overall accommodation sector of individual destinations and it is rather unlikely that this role will diminish in the post-COVID-19 recovery of the tourism industry. Therefore, the present study motivates the Airbnb sector to look back at its past performance for insights that can be used in setting post-pandemic targets. In particular, this research assesses competitiveness of the Airbnb listings of 28 European cities by including hotel-related data as uncontrollable input variables within interactive data envelopment analysis modeling. The contribution lies in joining Airbnb listings and hotels into the benchmarking discussion and efficiency analysis, along with looking beyond the cumulative number of listings by dissecting the overall sector into commercial and private listings—something that has not been attempted as of yet, in spite of the ever-growing body of literature on the sharing economy.

scholarly journals Short-term rentals as a new urban frontier – evidence from European cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 1601-1608
Author(s):  
Agustin Cocola-Gant ◽  
Angela Hof ◽  
Christian Smigiel ◽  
Ismael Yrigoy
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Spatial Impacts

Papers in this special issue offer a wide range of political economy and sociological perspectives to explain the development and impacts of short-term rentals (STRs) in European cities. Empirically, they provide insights regarding STR providers, socio-spatial impacts, and regulation. Authors reveal the professionalization of the sector vis-à-vis the connection between STRs and the wider financialization of housing. STRs are predominantly supplied by professional property managers as well as by middle-class individuals for which renting on digital platforms is their main professional activity. Furthermore, the increasing professionalization of hosts and the intrinsic competition among them is largely stimulated by the business model of digital platforms which has progressively favoured professional operators. Understanding how STRs are shaped by platform capitalism helps to explain the socio-spatial impacts of this market as well as why current regulations have not mitigated such impacts. In terms of impacts, contributions to this special issue document processes of displacement, gentrification, and how the penetration of visitors in neighbourhoods is experienced by residents as a process of loss and dispossession. However, due to the lobbying campaigns of professional operators and industry players, regulation has led to the legitimization of this new market rather than to the limitation of the activity. Therefore, the special issue challenges the use of a ‘sharing economy' and ‘peer-to-peer platforms’ as analytical categories, and, instead, provides evidence of why the STR market should be seen as part of the wider expansion of platform capitalism, consolidating the neoliberal and financialized urban paradigm.

scholarly journals An investigation into the sharing economy phenomenon in the Greek tourism industry in the accommodation sector

2017 ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicky Katsoni
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Distribution Channels ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Considerable Controversy ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Controversial Nature ◽  
State Regional

A phenomenon that has spread as rapidly as the sharing economy, bypassing traditional distribution channels and disrupting established business models, has naturally provoked considerable controversy. Users, providers, sharing economy sites, established businesses offering similar services to those being shared (or traded, exchanged, rented, swapped or otherwise) and governments at all levels (municipality, province, nation state, regional, and even international), have found themselves on different sides of a furious debate about the present and future shape of the sharing economy. This article explores the drivers and impacts of sharing economy in the Greek hospitality industry, presents the legal framework and discusses the challenging and at times controversial nature of it.

scholarly journals Tourist Accommodation Facilities in the major Tourist Areas of Nepal

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Chandra Sedai
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Development Review ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

Accommodation sector constitutes one of the major components of tourism industry globally out of its popular 4 ‘A’ i.e. Attractions, Accessibility, Accommodation and Ancillary facilities. Accommodation sector, which is also considered as one of the major sub-sectors of tourism industry globally, has a huge potential to generate employment and income through the addition of values within its multiple layers of chains. Tourism accommodation is also one of the determinants of tourist choice for their destination. The overall objective of this article is to analyze and interpret the outcomes of the research study on tourist accommodation inventory carried out by NTB in June 2010, focusing on the capacity of tourism accommodation enterprises available in the major tourist areas of Nepal. More specifically, the article analyzes and interprets the findings of the research outcomes in the following aspects: Status of accommodation facilities by number of tourist enterprises, tourist rooms and tourist beds. Status of accommodation facilities by type and standard. Status of accommodation facilities by the status of registration. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ntdr.v1i1.7374 Nepal Tourism and Development Review Vol.1(1) 2011 102-123

scholarly journals A Scenario Planning of the Sharing Economy in Bali Accommodation 2030

