JOURNAL OF TRAVEL RESEARCH

Competitors or complements: A meta-analysis on the effect of Airbnb on hotel performance

Yang, Yang; Garcia, Marta Nieto; Viglia, Giampaolo; Nicolau, Juan Luis

Abstract

The rise of peer-to-peer accommodation has challenged the traditional hotel business model. A lingering question is the effect of Airbnb supply on hotel performance. By analyzing 466 estimates from 33 different studies, our results reveal that the negative effect of Airbnb supply on hotel performance is moderate. The meta-regression of effect size recognizes the significant effects of different factors on the strength of the negative effect. In particular, the negative effect is smaller for high-end (vs. low-end) hotels, and its magnitude is shrinking over time. Additionally, the detrimental effect is less pronounced for European (vs. Asian) hotels. The study also reports that negative effects are more common in research published in academic journals. The synthesis of the effects across existing studies contributes to a robust and comprehensive understanding of the impact of Airbnb supply on hotel performance.

Keywords

meta-analysis; meta-regression; Airbnb supply; hotel performance; publication bias

Research topic

Digital Platform and Pricing

Research method

Meta-analysis

Geographic area

Global

Additional links for this paper

ResearchGate

Publisher Website

Web of Science

HOW TO CITE

Yang, Y., García, M. N., Viglia, G., and Nicolau, J. L. (2022). Competitors or complements: A meta-analysis on the effect of Airbnb on hotel performance. Journal of Travel Research, 61(7), 1508-1527.

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