Authors
Jeroen Oskam, Albert Boswijk
Publication date
2016/3/14
Journal
Journal of tourism futures
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
22-42
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Description
Purpose
Although networked hospitality businesses as Airbnb are a recent phenomenon, a rapid growth has made them a serious competitor for the hospitality industry with important consequences for tourism and for tourist destinations. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the nature of the phenomenon, its potential further development in the next five years and the impact this developments will have on tourism, on hotels and on city destinations.
Design/methodology/approach
A literature study, combined with scenario workshops and a Delphi panel, were used to map current trends and uncertainties. With this input, future scenarios were elaborated using the Global Business Network (“scenario cross”) method.
Findings
Network platforms as Airbnb are often classified under something called the “Sharing Economy”, a denomination that …
Scholar articles
J Oskam, A Boswijk - Journal of tourism futures, 2016