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Factors determining the disruption from sharing economy: evidence from Airbnb in China

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Airbnb is one of the most successful sharing platforms, providing informal, long-term accommodations globally. China is considered the fastest growing market in the domestic and global tourism industry. This study aims to explore the relationship between sharing economy and the traditional hospitality in China by identifying factors affecting such relationship. Interviews with 84 tourism and hotel executives in China are conducted, and the data is analysed with NVivo 11. This study recognized three types of the relationship. In advance, it also identifies five factors that influence these relationships, namely, seasonality, target market, location, urbanization and type of hotel.

Source: Current Issues in Tourism

DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2020.1832970

Authors: Hanqin Qiu, Qinghui Li, Pearl Lin, Kang-Lin Peng

Institutions: Nankai University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Macau

Language: English

Topic: Sharing Economy and Platforms

Subfield: Marketing

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China