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Disability, Hospitality And The New Sharing Economy, Kathy Boxall, Julie Nyanjom, Janine Slaven
Disability, Hospitality And The New Sharing Economy, Kathy Boxall, Julie Nyanjom, Janine Slaven
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the place of disabled guests in the new world of hotel and holiday accommodation shaped by the sharing economy. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses Levitas’s (2013) Utopia as Method as a methodological tool to develop the hypothetical future scenarios, which are used to explore the place of disabled guests in peer-to-peer holiday accommodation. Findings: Analysis of the hypothetical scenarios suggests that without state intervention, the place of disabled guests in both traditional hotels and peer-to-peer holiday accommodation is far from secure. Research limitations/implications: This is a new area and the authors’ discussion is therefore tentative …