Home away from home The sharing economy and visitors to Iceland

• Main Authors: Jónsson, Örn D., Huijbens, Edward H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
• Subjects: Deilihagkerfið; ferðaþjónusta; nýsköpun; atvinnusköpun; fjárvæðing; Sharing economy; tourism; innovation; employment creation; monetizing; Draga; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3758

This article discusses issues of contention in the development of the sharing economy world-wide and contextualises these in Icelandic tourism development. The article describes the key concepts, premises and functioning of the sharing economy and how these can facilitate entrepreneurship in tourism...