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SHORT-TERM RENTAL PLATFORMS: AIRBNB IN V4 COUNTRIES
SHORT-TERM RENTAL PLATFORMS: AIRBNB IN V4 COUNTRIES

Author(s): Pavel Peterka, Aleš Rod, Radek Sobčhart
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Summary/Abstract: The concept of sharing economy, is naturally a source of new challenges. These challenges and potential problems must be solved by the regulator in cooperation with the platform to the satisfaction of all stakeholders involved. To do so an overview of the presence of short-term rental platform Airbnb in V4 is necessary. According to the latest data from 2019, the total number of individual short-term rental offers through Airbnb in V4 countries reached 104 400 in 2019. Approximately 4.63 million visitors made use of accommodation offered in V4 countries. In countries of V4 in 2019, guests spent on accommodation and services in the neighborhood of the accommodation space itself 1.202 billion euros.