Accommodation sharing: a look beyond Airbnb’s literature
International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
ISSN: 1750-6182
Article publication date: 5 February 2020
Issue publication date: 20 February 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Airbnb is the peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation platform that has attracted researchers’ attention during the past decade. The purpose of this paper attempts to illustrate the scarce research on P2P accommodation platforms other than Airbnb and to highlight the research gaps concerning these platforms.
Design/methodology/approach
This study starts by presenting a literature review on Airbnb based on several review papers about P2P accommodation sharing and conducts a quantitative comparative analysis between existing literature on Airbnb and other P2P accommodation platforms in Web of Science (WoS) using a keyword search.
Findings
Findings suggest that the literature regarding P2P accommodation platforms other than Airbnb is limited and that little is known about their possible impact on the collaborative tourism ecosystem. The analysis also suggests further research on P2P accommodation platforms to move on from an Airbnb-centric view and include other types of P2P accommodation platforms.
Originality/value
This paper compares the most common topics studied regarding Airbnb and other P2P accommodation platforms, highlighting the existence of other for-profit and non-profit accommodation platforms. It proposes new lines of research on different types of platforms such as the niche P2P accommodation platforms.
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Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness [Grant id.: ECO2017-88984-R] within the project: Tourism analysis of peer-to-peer accommodation platforms in Spanish destinations through user-generated content and other online sources (TURCOLAB). This paper forms part of a special section “Ten Years of Airbnb: state of the art, cutting-edge research and controversial issues”, guest edited by Serena Volo.
Citation
Medina-Hernandez, V.C., Marine-Roig, E. and Ferrer-Rosell, B. (2020), "Accommodation sharing: a look beyond Airbnb’s literature", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-07-2019-0130
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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