Mapping the effects of COVID-19 on Airbnb: Evidence from European cities       
Yazarlar (4)
Ersin Demir
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Volkan ZOĞAL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Şirin Yelsiz
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gözde Emekli
Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Anatolia
Dergi ISSN 1303-2917 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 02-2024
Cilt No 35
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 135 / 162
DOI Numarası 10.1080/13032917.2023.2254780
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2023.2254780
Özet
This article focuses on the evaluation of the temporal and spatial effects of COVID-19 on Airbnb’s supply and demand in 40 cities from 17 European countries in four regions. In terms of supply, hosts followed a wait-and-see strategy by the availability was set to 0 in the first pandemic wave, and with the second wave, the sharing activities were completely terminated by closing profiles. Hosts with entire homes and multiple listings were more willing to use calendars actively and more reluctant to close profiles than hosts with private rooms and single listings. Moreover, especially in the second half of 2020, listings in Northern, Western, and Eastern Europe suffered significant losses, while hosts in Southern Europe more actively used calendars. Airbnb demand was even more adversely affected, and the demand preferences were directed towards entire homes, where social distance might have been easier and better maintained between peers, and multiple listings, that might have been more professionally managed due to commercial concerns. Considering the dependence of entire homes and multiple listings hosts on income from sharing activities, it is thought that they may have been more affected by potential income losses than hosts with private rooms and single listings.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Airbnb | COVID-19 | Europe | peer-to-peer accommodation | tourism geography