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Title: Viviendas de alquiler (AirBnB) y alojamientos turísticos tradicionales: nuevo escenario competitivo en el mercado turístico de Extremadura
Other Titles: Vacation rentals (AirBnB) and conventional tourist accommodation businesses: a new competition scenario in the Extremaduran tourist market
Authors: Sánchez Martín, José Manuel
Rengifo Gallego, Juan Ignacio
Jiménez Barrado, Victor 
UNESCO Clasification: 531290 Economía sectorial: turismo
540401 Geografía urbana
Keywords: Airbnb
Alquiler turístico
Competencia desleal
Economía colaborativa
Extremadura, et al
Issue Date: 2019
Journal: Estudios Geograficos 
Abstract: La proliferación del alquiler turístico ha adquirido dimensiones importantes en muchos destinos, favorecida por algunas plataformas digitales como Airbnb. Su auge supone un incremento notable en la planta de hospedaje. De ello se deduce que es posible que actúen como competencia desleal, ya que no están sometidos a las normas que deben cumplir los alojamientos legales, desmitificando en este sentido el papel de la economía colaborativa para erigirse en un modelo de negocio más. Extremadura no ha sido ajena a esa tendencia, lo que hace que se haya planteado como hipótesis que la proliferación de este tipo de hospedaje profundiza en los problemas ocasionados por la competencia de establecimientos registrados, sobre todo en determinados tipos de alojamiento. Para comprobarla, se obtuvieron los alquileres promocionados en la plataforma digital, a la vez que se procedió a su georreferenciación, junto a la oferta registrada legalmente. Mediante una matriz de correlación se obtuvieron coeficientes que determinan una correspondencia importante entre el alquiler ilegal y las plazas ofertadas en hoteles y apartamentos turísticos, aunque al realizar el análisis territorial se observa cómo afecta a otras variedades de alojamiento, a la vez que tienen una clara vocación por las áreas más turísticas o sus proximidades.
The proliferation of vacation rentals in private homes has grown out of proportion in many places—their increment being facili-tated by digital platforms such as Airbnb. This growing trend means a substantial rise in the number of available rooms. This may imply that this is a case of unfair competition, given that they are not subject to the same regulations of legal accommodation providers. Because of this, in turn, the myth of the sharing economy is largely debunked and it simply becomes another business model. Extremadura has been no stran-ger to this trend, a fact that has led to our working hypothesis: the proliferation of vacation rentals in private homes deepens the problems of competition among registered businesses—more so among specific types of accommodation providers. In order to test this hypothesis, the rentals available at the digital platform were retrieved. They were then georeferenced alongside the available rooms at registered businesses. Next, the data was analyzed in a correlation matrix that yielded a strong correlation between illegal rentals and the number of rooms offered by hotels and tourist apartments. However, when a geographical analysis was carried out, two issues become apparent: that the situation also affects other types of accommodation businesses and that it is especially prevalent in popular tourist areas and their surroundings.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/114464
ISSN: 1988-8546
DOI: 10.3989/estgeogr.201925.005
Source: Estudios Geográficos [ISSN 1988-8546], v. 80 (286), enero-junio 2019, e005
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