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Airbnb: Understanding the Concept, Recognizing the Values

Article by Ramesh Raj Kunwar. Published May 4, 2020.

Ramesh Raj Kunwar

Published: May 4, 2020Pages: 132-169DOI: 10.3126/jthe.v10i0.28764
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Airbnb: Understanding the Concept, Recognizing the Values

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Abstract

Peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation into the tourism market through a model of disruptive innovation is going to be very popular in the world. This has been coined as network hospitality led by Airbnb platform which will work as a mediator between the hosts and guests. Trust plays the major role for decision making to buy the shelter. The objective of studying this new area is to understand in better way through the help of secondary sources. Academic research is generally guided by the theories. Therefore, the researcher aimed to know which kind of concepts and models were applied by previous scholars. The study is confined to the Airbnb and Couchsurfing. For this study, the researcher has followed umbrella type of review research which will shed light on the knowledge of peer-to-peer accommodation and sharing economy.

Article Details

Journal
Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education
Issue
Volume 10, Issue vol-10-2020, 2020
Section
Articles
Pages
132-169
DOI
10.3126/jthe.v10i0.28764
Published
May 4, 2020
Canonical URL
https://scholardemia.com/workspace/jthe/article/airbnb-understanding-the-concept-recognizing-the-values

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