Sharing economy in hospitality and tourism: a review and the future pathways

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to provide a systematic review of the academic literature on the sharing economy (SE) phenomenon within hospitality and tourism and identify knowledge gaps that may present opportunities for further research. Using Scopus and WOS, 486 articles published from 2010 to 2019 were identified, out of which three themes emerge as predominant: 1) drivers to participate in the sharing economy, 2) the sharing economy as a disruptive business model and 3) sharing economy impacts and corresponding regulatory issues. This review paper also reveals that the area of foci of extant literature is hospitality and, in particular the accommodation sector, with most studies drawing insights from the Airbnb context. Contrary to previous review papers on the sharing economy, the systematic review undertaken in this paper presents a holistic attempt to understand the SE phenomenon by exploring a wide range of dimensions related to the topic from multiple sources. Overall, the paper makes a theoretical contribution by providing directions for further research. In addition, it summarizes the key suggestions offered by pertinent studies; thus, offering significant practical insights to practitioners and policymakers.

本文旨在系统地回顾酒店和旅游业中关于共享经济（SE）现象的学术文献，并找出可能为进一步研究提供机会的知识差距. 使用Scopus和WOS，确定了2010至2019年发表的486篇文章，其中三个主题是主要主题：1） 参与共享经济的驱动因素，2） 共享经济作为颠覆性的商业模式，3） 共享经济影响和相应的监管问题. 这份审查文件还表明，现存文献的便利领域是热情好客，特别是住宿部门，大多数研究从背景Airbnb见解. 与之前关于共享经济的审查文件相反，本文进行的系统审查从多个来源探索与这一主题相关的广泛维度，对SE现象进行了整体的尝试. 总的说来，本文为进一步的研究提供了指导，从而做出了理论贡献. 此外，报告还总结了相关研究提出的关键建议;从而为从业者和决策者提供重要的实践见解.

KEYWORDS:

• Sharing economy
• hospitality
• accommodation
• Airbnb
• systematic review