‘Pop-up’ tourism or ‘invasion’? Airbnb in coastal Australia

• Published in: Annals of tourism research Vol. 81; p. 102845
• Main Authors: Gurran, Nicole, Zhang, Yuting, Shrestha, Pranita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Airbnb; Community impacts; Planning; Sharing economy; Community impacts; Airbnb; Planning; Sharing economy

The global rise of peer to peer ‘home-sharing’ platforms such as Airbnb has accelerated negative forms of ‘touristification’ in major cities, often defying local regulation. But less is known about how such platforms affect regions beyond or peripheral to major population centres. This article addre...