International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research: Volume 13 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Serena Volo, Noel Scott, Donna Quadri-Felitti

Interaction and reputation in Airbnb: an exploratory analysis

Nisamar Baute-Díaz, Desiderio Gutiérrez-Taño, Ricardo Díaz-Armas

The purpose of this paper is to study the role of social interaction and reputation when reviewing experiences on the Airbnb platform. Recent studies have suggested that social…

Accommodation providers’ motives in sharing economy: comparison between Turkey and Lithuania

Sigitas Urbonavicius, Adil Sezer

The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess and compare motivations and moderating factors that influence intention to provide accommodation in two countries, which are…

Exploring the customer experience with Airbnb

Jing Li, Simon Hudson, Kevin Kam Fung So

The purpose of this study is to investigate the multi-dimensional structure of the Airbnb customer experience and to examine the influences of this experience on behavioral…

Unfolding the drivers for sentiments generated by Airbnb Experiences

Sérgio Moro, Paulo Rita, Joaquim Esmerado, Cristina Oliveira

Airbnb Experiences is a new type of service launched by Airbnb in November 2016, where users can offer travellers a wide range of activities. This study devotes attention to…

Airbnb in India: comparison with hotels, and factors affecting purchase intentions

Devlina Chatterjee, Bahul Dandona, Aditya Mitra, Manohar Giri

The purpose of this paper is to understand Indian tourists’ perceptions of Airbnb compared to other hospitality options, and the factors driving their purchase intentions.

Peer-to-peer-travel: is Airbnb a friend or foe to hotels?

Oswald Mhlanga

The sharing economy has caught great attention from researchers and policymakers. However, due to the dearth of available data, not much empirical evidence has been provided. This…

Airbnb impact and regulation issues through destination life cycle concept

Spyros Avdimiotis, Ioulia Poulaki

The purpose of this paper is to re-establish the role of Airbnb platform in the contemporary tourism destination management. Given the fact that sharing economy is mega-trend with…

Digital marketing in tourism: why Greek tourists use digital marketing applications like Airbnb

Lambros Tsourgiannis, Stavros Valsamidis

The purpose of this paper is to explore the attitudes of tourists toward digital marketing applications related to peer-to-peer short-term rental services within the sharing…

Factors influencing travelers’ behavioral intentions to use P2P accommodation based on trading activity: Airbnb vs Couchsurfing

Daniel Tumpal H. Aruan, Felicia Felicia

The growth of information and communication technology and the appearance of the sharing economy have affected the market. This trend will potentially create a competitive…

Modelling P2P Airbnb online host advertising effectiveness: the role of emotional appeal information completeness creativity and social responsibility

Zazli Lily Wisker, Djavlonbek Kadirov, Catherine Bone

This study aims to examine the factors that influence peer-to-peer online host advertising effectiveness (POHAE). The study posits that POHAE is a multidimensional construct…

“Please tidy up before leaving”: nudging Airbnb guests toward altruistic behavior

Paul Ranson, Daniel Guttentag

This study aimed to investigate whether increasing the social presence within an Airbnb lodging environment could nudge guests toward altruistic cleaning behaviors.