International Journal of Tourism Cities: Volume 6 Issue 1

Guest editorial

Sergio Moreno-Gil, J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak

The Airbnb phenomenon: the resident’s perspective

Steven Richards, Lorraine Brown, Alessandra Dilettuso

Media and academic attention on Airbnb focuses on user experiences, implications for traditional accommodation establishments and negative sociocultural impacts. The purpose of…

Tourist experience, perceived authenticity, place attachment and loyalty when staying in a peer-to-peer accommodation

Luis Henrique Souza, Elisabeth Kastenholz, Maria de Lourdes Azevedo Barbosa, Mariana Sousa e Silva Cabral Carvalho

The emergence of peer-to-peer accommodation (P2PA) introduces new values and meanings to the hospitality experience. Focusing on the diverse dimensions of the tourist experience…

Airbnb in the Byron Shire, Australia – bane or blessing?

Tania von der Heidt, Sabine Muschter, Rod Caldicott, Deborah Che

Scholarly research into community members’ views on the positive and negative impacts of Airbnb on the local community is sparse, especially in regional Australia. The purpose of…

Airbnb and neighbourhoods: an exploratory study

Marina A. Petruzzi, Gabriela S. Marques, Manuel do Carmo, Antonia Correia

This study aims to identify residents’ perceptions of the impacts of Airbnb through an exploratory study that accounts for 94 residents in Lisbon, Portugal, in neighbourhoods with…

From the sharing economy to the visitor economy: the impact on small retailers

Louise Grimmer, Oskaras Vorobjovas-Pinta

The visitor economy is increasingly being recognised by local authorities, governments and destination marketing managers as having a significant effect on local retail precincts…

Over-tourism and sustainable consumption of resources through sharing: the role of government

Elizabeth Agyeiwaah

Over-tourism signifies the dilemma of managing tourism growth in cities. With growing media sensationalism and an oversimplification of the phenomenon of over-tourism, its…

One visitor too many: assessing the degree of overtourism in established European urban destinations

Alberto Amore, Martin Falk, Bailey Ashton Adie

The purpose of this study is to provide a series of indicators to determine the limits to urban tourism growth, tourism gentrification and overtourism. The study addresses…

Externalities of development of the sharing economy in tourism cities

Daria Elżbieta Jaremen, Elżbieta Nawrocka, Michał Żemła

The purpose of the paper is to identify the state-of-the-art of scientific research on externalities generated in cities by the sharing economy in tourism (SET) based on an…

The sharing economy, regulations, and the role of local government

Minkyung Park

The purpose of this paper is to explore regulatory issues of short-term rentals (STR) and evaluate what constitutes effective regulation of STR by analyzing the STR ordinance in…

To switch or not to switch: the role of tourists’ psychological engagement in the context of Airbnb Malaysia

Tosin Tiamiyu, Farzana Quoquab, Jihad Mohammad

The demand for Airbnb is at a peak in Malaysia with 137% of yearly growth. As such, it is indeed important to understand what makes tourists to switch to Airbnb. However, little…

Cruise tourism: the role of shore excursions in the overcrowding of cities

Sandra Navarro-Ruiz, Ana B. Casado-Díaz, Josep Ivars-Baidal

The purpose of this paper is to provide a deeper understanding of the relevance of shore excursions in the distribution of cruise passenger flows; an approach which has been…

How are overtourism and host–guest relationships portrayed by the Portuguese print media?

Alan Guizi, Zélia Breda, Rui Costa

The purpose of this paper is to understand the main perceived impacts of overtourism in Portugal and the reactions of tourism stakeholders in the main Portuguese cities…

Social media, media and urban transformation in the context of overtourism

Hochan Jang, Minkyung Park

The purpose of this study is to document how a traditional residential neighborhood, Ihwa village in Seoul, South Korea, is transformed into a tourist attraction and demonstrate…