Q2. What are the future works mentioned in the paper "Assessing airbnb as a disruptive innovation relative to hotels: substitution and comparative performance expectations" ?
This research also highlights directions for future research. A review of previous and a framework for future research. Moreover, this study introduced a new consumer-based approach for assessing disruptive innovations, and this approach can be used to investigate other apparent disruptive innovations in tourism and beyond.
Q3. What were the results of the Chi-square tests?
Chi-square tests then compared substitution behaviours of different groups, and standardized residuals highlighted significant group differences.
Q4. What is the key appeal of the study?
Guttentag (2015) proposed three key appeals – price, household amenities, and authenticity; Tussyadiah (2015) found peer-to-peer short-term rental users were motivated by three factors – sustainability, community, andwere “cheaper price,” “location,” and “authentic experience.
Q5. What is the effect of Airbnb on hotels?
the process of disruptive innovation suggests upscale hoteliers should view Airbnb’s impacts on budget and mid-range hotels as a possible harbinger (Christensen, 1997).
Q6. What type of accommodation was more likely to use Airbnb as a substitute for a hotel?
Regarding the type of Airbnb accommodation used, respondents who stayed in shared accommodation were more likely to use Airbnb as a hostel substitute, and those who stayed in an entire home were more likely to use Airbnb as a mid-range or upscale hotel substitute.
Q7. What is the impact of Airbnb on New York City hotels?
The tourism research firm HVS (2015) estimated that in the 12 months ending August 2015 Airbnb caused a direct loss of $451 million for New York City hotels.
Q8. How many destinations have Airbnb visitors visited without it?
Airbnb has released roughly two dozen destination-specific economic impact reports, which often state about 30% of Airbnb guests would not have otherwise visited a destination or stayed as long without Airbnb.
Q9. How did the survey gather additional respondents?
Additional respondents were recruited via Mechanical Turk (an online panel), and through a handful of other sampling approaches, such as publishing invitation messages on travel-themed Twitter feeds and putting a referral link in the survey.
Q10. What were the results of the survey?
To examine how Airbnb is perceived versus hotels, the survey assessed performanceexpectations of Airbnb, in addition to a hypothetical nearby budget hotel/motel, mid-range hotel,hotel strengths based on the hotel choice literature (e.g., Chu & Choi, 2000; Dolnicar & Otter, 2003) – cleanliness, comfort, confidence quality would meet expectations, ease of placing reservation, ease of checking in/out, ease of resolving unexpected problems, and security.