Purpose

Taking a global perspective, this paper aims to examine the impact of COVID-19 on Airbnb booking activities through three critical perspectives – the initial Wuhan lockdown, local COVID-19 cases and local lockdowns.

Design/methodology/approach

Using Airbnb reviews and cancellations as proxies for Airbnb bookings on a global scale, econometrics was used to examine the impacts of the initial Wuhan lockdown, local COVID-19 cases and local lockdowns on Airbnb bookings.

Findings

The authors find that local lockdowns result in a 57.8% fall in global booking activities. Every doubling of newly infected cases is associated with a 4.16% fall in bookings. The sensitivity of bookings to COVID-19 decreases with geographic distance to Wuhan and increases with government stringency of lockdown policies and human mobility within a market.

Practical implications

The empirical evidence from this research can provide governments with insights into more accurate assessment of the financial loss of Airbnb hosts so that proper support can be offered based on the financial needs because of due to sudden lockdown.

Originality/value

This research contributes to new knowledge on peer-to-peer accommodation during a time of crisis and provides much needed global evidence to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on the accommodation industry.

中文翻译：

---

全球视角看待 COVID-19 对同行住宿的影响：人员流动性、病例数和封锁政策

目的

本文旨在从全球角度出发，通过三个关键视角——武汉最初的封锁、当地的 COVID-19 病例和当地的封锁——来审视 COVID-19 对 Airbnb 预订活动的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

使用 Airbnb 评论和取消作为全球范围内 Airbnb 预订的代理，使用计量经济学研究了武汉最初的封锁、当地的 COVID-19 病例和当地封锁对 Airbnb 预订的影响。

发现

作者发现，当地封锁导致全球预订活动下降 57.8%。新感染病例每增加一倍，预订量就会下降 4.16%。预订对 COVID-19 的敏感度随着距武汉的地理距离而降低，并随着政府严格的封锁政策和市场内的人员流动而增加。

实际影响

这项研究的实证证据可以为政府提供更准确的评估 Airbnb 房东财务损失的见解，以便根据突然封锁导致的财务需求提供适当的支持。

原创性/价值

这项研究有助于在危机时期提供有关点对点住宿的新知识，并提供急需的全球证据来了解 COVID-19 对住宿行业的影响。