Review of Scientific Literature on Airbnb: Past, Present and Future

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https://doi.org/10.53596/yhpt3v71

Abstract

Airbnb has undergone an evolution that, over the years since its inception, has increasingly captured the attention of the research community. This interest is due to the varied and significant impacts that Airbnb has had on the accommodation sector, encompassing everything from enhanced accessibility to concerns about housing affordability. The present study analyses the general trend of Airbnb, the leading short-term rental platform. An exhaustive analysis of 385 articles that include the keywords "Airbnb" and "rental” and are indexed in the Web of Science (WoS), is conducted. This analysis identifies the most influential themes, examines the most cited articles, and highlights the predominant authors and the most prolific institutions, in addition to exploring the geographical connections between them. This article provides a 360-degree comprehensive view of the literature on the platform, offering a unique study that covers the most recent period and analyses the areas related to all publications indexed in WoS. The study is proposed as a tool and guide for academics, facilitating the identification of future development paths in this dynamic field.

Author Biographies

  • Julia Marti Ochoa, Universitat de Lleida

    She is doing a PhD thesis about sharing economy accommodation in Spanish destinations, under the PhD program in Law and business administration. She holds a master’s degree in social media marketing and master’s degree in education. She has graduated in Business science and management in Universitat Pompeu Fabra and, she did the exchange in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. She is an associate professor at Higher Polytechnic School in Universitat de Lleida.

  • Eva Martin Fuentes, Universitat de Lleida

    Eva Martin-Fuentes is an associate professor for the Department of Economics and Business at the University of Lleida, UdL (Spain) where she has been recognized twice with the Teaching Excellence Award for the areas of tourism management and social media. She has also been awarded by the Catalan Government with the Vicens Vives Distinction for the University Quality Teaching. She holds an international PhD in Engineering and Information Technologies with the qualification of Excellent Cum Laude, which was awarded the 2019 Thesis Excellence Award for a Doctoral Thesis by the International Federation for Information Technologies and Travel & Tourism (IFITT) and with the extraordinary award of University of Lleida. Her research interests focus on e-tourism and social media, especially in the hospitality industry.

  • Berta Ferrer Rosell, Universitat de Lleida

    Berta Ferrer-Rosell is Associate Professor (Serra Hunter Fellow) at the Department of Economics and Business at the University of Lleida. She currently serves as vice dean of International Relations at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Tourism. She is a council member of the CoDA-Assocation and of Asociación Española de Expertos Científicos en Turismo (AECIT). She serves on the editorial boards of several journals, such as the European Journal of Tourism Research, Journal of Information Technology & Tourism and Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality. She holds an International PhD in Tourism from University of Girona and University of Balearic Islands (Excellent Cum Laude and Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award, 2014); a MSc in Tourism Planning and Management; and a BA in Tourism. She is post-doctoral researcher in the Research Group on Tourism and social Knowledge Economy (TURESCO 2021SGR00001) of University of Lleida, and has been Visiting Academic at Virginia Tech University (USA) and at Bournemouth University (UK). Her research interests focus tourism, e-marketing, social media, sharing accommodation and compositional data. 

Published

2024-12-03

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2024): JTA-Revista Análisis Turístico

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Review of Scientific Literature on Airbnb: Past, Present and Future. (2024). Journal of Tourism Analysis: Revista De Análisis Turístico (JTA). , 31(2). https://doi.org/10.53596/yhpt3v71