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Arya Galih Anindita
Keyword(s):  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Creative Imagination ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Future ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Four Quadrant ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

<p>Defined as the economic system that allows ordinary people to share their underused/underutilized residences as tourist accommodation, the sharing economy in the accommodation sector may emerge into one of the most important trends to change the overall landscape of tourism. Given that the sharing economy is still in its infancy in a world full of contingencies, the future of the sharing economy in accommodation remains uncertain, and Bali, Indonesia provides no exception. In response, this study aims to take a ‘sneak peek into the future’ exploring the potential evolution of the sharing economy in Bali’s accommodation through a comprehensive future study.  Utilizing Delphi-based scenario planning, a group of participating experts have been interviewed and their answers to multiple questionnaires analyzed. Through the two most important drivers to be identified, infrastructure development and ubiquitous Internet, a four-quadrant scenario matrix has been developed. Each of the scenarios is presented in a storyline by integrating the drivers of change, future thinking, and creative imagination to portray four alternative illustrations of the sharing economy in Bali’s accommodation sector in 2030. The "from local to global" scenario emphasizes the vision of Bali’s modernization whereby smart houses and a local sharing economy in accommodation are pervasive, and incumbent hotels decide to compete with such new rivals. The "joint first prize" scenario portrays the partnership between hotels and traditional villages, sophisticated features of the sharing economy in accommodation platforms, and the use of an integrative rating system to classify the shared houses. The "volte-face" scenario highlights a gloomy situation with no existence of a sharing economy in accommodation. Lastly, the "what’s yours is mine" scenario envisages exclusive purpose-built second homes clustered in an area only accessible for high- income bracket visitors. Through an examination of strategic implications, the study explores potential risk and the consequences of each scenario coupled with key strategies to guide the relevant stakeholders with a range of possible approaches for resolution.  This study offers piece of document that contributes to the overall academic literature as this study expands the outcome of available researches focused in this topic, and also overlooks potential policy instruments to be undertaken by key stakeholders.</p>

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Impact of Sharing Economy on Hotel Business

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 150-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulína Srovnalíková ◽  
Evelina Semionovaitė ◽  
Edita Baranskaitė ◽  
Daiva Labanauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
Customer Group ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
The Impact

The sharing economy is growing in the hotel industry very fast. The study is important for the hotel’s management - strategy formulation. The aim of this research is to evaluate the sharing economy effect on hotels in Lithuania. Correlation and regression analysis methods were used for achieving the aim. The study analyses if the sharing economy has caused any impact on accommodating tourists at hotels, hotels income from accommodation services, and room occupancy rate. Results reveal a positive relationship between the sharing economy and all investigated indicators of hotel activities, thus indicating that the hotel business is growing together with the sharing economy. The hotels' sector in Lithuania has continued to grow while more and more hosts and consumers joined the sharing economy. Results imply that the sharing economy is not a competitor for the Lithuanian hotels business as the sharing economy targets different tourist segment, moreover the market is capacious for both segments. Sharing economy in the accommodation sector – a niche with its own customer group. The research results are important for making correct decisions in the Lithuanian tourism industry as other researches in other countries show a negative impact on the sharing economy on the hotels' sector. The rapid growth of the sharing economy in Lithuania may oblige hotels to focus on the sharing economy and consider further actions.

scholarly journals A Scenario Planning of the Sharing Economy in Bali Accommodation 2030

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Arya Galih Anindita
Keyword(s):  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Creative Imagination ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Future ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Four Quadrant ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

