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Research Letters

Is Airbnb bad for hotels?

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Pages 3076-3079 | Received 30 Apr 2019, Accepted 17 Jul 2019, Published online: 26 Jul 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Available empirical evidence on the effect of Airbnb’s expansion on hotels in tourist destinations is mixed. With monthly data from the city of Barcelona between August 2010 and October 2018, we have noted that, following our estimation, the growth of the peer-to-peer market for tourist accommodation has negatively affected hotels’ occupancy and performance, independently of their category.

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