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The phenomenon of shared accommodation and its impact on residents
Štěpánová, Anna ; Fialová, Dana (advisor) ; Marianovská, Veronika (referee)
THE PHENOMENON OF SHARED ACCOMMODATION AND ITS IMPACT ON RESIDENTS Abstract Web service Airbnb, starting its operation since 2008, arranges short-term rentals for turists in resident place. During ten years of its existence there has been huge Airbnb expansion all over the world. Number of problems has appeared and has affected not only on a life of residents. Current service operation has already diverged from the principles of sharing economy upon which it was established and it rather remains uncontrolled business activity. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to capture the functioning of Airbnb in selected foreign metropolis and to present approved regulatory steps at these localities. Then the current situation of shared accommodation market in Prague is presented and discussion over legistation proposals is shown. Using the semistructured interviews, the research was made in Prague district Vinohrady with the aim of analyzing residents'opinion on accommodated guests in their apartment block. Research shows that Airbnb guests affect negatively the quality of residental life especially due to their noisier behaviour. key words: Airbnb, shared economy, shared accomodation, impact on residents, regulations, Prague
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