<p>Defined as the economic system that allows ordinary people to share their underused/underutilized residences as tourist accommodation, the sharing economy in the accommodation sector may emerge into one of the most important trends to change the overall landscape of tourism. Given that the sharing economy is still in its infancy in a world full of contingencies, the future of the sharing economy in accommodation remains uncertain, and Bali, Indonesia provides no exception. In response, this study aims to take a ‘sneak peek into the future’ exploring the potential evolution of the sharing economy in Bali’s accommodation through a comprehensive future study.  Utilizing Delphi-based scenario planning, a group of participating experts have been interviewed and their answers to multiple questionnaires analyzed. Through the two most important drivers to be identified, infrastructure development and ubiquitous Internet, a four-quadrant scenario matrix has been developed. Each of the scenarios is presented in a storyline by integrating the drivers of change, future thinking, and creative imagination to portray four alternative illustrations of the sharing economy in Bali’s accommodation sector in 2030. The "from local to global" scenario emphasizes the vision of Bali’s modernization whereby smart houses and a local sharing economy in accommodation are pervasive, and incumbent hotels decide to compete with such new rivals. The "joint first prize" scenario portrays the partnership between hotels and traditional villages, sophisticated features of the sharing economy in accommodation platforms, and the use of an integrative rating system to classify the shared houses. The "volte-face" scenario highlights a gloomy situation with no existence of a sharing economy in accommodation. Lastly, the "what’s yours is mine" scenario envisages exclusive purpose-built second homes clustered in an area only accessible for high- income bracket visitors. Through an examination of strategic implications, the study explores potential risk and the consequences of each scenario coupled with key strategies to guide the relevant stakeholders with a range of possible approaches for resolution.  This study offers piece of document that contributes to the overall academic literature as this study expands the outcome of available researches focused in this topic, and also overlooks potential policy instruments to be undertaken by key stakeholders.</p>

scholarly journals Economical – Financial Crisis and the Tourism Trends in the Crisis Period

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-155
Author(s):  
Cosmin Tileaga ◽  
Oana Nitu ◽  
Claudiu Valentin Nitu
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Accommodation Sector ◽  
Tourist Accommodation ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Challenges generated by the global economic crisis, terrorism, epidemics, wich therefore directly affected global tourism industry, raised the global question to approach the tourism in a new vision, more complex. Thus, WTO and the World Travel & Tourism Council considered that this will be important condition for the reception destinations and local communities development. The new tourism ventures to include a new dimension of travel and tourism, as a mature response to a world more complicated. Global awareness of the importance of tourism has triggered a new vision on the opportunities offered by global tourism. TThis article provides information on the latest statistics on tourism in the European Union (EU). The tourism is an important sector due to its economic potential, employment of labor and its social and environmental implications. Tourism statistics are used to monitor not only EU policies in tourism but also regional policy and sustainable development policy. The role of tourism, for both business and citizens, has grown considerably in recent decades. According to the estimates of DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, tourism accounts for over 5% of the EU-27 GDP. Tourist accommodation sector provides 2.3 million jobs in the EU-27 and the total number of jobs in the entire tourism sector in the EU-27 is estimated to be between 12 and 14 million people (according to preliminary estimates of tourism satellite accounts).

scholarly journals AIRBNB DI BALI: IDENTIFIKASI ULASAN ONLINE WISATAWAN ASING MELALUI METODE NETNOGRAPHY

2018 ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Gde Indra Bhaskara
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Trust And Reputation ◽  
Tourist Accommodation ◽  
A Company

This research examines the emergence of Airbnb as a sharing economy in Bali, Indonesia. Airbnb is a company whose websites allows ordinary people to rent out their homes as tourist accommodation. The focus on this article is to examine the tourists’ reviews on some properties owned by local Balinese people. These properties are located in eight regencies and one municipality in Bali. These reviews were collected by using a non-participant netnogrpahy approach and the samples are those who stay at nine accommodations in Bali. The finding shows that instead of commenting and stressing about the rooms and supporting facilities that tourists obtain while staying in these accommodation, surprisingly they were emphasising their experiences in living with locals and the friendliness of local Balinese people. This article also highlights some issues of trust and reputation in the Airbnb business model.

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