| By: |
Mendieta-Aragón, Adrián;
Rodríguez-Fernández, Laura;
Navío-Marco, Julio |
| Abstract: |
This research analyses how tourists using digital sharing economy platforms
have behaved in the European Union, whether there are differences between
European regions and how they have evolved with the pandemic. Using spatial
econometric techniques, this study provides a comparative analysis, in space
and time, that identifies regional inequalities in terms of the intensity of
demand for accommodation offered on digital sharing economy platforms. In
particular, different clusters of high intensity of collaborative tourism have
been detected, and spatial spillover effects and interdependencies of European
regions in collaborative tourism have been recognised, finding a positive
spatial autocorrelation in the intensity rate of collaborative tourism. An
effect of tourist destination saturation on the use of accommodation offered
on digital sharing economy platforms has also been observed. Several digital
public policy implications have been discussed, promoting regulatory
coordination at the interregional and pan-European levels to avoid
inequalities and imbalances across Europe. |
| Keywords: |
Digital tourism, platforms' economy, digital policies, European regions, sharing, ESDA, spatial models |
| Date: |
2023 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:itse23:278002&r=tur |