Airbnb in Donostia-San Sebastián: a sharing economy model?

Authors

  • Itziar Aguado-Moralejo Profesora Agregada. Departamento de Prehistoria, Geografía y Arqueología. Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-065X
  • Josu del Campo-Echeverría Investigador. Graduado en Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio. Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8195-2561

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37230/CyTET.2020.206.08

Keywords:

Airbnb, Tourist accommodation, Touristification, Sharing economy, Donostia-San Sebastián

Abstract

Airbnb has provided a disruptive innovation for the hotel sector and is promoting an increase in tourist arrivals in some cities. Donostia/San Sebastian is not unaware of this phenomenon and, thus, because of the proliferation of tourist accommodations in the last years, a variety of social and economic actors are drawing attention to this fact and demanding a wider control and regulation of this kind of services. Its defenders frame this phenomenon within the new model of sharing economy. However, based on statistical and geospatial analysis, our research suggests that this new type of platform would not comply with the premises of sharing economy, but rather a highly professionalized offer, particularly affecting central areas of the city, which could contribute to promoting a process of tourist gentrification.

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Published

2020-12-15

How to Cite

Aguado-Moralejo, I., & del Campo-Echeverría, J. (2020). Airbnb in Donostia-San Sebastián: a sharing economy model?. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 52(206). https://doi.org/10.37230/CyTET.2020.206.08

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