Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities
Airbnb is most famous as a part of the growing “sharing”, “peer-to-peer”, or “digital” economy where the platform transformed the traditional tourist accommodation services through its novel business model. In order to comprehend the influence of Airbnb on the tourism and hospitality landscape, it i...
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| author | Munasinghe, Lasika Madhawa Gunawardhana, Terans Wickramaarachchi, N.C. Ariyawansa, R.G. |
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| description | Airbnb is most famous as a part of the growing “sharing”, “peer-to-peer”, or “digital” economy where the platform transformed the traditional tourist accommodation services through its novel business model. In order to comprehend the influence of Airbnb on the tourism and hospitality landscape, it is critical first to understand the market and how Airbnb operates. Therefore, in this study, we explore the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lanka using descriptive statistics and maps by analysing the scrapped data of the Airbnb website. The study results show that Airbnb has been well established on Sri Lankan soil as an alternative accommodation service provider, and the listings have been scattered across the country. However, most listings tend to concentrate in the city centres of famous touristic districts and tourist resort regions in Sri Lanka. These findings will provide a valuable avenue for further investigation of the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lanka. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:198122022-09-24T23:34:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19812/ Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities Munasinghe, Lasika Madhawa Gunawardhana, Terans Wickramaarachchi, N.C. Ariyawansa, R.G. Airbnb is most famous as a part of the growing “sharing”, “peer-to-peer”, or “digital” economy where the platform transformed the traditional tourist accommodation services through its novel business model. In order to comprehend the influence of Airbnb on the tourism and hospitality landscape, it is critical first to understand the market and how Airbnb operates. Therefore, in this study, we explore the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lanka using descriptive statistics and maps by analysing the scrapped data of the Airbnb website. The study results show that Airbnb has been well established on Sri Lankan soil as an alternative accommodation service provider, and the listings have been scattered across the country. However, most listings tend to concentrate in the city centres of famous touristic districts and tourist resort regions in Sri Lanka. These findings will provide a valuable avenue for further investigation of the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lanka. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19812/1/52758-186003-1-PB.pdf Munasinghe, Lasika Madhawa and Gunawardhana, Terans and Wickramaarachchi, N.C. and Ariyawansa, R.G. (2022) Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 18 (2). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2180-2491 https://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/1523 |
| spellingShingle | Munasinghe, Lasika Madhawa Gunawardhana, Terans Wickramaarachchi, N.C. Ariyawansa, R.G. Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities |
| title | Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities |
| title_full | Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities |
| title_fullStr | Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities |
| title_short | Mapping the operation of Airbnb in Sri Lankan cities |
| title_sort | mapping the operation of airbnb in sri lankan cities |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19812/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19812/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19812/1/52758-186003-1-PB.pdf |