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For other uses, see hospitality service, homestay, homeshare, home exchange, or cohabitation.
Accommodation sharing refers to the connecting of travelers to available homes owned by local residents for the purpose of a temporary stay. The visitor takes up residence for free[1] or for payment generally in the form of money[2] or work on the property.[3] This connection between the traveler and homeowner usually takes place through social network platforms.[4] Types of accommodations provided include rooms (private or shared), apartments, and houses.[2]
Origins
Pre-digital era
The concept of travelers seeking accommodations in homes other than their own has been around for centuries. Such hospitality can be traced back to Ancient Greece when offering your home to a guest or traveler was seen as a way of honoring the Gods. Providing food, lodging, and entertainment to the guest(s) were what was expected of the host. Failure to supply adequate hospitality was understood as punishable by the Gods.[5]
Similar to Ancient Greece, in Classical Rome, providing accommodation for a traveler was a civic duty. It was seen as an unlawful act not to welcome a journeyer into the home.[5] There is even mention of laws in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible regarding treating visitors with respect. A common theme of hospitality can be seen in many stories in both the New and Old Testaments for even Jesus counted on others opening their doors and providing a place for him to rest during his travels.[5]
Post-digital and web 2.0
The presence of online platforms facilitating peer-to-peer exchanges of services and goods worldwide contributed to the rise of the "sharing economy" in the early 2000s.[2][4] Arranging accommodations for future trips can now be organized through online social networks, where the homeowner and traveler create profiles respectively and connect through the online platform. Such two-sided networks changed the dynamic of the hospitality industry.[6]
In regards to compensation, existing platforms contain differing set ups. While some networks connect users to homeowners providing free accommodations[1] others only provide lodging for an agreed upon exchange between host and traveler. These exchanges include monetary payment,[2]working on the property,[3]and house swapping, where an agreement is made between parties to stay in each others homes.
Debate
There is discussion around whether or not it is correct to call such lodging exchanges "sharing" when the host is collecting compensation from the visitor. Sharing has been defined to include that the giver expects nothing in return.[7] Some have referred to such interactions as collaborative consumption[8] instead.
See also
Examples of social networks
References
- ^ a b Lapowsky, Issie (May 29, 2012). "Couchsurfing Dilemma: Going for Profit". Inc. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Zervas, Georgios; Proserpio, Davide; Byers, Jay (November 18, 2016). "The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Estimating the Impact of Airbnb on the Hotel Industry". Boston U. School of Management Research Paper. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b Paull, John (June 2016). "Organics Olympiad 2016: Global Indices of Leadership in Organic Agriculture". Journal of Social and Development Sciences. 7 (2): 79-87.
- ^ a b Geron, Tomio (February 11, 2013). "Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy". Forbes. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b c O'Gorman, Kevin D. (2007). Hospitality: A Social Lens. Oxford, UK & Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. pp. 17–32.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Hagiu, Andrei; Wright, Julian (March 16, 2015). "Multi-Sided Platforms". Harvard Business School.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Sützl, Wolfgang; Stalder, Felix; Maier, Ronald; Hug, Theo (2012). MEDIA, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION: Cultures and Ethics of Sharing. Innsbruck: Innsbruck University Press. ISBN 9783902811745. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Belk, Russell (September 1, 2013). "You are what you can access: Sharing and collaborative consumption online". Journal of Business Research: 1595–1600.