Although studies have shown ethnic discrimination in the sharing economy, there is surprisingly little research about discrimination on Airbnb. As the first correspondence study after the anti-discrimination directive launched by Airbnb in 2016, we examine to which extent there is still ethnic discrimination against guests on Airbnb. We conducted 1043 correspondence tests on the Airbnb platform in Belgium during the Covid-summer of 2021. Guests with Moroccan-sounding names have 6.9% lower acceptance rates than those with Belgian-sounding names, while there is no discrimination against guests of Polish origin. Non-professional Airbnb hosts tend to discriminate much less than professional hosts. The ethnic difference in acceptance rates between Belgian and Moroccan guests accrues to 14.7% among professional hosts, while there is no discrimination by non-professional hosts. Moreover, revealing the vaccination status of the guest does not impact the level of discrimination. These findings suggest that the anti-discrimination policy of Airbnb is insufficient.

尽管研究表明共享经济中存在种族歧视，但令人惊讶的是，关于 Airbnb 歧视的研究却很少。作为 2016 年 Airbnb 推出反歧视指令后的第一个对应研究，我们考察了 Airbnb 上在多大程度上仍然存在针对客人的种族歧视。我们在 2021 年 Covid-summer 期间在比利时的 Airbnb 平台上进行了 1043 次对应测试。摩洛哥名字的房客比比利时名字的房客的接受率低 6.9%，而波兰裔房客没有受到歧视。非专业的 Airbnb 房东往往比专业房东更少歧视。比利时和摩洛哥客人在接受率方面的种族差异在专业主持人中达到 14.7%，同时不存在非专业主持人的歧视。此外，透露客人的疫苗接种情况不会影响歧视程度。这些调查结果表明，Airbnb 的反歧视政策并不充分。