Essays about: "sharing economy in tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words sharing economy in tourism.

1. 1. Sharing Economy Accommodation Platforms and their Perceived Effects : A Case Study on Stakeholders in Italian Rural Tourism

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Francesca Papais; [2023]
   Keywords : sharing economy; Airbnb; rural areas; rural tourism; accommodation; perceived effects; stakeholders; Social Exchange Theory; SET; community;

   Abstract : Sharing economy accommodation platforms, particularly Airbnb, influence tourism, generating copious socioeconomic effects in cities, regions and greater areas. However, the impact of this phenomenon remains understudied in rural areas. This study aims to examine the perceived effects of Airbnb in a rural context. READ MORE

3. 2. socialbnb : A Qualitative Study on Host-Guest Interactions and Tourism Social Entrepreneurship

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Silvia Casanova; [2022]
   Keywords : emotional solidarity; host-guest interaction; social tourism entrepreneurship; sharing economy; volunteer tourism; alternative forms of tourism;

   Abstract : This qualitative study looks at host-guest interaction facilitated by the phenomenon of tourism social entrepreneurship through the lens of emotional solidarity. Social entrepreneurship is arguably the social innovation that tourism needs and has become an alternative strategy to develop tourism in host communities with the potential to create positive community change. 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. Discovering the Effects of Sharing Economy for Tourism and Hospitality Industry in the Stockholm and Uppsala Region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Pedro Antonio Carrillo Zavala; Barış Süslü; [2020]
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   Abstract : The aim of this research is to investigate the current situation of how the growing demand on Peer-to-Peer services (P2P) like Airbnb is affecting the conventional establishments and businesses in the tourism and hospitality (TH) sector in the Stockholm and Uppsala Region. In other words, understanding the effects of the sharing economy (SE) and picturing its place inside (or in the opposite of) the TH industry. READ MORE

6. 5. The Phenomenon of Airbnb in Havana : A late-capitalism phenomenon in one of the last remaining socialist countries

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

   Author : Nikolaos Kolokotronis; [2020]
   Keywords : Sharing economy; short-term tourist rentals; tourism; Airbnb; Cuba; Havana;

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