Essays about: "hosts and guests"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words hosts and guests.

1. 1. Spatializing Hospitality : A design exploration on how to provide spatial agency to immigrant households in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Kajsa Grundström; [2023]
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   Abstract : The thesis investigates how a host country can apply ethics of hospitality to housing that allow refugees and asylum seekers spatial agency. The necessity of doing this is to reduce the passive state of being “guests” for refugees when they are waiting for answers of asylum application approval. READ MORE

3. 2. Empowering the host : A qualitative case study of Workaway and WWOOF hosts’ experiences and motivations for becoming hosts in Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Laura Ullius; [2022]
   Keywords : WWOOF; Workaway; Host; Guest; Sustainable Tourism; Gotland;

   Abstract : One important aspect of sustainable tourism is that local communities are involved in the management of tourism, as this can potentially help avoid negative social, environmental and economic impacts on the destination and local residents. Workaway and WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) are work- and cultural exchange programs in which hosts receive help with their work in exchange for free food and accommodation for guests. READ MORE

4. 3. Authentic Adobe and Off-the-Grid Earthships : Investigating the potential for a green rating system and sustainability-oriented accommodation platform in Taos, New Mexico

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Evelina Elf Donaldson; [2021]
   Keywords : Earthship; Adobe; New Mexico; Taos; Off-the-grid; Southwest; Sustainable Construction; Sustainable Architecture; Green Building; Sharing Economy; Accommodation; Airbnb: Green Rating System; Sustainability Accreditation; Content Analysis; Resource Management; Life-Cycle Design; Design for Human;

   Abstract : In an age where the sharing economy has proliferated as a preferred means of travel in the tourism industry, and the accommodation sharing platform Airbnb has risen to the forefront, there is much criticism and discussion about the need for such nascent platforms to operate in alignment with sustainable development. Currently, economic benefits for the host and guest lie at the core of Airbnb’s sustainability appeal, while few concrete steps have been taken to advance environmental and social values. READ MORE

5. 4. Welcoming Strangers : a study about digitalized hospitality visuals of Airbnb and Couchsurfing dwellings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Anna Puzanova; [2020]
   Keywords : tourism; hospitality; Airbnb; Couchsurfing; digital media; visual analysis; visual culture of hospitality; privacy; metaphors; viewer’s gaze; work of imagination; aestheticization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : We live in a digitalized world where visuals are as essential to us as they have never been. Tourism and hospitality are not an exception here but rather examples of huge dependence on visual culture. READ MORE

6. 5. Motivations and Experiences of an Airbnb Host: An Explorative Study in Umeå, Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Sihan Wang; [2019]
   Keywords : sharing economy; Airbnb hosts; motivations and experiences; Sweden;

   Abstract : In recent years, a new wave power of sharing economy, or known as collaborative consumption has emerged in accommodation, and tourism marketplaces (Guttentag, 2015). Airbnb is one of the most talked-about among the sharing hospitality companies, which is an online marketplace and a platform connecting worldwide travelers with local hosts somewhere. READ MORE