The evolution of ‘Airbnb-tourism’: Demand-side dynamics around international use of peer-to-peer accommodation in Australia

Volgger, Michael; Taplin, Ross; Pforr, Christof

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2019.02.007

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“…In urban modeling, the need to switch from static models towards dynamic ones has often been stressed, and the population game approach can add to the exploration of dynamic urban models [23,38,39]. The decision to study a Word Heritage City through the point of view of population games derived from this necessity to generate models that would explore the carrying capacity of an urban area in a dynamic way [17,24,26]. Within such a dynamic framework, the concept of carrying capacity is not an absolute number but depends on the distribution of the strategies at any moment and the parameter of random choice.…”

Section: The Evolutionary Game Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is important to stress at this point that while in evolutionary game models the agents range from biological organisms to economic institutions [25], in the given case the agents are the housing units per se. Additionally, as Airbnb is the leading marketplace of peer to peer accommodation for those seeking short-term housing options [26], the tourism pressure is measured in terms of houses transformed into Airbnb accommodation.…”

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A Population Game Model for the Expansion of Airbnb in the City of Venice

Arbara

D'Autilia

2021

Sustainability

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The emergence of Airbnb along with an increase in urban tourism has intensified the pressure on urban areas while adding a new dimension to the dynamics of housing distribution, especially in historic cities. These dynamics affect local economies and significantly alter the characteristics of urban spaces, hence the necessity to not only create policies that foster sustainable tourism development but also to advance urban models that explore the relation between Airbnb and the traditional rental and accommodation sector. Through the case of Venice, the present study sheds light on the potential evolution of Airbnb housing in comparison to the traditional rental and homeowner market. In particular, we sought to understand whether a potential equilibrium between these uses exists and if so, at which point in regard to this equilibrium the historic center of Venice is. To tackle this question, methods derived from the field of game theory and specifically evolutionary game theory were used. With the agents (players) being the housing units, the designed theoretical model explored the population dynamics of the housing units in Venice given the three options of homeownership or long-term renting (residential); short term renting or Airbnb (airbnb); and no use (vacant). The findings of our theoretical population game model were validated and discussed with a dataset describing the usage patterns in the city of Venice during the past 20 years. A verification of the outcome through further case studies could eventually provide insights into the future behavior of tourism’s pressure in historic urban areas.

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Section: The Evolutionary Game Theorymentioning

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A Population Game Model for the Expansion of Airbnb in the City of Venice

Arbara

D'Autilia

2021

Sustainability

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“…Following authors as Dodds and Monroe (1985), Petrick (2002), or Smith and Colgate (2007), this paper considers that behavioural price acts as a mediator of perceived benefits, previous experience, and perceived risks on buyer intention because more research is needed in this field. As Volgger et al (2019) state, there is limited research on behaviour and profiles of Airbnb, and further research is needed.…”

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“…In this sense, and because peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodations have grown exponentially, it is critical to understand motivations for guests to choose this kind of accommodation instead of a hotel (Belarmino et al 2017;Volgger et al 2019). It is possible to find studies that analyse the motivations or benefits of this accommodation alternative (Dolnicar and Talebi 2020), but according to Tussyadiah and Pesonen (2016), two main factors drive the use of this kind of accommodation: social appeal and economic appeal.…”

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Non-monetary price perceived in e-peer-to peer accommodation. Airbnb guests’ perspective

Boluda

Pascual

2021

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Price is considered as a key variable in predicting buying behavior. However, few studies have focused on how non-monetary price is affected and can affect other components of the consumer endogenous variables. This paper seeks (1) to analyze the effects of antecedents of behavioural price (past experience, the benefits and risks of peer to peer accommodation services) on the guest perceived price, and (2) to determine the effect of this price and past experience on guest intentions. With a sample of 136 Airbnb guests and the use of SEM, results show that past experience, financial risk, and time risk influence the non-monetary perceived price. This price and past experience affect guest intentions. This paper tries to bridge certain gaps detected in the literature: (1) we propose to extend the two main factors underlined, considering non-monetary costs, (2) this paper focuses on peer consumers because there is a lack of specification in previous studies due to authors have not differentiated users into host or guest when they analyse intentions, (3) previous literature has research in Airbnb prices but not in the factors that affect price, not in behavioural price strategies, and (4) much of the work to date has been qualitative in nature, whereas this study takes a quantitative approach.

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“…Peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing activities have become popular within the accommodation sector, where online platforms enable individuals to easily convert their properties into short-term rentals (Belk, 2014). Whilst there are numerous P2P accommodation networks, Airbnb is recognised as one of the world's most successful (Volgger et al, 2019). Since 2008 when it was first established, Airbnb has expanded to include more than 200 million members in over 191 countries (Airbnb, 2018), warranting its title as "a global tour de force in the tourist fabric of numerous places" (Ioannides et al, 2018:2).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Self-perceptions of Airbnb hosts’ responsibility: a moral identity perspective

Farmaki

Stergiou

Kaniadakis

2019

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Responsible host conduct has emerged as important in regulating the peerto-peer accommodation phenomenon. Utilising moral identity theory, this paper explores how hosts draw on their own perceptions of morality and responsibility to inform hosting practice. Through a qualitative research approach, the study reveals a variance of host practices that are not necessarily reflective of the perceived moral identity of hosts. In particular, the paper exposes the moral questions that hosts need to answer at different phases of the peer-to-peer transaction and, especially, if and how they enact certain aspects of their moral identity to guide their behaviour. The study offers a typology of Airbnb hosts' (im)moral behaviour, which may be of theoretical and practical value to academics and policymakers alike.

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The evolution of ‘Airbnb-tourism’: Demand-side dynamics around international use of peer-to-peer accommodation in Australia

Cited by 52 publications

References 39 publications

A Population Game Model for the Expansion of Airbnb in the City of Venice

A Population Game Model for the Expansion of Airbnb in the City of Venice

Non-monetary price perceived in e-peer-to peer accommodation. Airbnb guests’ perspective

Self-perceptions of Airbnb hosts’ responsibility: a moral identity perspective

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