- Title
- Undervaluing a sector: the enigma of micro-enterprise self-contained accommodation in Australia
- Creator
- Keogh, Clare; Kriz, Anton; Barnes, Lisa
- Relation
- The Routledge Handbook of Second Home Tourism and Mobilities p. 134-151
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315559056
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Commercial second homes operating as holiday rentals are an important and undervalued sector of the tourism economy. Research conceptualises second homes as lifestyle projects but collectively they form a critical mass and provide a valuable regional economic contribution. Known as micro-enterprise self-contained accommodation (MSA), this exploratory study of three Australian destinations investigates MSA networks from a key stakeholder perspective. Interviews and secondary data are used to gain insights into a sector hampered by stakeholder lack of knowledge. Results uncover a largely invisible MSA sector excluded from most destination development initiatives. Digital marketing platforms such as Airbnb are thriving as they occupy the untapped and undervalued space.
- Subject
- self-contained accommodation; holiday rentals; tourism economy; micro-enterprise self-contained accommodation (MSA); Airbnb; SDG 8; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1442561
- Identifier
- uon:41723
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781138678316
- Language
- eng
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