Impact of Airbnb on customers' behaviour in the UK hotel industry

Airbnb is one of the sectors of the sharing economy that is disrupting the hotel industries. In order to find approaches for hotels to mitigate the threat from Airbnb, this research will focus on the major elements influencing customers to choose Airbnb and the issues for the future of the hotel industry. Previous studies have looked at how Airbnb influences customer behaviour, and the impact of Airbnb on the hotel industry, but so far no study has been conducted focusing on the impact of Airbnb on the UK hotel industry. Therefore the purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of Airbnb on customers’ behaviour within the UK hotel industry in order to determine how the hotel sectors can mitigate the threats posed by Airbnb. This paper highlights managerial and industrial implications

Trends in croatian hotel industry

Tourism and hotel business is becoming one of the leading industries of the world. Therefore, an increased attention needs to be paid to the study of trends in tourism because they determine the trends in hotel industry. The purpose of the paper is to point out the importance of hotel industry as one of the most important elements of development in tourist economies. The paper aims at introducing the newest trends in modern hotel industry and offering a review of the recent trends of demand and the directions of hotel industry development. The importance of hotel industry on both micro and macro, i.e. global level is increasing. Besides a series of theoretical representations and conclusions, this paper brings some concrete data and examples from practice in hotel management.tourism industry, trends, European Union, perspectiveness, small country

Romanian Hotel Groups Listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange a Survey

Hotel industry is an important component of travel and tourism (T&T) sector. However, less studies are dedicated to hotel industry than to the T&T sector as a hole. Even less studies are available on hotel companies or groups listed on stock exchanges around the world. The present study will focus on Romanian hotel groups listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange, compared with the situation in Europe.hotel industry,travel and tourism,stock exchanges,hotel groups.

Adding evidence to the debate: quantifying Airbnb's disruptive impact on ten key hotel markets

Airbnb's entry into the lodging landscape has dramatically increased the available supply of rooms for accommodating prospective visitors at a destination. In a competitive market, an increase in supply while keeping demand relatively constant would decrease prices and revenues. While Airbnb is expected to negatively impact the hotel industry, the effects of Airbnb on the performance of the hotel industry have not been extensively quantified. Also, existing studies on Airbnb's economic impacts are limited in their inferential, temporal, and/or geographical scope. In view of this gap in the literature, the present study examines the effects of Airbnb supply on key hotel performance metrics: room revenues (RevPAR), average daily rates (ADR), and occupancy rates (OCC) in ten major U.S. hotel markets for the period between July 2008 and June 2017. The results demonstrate that an increasing Airbnb supply negatively impacts all three performance metrics within the hotel industry. Moreover, while previous research has demonstrated a negative impact on lower-end hotels, our findings provide evidence of Airbnb's growing impact on the mainstream market across hotel class segments, signaling a high level of consistency with the tenets of the theory of disruptive innovation. The magnitude of these effects is not only statistically but also economically significant. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.Accepted manuscrip

Hotel Industry Development in Kosovo

The purpose of this paper is to first analyze the hotel industry in Kosovo in depth, through qualitative and quantitative research, and then to compare it with the hotel industry in Macedonia. In this paper, I look at: what are the capacities of hotels in Kosovo, do these capacities fulfill the hotel industry and tourism needs in Kosovo, how do star ranking criteria reflect the quality of hotels in Kosovo, where do Kosovo hotels lack the most, how does the hotel industry stand in general, how does it differ and compare to the hotel industry in Macedonia, both in capacities and quality, what are the biggest challenges in the hotel industry in Kosovo, what are the factors that have led to the current state of the hotel industry in Kosovo and so on. This research is conducted and includes: analysis of secondary source data and information, and qualitative and quantitative data obtained through a survey and in-depth interviews

Factors Influencing Hotel Managers’ Perceptions Regarding the Use of Mobile Apps to Gain a Competitive Advantage

The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the opinions of hotel managers regarding the use of mobile applications in the hotel industry and to analyse the influence of these applications on a hotel’s perceived competitive advantage. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were performed to analyse the data collected from 106 hotel managers in Turkey. The results of the study indicate that the factors connection and assistance had a significant impact on hotel managers’ perceived competitive advantage. The findings of this study, one of the few that have examined managers’ attitudes toward the use of mobile apps in the hotel industry, provide valuable information that will help to guide technology vendors and software companies that develop mobile apps for hotel

Projects, careers and resistances in hotels

The hotel industry rhythms appear as a hindrance to staff loyalty and female careers development. However, two hotel networks of the Accor group, Etap Hotel and Formule 1 stand out from this general pattern with a presence of female managers (38% of managers). This case incites to wonder about career ladders within these budget hotel chains. Are the assets and the obstacles combined in the same way for men and for women? Which views have the employees and managers about their jobs, their working conditions and their plans for the future ?career ; female career ; hotel industry ; France