To understand the potential factors contributing to the choice of location for hotels and hostels in Lisbon, Portugal, we use a logit model incorporating both lodging and location characteristics. Based on a sample of 274 hotels and hostels, we seek (i) to investigate if location strategies and...

COVID-19 outbreak has affected many sectors across the globe, and the lodging industry is among the hardest hits. Yet, empirical studies on the recovery strategies of accommodation establishments are limited. Drawing upon semi-structured interviews with 4 and 5-star hotels and ecolodges managers in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is greatly affecting the hospitality industry worldwide. Lodging demand is severely reduced as people's fear of coronavirus spreading risk in hotels. This research makes a timely contribution to the hospitality literature by proposing the mixed data sampling models (MIDAS) to...

Purpose - Tourism is one of the main drivers of Croatia's economic performance. Out of the total number of accommodation facilities, 96% are located on the coast. The four summer months themselves generate more than 86% of the total number of overnight stays. The paper concentrates on a sample of...

The relevance of the chosen research topic is due to the need to analyze the level of economic development and search for new ways to develop the hotel and restaurant business in today's challenges. The hotel and restaurant business plays an important social, image and economic role in the...

Purpose - The dynamic globalisation processes and the processes of tourism and hospitality business development put ever increasing challenges before hoteliers. The COVID-19 pandemic has called for hotel guests' new routines and expectations. The combination of work and holiday is taking hold,...

This paper examines the relationship and impact of sharing accommodation on the hotel occupancy rate (HOR) from a developing country perspective. Using panel data on the monthly HOR and the number of Airbnb room occupancy rate for the periods 2012-2016 and 2015-2016, respectively, the study applies ...

This study examines and compares the extent to which Airbnb and hotel supply affect key hotel performance measures in the United States. The results show that although both Airbnb and hotel supply adversely affect hotel revenues (i.e., RevPAR), the magnitude of the impact of hotel supply on RevPAR...

Eco-hotels are a promising direction of the hospitality industry development. The southern region of Ukraine has all the necessary resources to create eco-hotels. The development of the concept and design of an ecological hotel has been substantiated in the article. The consumer demand for...

This study attempts to explore the public health strategies that hotels in Taiwan have applied during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This empirical study develops a list of public health strategy practices from a pilot study using in-depth interviews, followed by a questionnaire survey. The research ...