Mapping the effects of COVID-19 on Airbnb: Evidence from European cities
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2023
Yazarlar: Ersin DEMİR, Volkan Zoğal, Mehmet Şirin Yelsiz, Gözde EMEKLİ
Anatolia An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), 2023, cilt 0, ss 1-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2023.2254780
Özet
<p>This article focuses on the evaluation of the temporal and spatial effects of</p><p>COVID-19 on Airbnb’s supply and demand in 40 cities from 17 European</p><p>countries in four regions. In terms of supply, hosts followed a wait-and-see</p><p>strategy by the availability was set to 0 in the first pandemic wave, and</p><p>with the second wave, the sharing activities were completely terminated</p><p>by closing profiles. Hosts with entire homes and multiple listings were</p><p>more willing to use calendars actively and more reluctant to close profiles</p><p>than hosts with private rooms and single listings. Moreover, especially in</p><p>the second half of 2020, listings in Northern, Western, and Eastern Europe</p><p>suffered significant losses, while hosts in Southern Europe more actively</p><p>used calendars. Airbnb demand was even more adversely affected, and</p><p>the demand preferences were directed towards entire homes, where</p><p>social distance might have been easier and better maintained between</p><p>peers, and multiple listings, that might have been more professionally</p><p>managed due to commercial concerns. Considering the dependence of</p><p>entire homes and multiple listings hosts on income from sharing activities,</p><p>it is thought that they may have been more affected by potential income</p><p>losses than hosts with private rooms and single listings.</p>