Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism

The global tourism industry has experienced steady growth in recent years. In this context, the sharing economy has changed the rules of global tourism, developing multi-sided technology platforms for the provision of hospitality with a range comparable to that of major hotel groups. The sharing ec...

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Main Author: Daniela M. Salvioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Niccolò Cusano University-Rome 2016-09-01
Series:Symphonya
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Online Access:https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/11972
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description The global tourism industry has experienced steady growth in recent years. In this context, the sharing economy has changed the rules of global tourism, developing multi-sided technology platforms for the provision of hospitality with a range comparable to that of major hotel groups. The sharing economy is an emergent economic-technological phenomenon fostered by developments in ICT, considered both a disruptive innovation and a competitive threat to hotel companies. Accommodation sharing modifies the traditional short-term rigidity of the location-based hospitality offer, with a positive impact on global tourism as well as a significant change in the competitive conditions of the hotel market. This paper considers the role of hotel chains in global tourism and the effect on their governance generated by recent developments in accommodation sharing, of which Airbnb is pioneer and leader.
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spelling doaj.art-a62ba94baf8c4bee96f95a0a50e7cdf62024-01-23T20:40:46ZengNiccolò Cusano University-RomeSymphonya1593-03001593-03192016-09-011Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global TourismDaniela M. Salvioni The global tourism industry has experienced steady growth in recent years. In this context, the sharing economy has changed the rules of global tourism, developing multi-sided technology platforms for the provision of hospitality with a range comparable to that of major hotel groups. The sharing economy is an emergent economic-technological phenomenon fostered by developments in ICT, considered both a disruptive innovation and a competitive threat to hotel companies. Accommodation sharing modifies the traditional short-term rigidity of the location-based hospitality offer, with a positive impact on global tourism as well as a significant change in the competitive conditions of the hotel market. This paper considers the role of hotel chains in global tourism and the effect on their governance generated by recent developments in accommodation sharing, of which Airbnb is pioneer and leader. https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/11972Hotel ChainsSharing EconomySharing AccommodationCorporate GovernanceTourism MarketCompetitive Strategy
spellingShingle Daniela M. Salvioni
Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism
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Hotel Chains
Sharing Economy
Sharing Accommodation
Corporate Governance
Tourism Market
Competitive Strategy
title Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism
title_full Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism
title_fullStr Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism
title_full_unstemmed Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism
title_short Hotel Chains and the Sharing Economy in Global Tourism
title_sort hotel chains and the sharing economy in global tourism
topic Hotel Chains
Sharing Economy
Sharing Accommodation
Corporate Governance
Tourism Market
Competitive Strategy
url https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/11972
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