Tourism and the Sharing Economy. An Evidence from Airbnb Usage in Italy and Romania

Tourism in the era of the sharing economy adopts a model based on a global concept with a local practice. The traditional tourism offer is based on the attractiveness of a destination, expressed by a system of characteristics of the destination itself and a range of services related to accommodation...

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Published inSymphonya no. 3
Main Authors Maurizio Cesarani, Florin Nechita
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Niccolò Cusano University-Rome 01.10.2017
Subjects
Accommodation
Global Markets
Global Tourism
Hospitality
Sharing Economy
Sharing Platform
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Summary:Tourism in the era of the sharing economy adopts a model based on a global concept with a local practice. The traditional tourism offer is based on the attractiveness of a destination, expressed by a system of characteristics of the destination itself and a range of services related to accommodation, transport and food. The tourism model of sharing economy, instead, is based on the development of shared services that stimulate the flows of tourists. Traditional destinations are then alongside new destinations that, thanks to some factors that drive the development of sharing economy platforms, attract tourists, change behaviours and modify competitive dynamics. The new paradigm of could be briefly described by the 4 Ts of sharing economy: Trust, Togetherness, Technology and Transformation.
ISSN:1593-0300
1593-0319