‘Pop-up’ tourism or ‘invasion’? Airbnb in coastal Australia

Gurran, Nicole; Zhang, Yuting; Shrestha, Pranita

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2019.102845

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“…Airbnb OTRs were downloaded from the InsideAirbnb website [95]. This non-profit portal is highly regarded among researchers [96] for the abundance, accuracy, and continuous updating of data collected from the Airbnb platform. After removing internal line breaks that made text processing difficult and segmenting by districts and years, the data set collected on 20 February 2020 is as listed in Table A2 of Appendix A (753,366 OTRs in various languages).…”

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Measuring Online Destination Image, Satisfaction, and Loyalty: Evidence from Barcelona Districts

Mariné-Roig

2021

Tourism and Hospitality

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The relationships between destination image and tourist satisfaction and loyalty have been studied extensively through surveys. This study aims to measure these constructs through big data analytics by going one step further in a line of research undertaken 8 years ago. The data source is content generated by travelers and shared on social media regarding the 10 districts of the city of Barcelona (Catalonia): more than 750,000 online travel reviews (OTRs) hosted on the Airbnb platform. This study also explores a relationship demonstrated by numerous researchers through surveys: the impact of destination image on tourist loyalty through satisfaction. However, the results are not satisfactory due to the great weight of the lodging price variable that unbalances the relationship. For example, the first district in the ranking of cognitive image categories is also the first in the ranking of average scores and of positive feelings and moods. However, the last two districts in the ranking of cognitive categories are the first in the rankings of satisfaction, positive recommendations, and cheaper prices. Additionally, the findings show that the location of the accommodation significantly determines the theme of the OTR narrative. Moreover, the results confirm previous studies on the exaggerated positivity of peer-to-peer accommodation scores: only 0.92% of 15,625 rated properties had negative overall scores.

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Measuring Online Destination Image, Satisfaction, and Loyalty: Evidence from Barcelona Districts

Mariné-Roig

2021

Tourism and Hospitality

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“…Following the upcoming withdrawal of income-support schemes such as these, government agencies could reduce the strain on low-income Australians' mental health by subsidising housing costs. Currently, other low-cost rental options including secondary dwellings, informal rental arrangements and boarding houses meet the needs of some individuals; however, given this study's results on the importance of natural light, space and privacy, these options may not meet all low-income earners' requirements and could have significant mental-health implications ( Zhang & Gurran 2021;Gurran et al 2020). Overcrowding and room-sharing for cheaper, well-located housing was increasingly common in major cities pre-pandemic (Nasreen & Ruming, 2021).…”

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‘Trapped’, ‘anxious’ and ‘traumatised’: COVID-19 intensified the impact of housing inequality on Australians’ mental health

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International Journal of Housing Policy

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Increased time spent at home during COVID-19 exposed inequities in Australian housing quality and availability. Many Australians lack sufficient space to carry out activities shifted to their homes and the financial downturn rapidly increased stress around housing affordability. Research demonstrates living in unaffordable or poor-quality housing can negatively impact residents' mental health. This study explores the mechanisms through which housing moderates COVID-19's impact on mental health by analysing 2,065 Australians surveyed in mid-to-late 2020. Hierarchical linear regressions were used to examine associations between housing circumstances, neighbourhood belonging and mental-health outcomes (loneliness, depression, and anxiety), adjusted for demographics. Open-ended responses were analysed using thematic analysis and critical-realist epistemology. Feeling 'trapped' and 'helpless' because of insecure tenure or lack of money to improve housing conditions reduced participants' sense of control. Inadequate space and noise adversely impacted participants' well-being. Participants' housing contextincluding amenities, natural spaces, and social connectionsstrongly impacted their emotional experiences. Safe, secure, and suitable housing is a known determinant of safety and physical health; this study suggests it is also a critical factor for Australians' mental health. To improve mental health among the vulnerably-housed, future housing policy should not compromise on housing affordability, quality, space and access to nearby amenities.

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“…However, in the new sharing economy, studies have examined sustainable consumption behaviors with the effective support of technology [54,57,58]. For example, sharing economy models of house sharing and sharing bicycles on the forums of Airbnb and Didi have been analyzed in terms of opportunities and challenges, pointing to a circular economy that reflects the relationship between supply and demand for the mutual benefit of stakeholders [59][60][61]. This concept of sustainable consumption has also been reshaped toward the goal of sustainable development (SDG), which involves minimizing the use of natural resources and the emission of waste and pollutants at the macro and micro levels based on circular economic activities [55].…”

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The Circular Economy: A Study on the Use of Airbnb for Sustainable Coastal Development in the Vietnam Mekong Delta

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2021

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The concept of the circular economy has become well known for its solution-oriented approach to transforming available resources into a closed-loop resource system. However, in the context of coastal areas, coastal resources seem to be ignored in the tourism production and consumption process. In relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this article discusses how sharing economy practices may sustain coastal resources through ecotourism, applying a sharing-economy theory that emphasizes changes in the new form—a circular economy—rather than a single traditional Airbnb model or ecotourism model. This study proposes a coastal sustainable development structure model based on the integration between the sharing economy and ecotourism with three modes—positive economic effects, positive economic pressures, and sustainable coastal development—and uses coastal residents’ expectations of their living conditions as moderating factors to investigate the impact of the circular economy on coastal sustainability. We developed a survey-based model that included 303 samples from the indigenous residents of 13 provinces throughout the Vietnam Mekong Delta. The results show that the integration of ecotourism with the Airbnb model has a positive effect on residents’ living conditions, supporting sustainable local development. However, the advancement of technology and residents’ awareness involves barriers to coastal development because the process of modernization is still limited in coastal areas. More specifically, in the case of the Vietnam Mekong Delta, our results suggest that limited technical knowledge and language ability stand as barriers to coastal businesses, showing that the lack of inter-regional connectivity limits the magnitude of local tourism in coastal areas. These findings are useful for assessing residents’ living conditions so that coastal development can work towards poverty reduction. Finally, the establishment and expansion of policies by local authorities can be an indispensable part of coastal economic development by limiting the negative effects of the abuse of natural resources and facilitating family businesses in coastal zones in an effort towards the integration of economic development and social and environmental responsibility.

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‘Pop-up’ tourism or ‘invasion’? Airbnb in coastal Australia

Cited by 53 publications

References 27 publications

Measuring Online Destination Image, Satisfaction, and Loyalty: Evidence from Barcelona Districts

Measuring Online Destination Image, Satisfaction, and Loyalty: Evidence from Barcelona Districts

‘Trapped’, ‘anxious’ and ‘traumatised’: COVID-19 intensified the impact of housing inequality on Australians’ mental health

The Circular Economy: A Study on the Use of Airbnb for Sustainable Coastal Development in the Vietnam Mekong Delta

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