The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Collaborative Tourism Industry: The Case of Airbnb

Ştiubea, Elena; Ardelean, Simona; Bădulescu, Alina

doi:10.5171/2022.601146

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“…From 2017 to 2019, Airbnb reported year-over-year growth in booked nights and experiences worldwide, from 185.8 million in 2017 to 250.3 million in 2018 and nearly 327 million in 2019. In 2020, the number of nights and experiences booked until September 30 was reported at 146.9 million, a decrease of 180 million over the previous year, this decrease was mainly due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic (Statista, 2020;Stiubea et al, 2021).…”

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The use of the Airbnb collaborative platform in Romania: a survey-based research

Badulescu

Ştiubea

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Recent years have witnessed a wide and strong development of the sharing economy in various industries. As a result of the wide spread of intelligent mobile devices and customers’ increasing digital skills, the use of collaborative platforms in tourism, in particular for accommodation services, has become an important alternative for many tourists. In this paper we try to investigate relevant aspects of the profile, motivations and habits of the Romanian tourists who are using Airbnb for renting accommodation services. Survey-based research was conducted during the summer of 2021, a period when very few COVID-19-related restrictions were being enforced in Romania regarding people’s mobility and travel. The questionnaire was designed to capture not only the demographic, economic and social profile of the consumers, but also and more importantly the main aspects related to the type of travel (leisure versus business), the motivations of getting involved in the collaborative use of platforms etc., from a demand-side perspective. We have grouped the motivations for using Airbnb taking into account the following main classes of factors: price; comfort; ease of use and functionality; authenticity and local connection. Other investigated issues pertained to analyze the place of Airbnb compared to classical accommodation units, considering factors such as trust and efficacy. We found that there is a certain amount of conformity among the population in making the decision to book accommodation, but there is also an innovative trend, expressing people's desire to try other forms of accommodation that offer authenticity and new experiences, characteristics that are less common in traditional accommodation forms. Indirectly, we can identify several trends in respondents' preferences for tourist accommodation and consumption habits. Trends may include greater availability of accommodation alternatives, including through collaborative platforms and, gradually, the transformation of these alternative experiences into tourism consumption habits.

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The use of the Airbnb collaborative platform in Romania: a survey-based research

Badulescu

Ştiubea

Simuț

et al. 2022

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An overview of peer-to-peer accommodation operation during the COVID-19 pandemic: responses, strategies and opportunities

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2024

J Hous and the Built Environ

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had catastrophic impacts on many hospitality industries including the peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation industry. The fast spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in countries throughout the world left very limited time for crisis management planning, and exposed the vulnerability of the P2P accommodation sector. Stakeholders in the P2P accommodation industry had to take ad hoc actions and implement crisis management strategies to mitigate the impacts. This overview paper explores the responses and crisis management strategies that key stakeholders in the P2P accommodation industry adopted during the COVID-19 crisis. Experience obtained from the adjustment and adaptation of P2P accommodation operation practices were summarised. This paper provides lessons learnt and ways to move forward for the P2P accommodation industry in coping with disruptive events like the COVID-19 crisis. Future research directions are also highlighted.

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Collaborative Tourism Industry: The Case of Airbnb

Abstract: In a relatively short period of time, the development of the sharing economy has surprised analysts and practitioners with a new perspective on how to access and distribute services, the speed of growth in a multitude of economic sectors and their global expansion.

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The use of the Airbnb collaborative platform in Romania: a survey-based research

The use of the Airbnb collaborative platform in Romania: a survey-based research

An overview of peer-to-peer accommodation operation during the COVID-19 pandemic: responses, strategies and opportunities

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