Impacts of Covid-19 on peer-to-peer accommodation platforms: Host perceptions and responses

Abstract

Highlights The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the peer-to-peer accommodation sector. We examine host perceptions of and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. We identify five host types according to their response to the pandemic. We offer a continuum of different categories of host pandemic responses. The continuum may be of theoretical and practical value to stakeholders.

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