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Title: | ‘Belong anywhere’: Focusing on authenticity and the roleof Airbnb in the projected destination image |
Author: | Garay, Lluis Morales-Pérez, Soledad |
Others: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis d'Economia i Empresa |
Citation: | Garay-Tamajón, L. & Morales Pérez, S. (2023). 'Belong anywhere': Focusing on authenticity and the role of Airbnb in the projected destination image. International Journal of Tourism Research, 25(1), 63-78. doi: 10.1002/jtr.2551 |
Abstract: | There is little research that analyses the contribution of tourism-related digital plat-forms, and particularly Airbnb, to the creation and projection of international destina-tions' images. This study seeks to address this gap by developing a content analysisof the Airbnb Guides to more than 500 global urban neighbourhoods (globalhoods).We analysed Airbnb users' descriptions posted in the period following the GreatRecession up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Content analysis shows how Airbnb pro-jects the images of these globalhoods through a narrative based on creating a percep-tion of authenticity but that finally projects a commodified image of destinationidentities and their communities. |
Keywords: | Airbnb authenticity community COVID-19 destination image neighbourhoods |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2551 |
Document type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Version: | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
Issue Date: | Jan-2022 |
Publication license: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Appears in Collections: | Articles Articles cientÍfics |
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