• Abstract

    LODGING FACILITY MANAGERS’S PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE HOME-RENTAL PLATFORMS

    Published date: 10/10/2017
    Online home-rental platforms have increased rapidly, gaining a prominent position in recent years, because they represent an innovation in the provision of tourism services, and have had a negative effect on the results of traditional lodging businesses. In view of this scenario, the aim of this article was to investigate the perceptions of lodging facility managers on shared economy, collaborative consumption, and online home-rental platforms in five different cities in the State of Rio de Janeiro. As this was an exploratory study, a qualitative survey was conducted through semi-structured questionnaires, which were distributed via SurveyMonkey. The results indicate that businesses need to adapt to this new scenario: lodging services distributed across online platforms, at prices below those offered by the traditional market. It is noted that there is a need for these managers to create strategies of segmentation or marketing differentiation that would provide added value to their organizations and minimize the effects of this new market niche.

Turismo: Visão e Ação

Turismo: Visão e Ação, linked to the Graduate Program in Tourism and Hospitality - Master's and Ph.D., is a scientific journal published in a continuous flow system, with an interdisciplinary and international scope. According to Qualis/CAPES criteria (2017-2020), it is classified as 'A3' in the fields of Administration, Accounting Sciences, and Tourism. Registered with ISSN number 1983-7151, Tourismo: Visão e Ação began its activities in 1998 with printed publications in English and Portuguese. In 2008, it transitioned to an online publication, expanding its reach to a broader audience. It maintains a policy of being an open-access journal without submission or access fees. The abbreviated title for the journal is Tur., Visão e Ação, commonly used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, and bibliographic captions.

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