CITY CHARACTERISTICS THAT ATTRACT AIRBNB TRAVELLERS: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE

Autor: Frederic Marimon, David Roche, Burçin Güçlü
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal for Quality Research, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 271-290 (2020)
Recercat: Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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ISSN: 1800-7473
1800-6450
Popis: This paper investigates the reviews posted by Airbnb customers in order to assess the customer satisfaction, and to understand the criteria of Airbnb customers in short-term accommodation rentals. The objective is to determine the characteristics that customers find important, and to provide the typologies of cities from the customer perspective. The analysis holds under scope the five most touristic cities in Europe. The opinion of Airbnb customers were retrieved from the Airbnb website. First, the satisfaction was assessed using sentiment analysis. Second, main characteristics that describe the tourism experience were defined through a set of Exploratory Factor Analysis. Next, segmentation of cities according to these features was settled. Results indicate that Airbnb customers are satisfied with the service they use, and that their choice of short-term accommodation on Airbnb is a multi-criterion decision process. The results of our research are of utmost importance for governmental institutions, tourism agencies, and Airbnb. info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Databáze: OpenAIRE