 The evolution of ‘Airbnb-tourism’: Demand-side dynamics around international use of peer-to-peer accommodation in AustraliaMichael Volgger, Ross Taplin and Christof Pforr Annals of Tourism Research, 2019, vol. 75, issue C, 322-337 Abstract: This paper investigates the evolution of Airbnb and other peer-to-peer accommodation use by international visitors in Australia over 12 quarters, from 2015 to 2017. It applies a dynamic logistic regression to investigate how user characteristics associated with peer-to-peer accommodations evolve over time. This study contributes to understanding the development of consumption patterns around the Airbnb phenomenon. It is also the first paper to investigate the consumer dynamism in the peer-to-peer accommodation sector beyond Airbnb. Findings indicate that Airbnb consumption has evolved, showing patterns of convergence and ‘normalisation’, supported by a growing Asian participation and increasing regional stays. This dynamism is not shared by other platforms, which suggests peer-to-peer accommodation is becoming a single-platform story rather than a thriving broader accommodation-category. Keywords: Airbnb; Peer-to-peer accommodation; Dynamics; Evolution; Winner-take-all; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:anture:v:75:y:2019:i:c:p:322-337 DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.02.007 Access Statistics for this article Annals of Tourism Research is currently edited by John Tribe More articles in Annals of Tourism Research from Elsevier |
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