Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Authors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 When, Why & How: The Growth of Airbnb Around the World
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Structure of the Book
1.3 The Growth of the Sharing Economy: The Case of Airbnb
1.4 Conclusion
References
2 The Context: Western Australia's Visitor Economy
2.1 Prologue: COVID-19 Impacts on Tourism in Australia
2.1.1 International Tourism
2.1.2 Western Australia (WA)
2.2 Western Australia in Context
2.3 Western Australia's Visitor Economy

2.3.1 The Organisation of Tourism in Western Australia
2.4 Western Australia's Accommodation Sub-sector
2.5 Conclusion
References
3 Airbnb Demand in Western Australia
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Hedonic Motivations to Use Airbnb
3.1.2 Utilitarian Motivation to Use Airbnb
3.1.3 Airbnb User Profiles in Western Australia
3.2 Research Design and Method
3.3 Results
3.3.1 International Visitors
3.3.2 Domestic Visitors
3.4 Concluding Remarks
References
4 Airbnb Supply in Western Australia
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Host Segmentation

4.1.2 Platform Choice and Trust
4.1.3 Hosting Quality and Quantity
4.1.4 Research Needs
4.2 Research Design and Method
4.3 Results and Discussion
4.3.1 Number of Airbnb Listings and Hosts
4.3.2 Type of Airbnb Listing
4.3.3 Spatial Distribution of Airbnb Listings
4.3.4 Estimated Occupancy Rates and Prices of Airbnb Listings
4.3.5 Estimated Income of Airbnb Hosts
4.4 Conclusion
References
5 Concerns and Hopes of Stakeholders
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Research Design and Method
5.2.1 Stakeholder Interviews

5.2.2 Analysis of Submissions to the Western Australian Parliamentary Inquiry
5.3 Results and Discussion
5.3.1 Initial Discussions in the Early Days of Airbnb in Western Australia: An Expert Perspective
5.3.2 Stakeholder Perceptions after Airbnb Became a Lived Reality in Western Australia
5.3.3 A Closer Look at Stakeholder Feedback
5.3.4 Suggested Policy Recommendations from Stakeholders
5.4 What's Next: Conclusion and Implications for Government Action
References
6 Regulatory Approaches-International Case Examples
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Data Basis

6.3 Policy Framework
6.4 International Case Studies
6.4.1 London, United Kingdom
6.4.2 New York, USA
6.4.3 San Francisco, USA
6.4.4 Barcelona, Spain
6.4.5 Rome, Italy
6.4.6 Amsterdam, Netherlands
6.4.7 Berlin, Germany
6.4.8 Hong Kong, China
6.4.9 Singapore
6.5 Selected Approaches within Australia
6.5.1 New South Wales (NSW) and Sydney
6.5.2 Victoria and Melbourne
6.5.3 Tasmania
6.5.4 South Australia
6.5.5 Western Australia
6.6 Concluding Remarks
References
7 Disruptive Innovation Through Airbnb? An Interim Conclusion
References