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The platformization of tourism: from accommodation to Experiences
Full text linkhe article investigates platform-mediated tourism practices by focusing on the new recreational activities offered byAirbnb, namely“Experiences”. In recent years, the leading short-term rental platform has started an expansion strategybeyond accommodation towards services based on immersive activities led by local hosts. Drawing upon previous re-search on short-term accommodation platforms, we explore the platformization of such recreational activities bylooking at their spatialities, the place-based resources engaged and emerging self-entrepreneurial practices. Our effortis experimental since most literature on Airbnb deals with accommodation listings while Experiences differ from ac-commodation since they combine different typesof local resources, which are less spatially constrained, with the host'spersonal skills. This paper contributes to understanding the spatial and socio-economic implications of the Airbnb ex-pansion strategy through Experiences. We develop a case study based on 385 Experiences collected in Florence (Italy)in 2019 and analyze their location and distribution patterns, the estimated revenue generated, the typology of re-sources which are commodified through such activities, and the professional profiles of the hosts. Results show thatExperiences seem to erode the well-known spatial concentration of accommodation listings in city centres. This is ex-plained by the different nature of the resources mobilized by the Experiences, which privilege the experiential charac-ter of these services (e.g. food tasting, cooking classes). Furthermore, Experiences become a self-employmentopportunity for the hosts, reinforcing the unregulated and permeable environment of the digital platform
La “grande bellezza”: thirty years of Italian set locations
No full textFrom the farthest north to the deepest south, the cities, towns, and countryside of Italy have provided set locations which show us images of an Italy that is multiform and various. Based on a massive database of more than 5000 Italian-set films from 1988 to 2016, this paper explores the geography of Italian set locations and their related cinematic landscapes. In order to achieve this goal, the study proceeds in two phases. First, the paper identifies the concentrations of set locations (filmogenic spots) overall and by genre in particular areas through spatial analysis tools. Second, it presents a qualitative analysis of the representation of selected locations, underlining the different roles played by the landscape in film narratives. By using an integrated quali-quantitative perspective, the paper offers an analysis that combines the spatial and the representational dimensions of Italian set locations over a wide area for a long period
Pressione del turismo sulle coste: una valutazione delle aree virtuali del turismo giornaliero
No full textThe impact of day tourism on the environment and sustainability: the north-western Mediterranean arc
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Paesaggio, cinema e fantasia: trent'anni di Italia nei film
No full textDal nord al sud, città e campagne italiane sono set cinematografici che ci restituiscono le immagini di un’Italia molteplice e variegata. Il database IMDb (Internet Movie Database) raccoglie ben 13.550 film girati in Italia dal 1989 ad oggi. Nella finzione cinematografica non tutti sono ambientati in Italia, ma lo è la maggior parte. Il nostro contributo parte da questi luoghi e dall’analisi del database che li raccoglie e ha un duplice obiettivo. In primo luogo desidera esaminare la geografia e la localizzazione della produzione cinematografica che ha avuto come sfondo l’Italia e, in seconda battuta, analizzare il ruolo svolto dal paesaggio nell’ambito della narrazione cinematografica, attraverso un focus specifico su alcuni film ambientati a Siena e nei dintorni. Lo studio dopo un breve paragrafo di carattere introduttivo su paesaggio e cinema (§ 2), presenta l’analisi spaziale del database IMDb (§3), affronta il tema del paesaggio italiano in relazione ai film selezionati e ai generi (§ 4), proponendo, infine, alcune riflessioni sull’impatto concreto che i film hanno nel determinare una maggiore attrattività dei luoghi che ospitano i set cinematografic
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