Airbnb and the Formal Accommodation Sector: Perceptions of Stakeholders

Abstract

The project aims to achieve the broad objectives: <ol> <li> Understand the experience of being a host for Airbnb. </li> <li> Identify the challenges and opportunities posed by Airbnb as perceived by for the formal accommodation sector.</li> <li> Evaluate the economic performance of Airbnb vis a vis the formal accommodation sector.</li> <li> Identify any relationship between online customer comments and economic performance of Airbnb for the region.</li> <li> Compare the economic performance of Airbnb in the Canterbury region with other key regions in New Zealand.</li>