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...

Although Airbnb's impact on hotels has been quantified for major hotel markets in the United States, these effects have not been quantified in international hotel markets. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Airbnb listings on key hotel performance metrics in an...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine the extent to which hotel investments create jobs and, second, to compare whether investment in a particular hotel segment generates more or less jobs in the overall economy and in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industries....

Room occupancy rate is a key indicator of star-rated hotel management quality. This paper takes Cobb-Douglas production function as the theoretical framework. Spatial Moran index of autocorrelation, Spatial Lag Model (SLM) and Spatial Error Model (SEM) are used to analyze the star-rated hotels...

Purpose - The purpose of this research paper is to explore the influence of rising Airbnb supply on main hotel accommodation sector performance indicators: room revenues (RevPAR), average daily rates (ADR) and occupancy rates (OCC) in Croatia. Design - Airbnb has achieved global success and has...

Experts in the field of hospitality sector canvassed for the need to privatize all the government owned hotel establishments in the country. Their argument is base on the fact that government does not have business to run business. Hence, government should focus on the business of providing...

This study is an attempt to capture the impact on, and sentiments of hotels induced by, COVID-19 pandemic in the Emirate of Sharjah, the third largest emirate of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and also propose plausible strategies to recover from the on-going crisis. The study used critical realism...

Purpose - To better understand the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector, with a focus on the hospitality industry, and how these changes will affect the sector and business responsiveness. Design - This is research focusing on the COVID-19 impacts on the hospitality sector in Portugal. The...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact which was by the Covid-19 pandemic in the hospitality industry of South Africa. South Africa has one of the largest and highest developed hospitality industries in the region. The hospitality sector in South Africa employs 5% of the active age...