Collaborative Economy and Tourism : Perspectives, Politics, Policies and Prospects

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Collaborative Economy and Tourism....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Definitions and Mapping the Landscape in the Collaborative Economy....Pages 15-30
Business Models of the Collaborative Economy....Pages 31-39
Responsibility and Care in the Collaborative Economy....Pages 41-57
Networked Cultures in the Collaborative Economy....Pages 59-74
Policy and Regulatory Challenges in the Tourism Collaborative Economy....Pages 75-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Regulating Innovation in the Collaborative Economy: An Examination of Airbnb’s Early Legal Issues....Pages 97-128
Free Walking Tour Enterprises in Europe: An Evolutionary Economic Approach....Pages 129-151
Airbnb: Turning the Collaborative Economy into a Collaborative Society....Pages 153-168
Sharing the New Localities of Tourism....Pages 169-184
Collaborative Economy and Destination Marketing Organisations: A Systems Approach....Pages 185-202
Working Within the Collaborative Tourist Economy: The Complex Crafting of Work and Meaning....Pages 203-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Embedding Social Values in Tourism Management: Community Currencies as Laboratories of Social Entrepreneurship?....Pages 223-240
Improvising Economy: Everyday Encounters and Tourism Consumption....Pages 241-254
Community and Connection: Exploring Non-monetary Aspects of the Collaborative Economy Through Recreation Vehicle Use....Pages 255-270
Collaborative Economy in Tourism in Latin America: The Case of Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico....Pages 271-284
Peer-To-Peer Accommodation: Drivers and User Profiles....Pages 285-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
New Frontiers in Collaborative Economy Research in Tourism....Pages 307-323