Food Sharing in COVID-19 Era: Demand for Hospitality Services Provided via EatWith

Ivana Šimočková (), Kristína Pompurová, Radka Marčeková, L’ubica Šebová and Anita Kolarčíková
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Ivana Šimočková: University Banská Bystrica
Kristína Pompurová: University Banská Bystrica
Radka Marčeková: University Banská Bystrica
L’ubica Šebová: University Banská Bystrica
Anita Kolarčíková: University Banská Bystrica

A chapter in Transcending Borders in Tourism Through Innovation and Cultural Heritage, 2022, pp 927-941 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The paper deals with hospitality services provided on the principles of sharing economy. One of the advantages of food sharing via online platforms is the authenticity and face-to-face contact with domestic providers and thus a real and deep gastronomic experience of visitors. Following, the visitors as consumers of these services, are more likely to recommend the tourism destination to their friends and relatives and to visit it repeatedly. However, the period of restrictions and lockdowns connected with the COVID-19 pandemic hindered most of these opportunities. The paper focuses on services provided via the biggest online platform EatWith and the existing and potential demand for these services in Slovakia. The aim of this paper is to analyze the demand for hospitality services provided on the principles of sharing economy on the platform EatWith and to reveal factors influencing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results emerging from primary research based on a questionnaire survey conducted in the first quarter of 2021 characterize typical consumers foodies. Positive and negative motivation factors are defined by 415 respondents.

Keywords: Sharing Economy; Platform Economy; Food Sharing; EatWith; Hospitality Services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D51 L83 Z32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92491-1_55

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