Consecutive Renting and Other Factors Influencing the Block Behaviors of Airbnb Hosts

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10.2991/978-94-6239-672-2_33How to use a DOI?

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Airbnb; short-term rentals; host behavior; platform supply; availability; peer-to-peer platforms; shared economy

Abstract

This paper examines how short-run rental activity influences hosts’ calendar-blocking decisions on Airbnb. Using listing-level daily information, the analysis studies whether recent rental sequences are systematically associated with subsequent availability choices. The results show that consecutive renting is associated with a lower likelihood of blocking and that blocking behavior varies across time and listing characteristics. These findings suggest that effective platform supply is shaped by day-to-day host behavior rather than fixed property inventories.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Songcheng Li
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/12
TI  - Consecutive Renting and Other Factors Influencing the Block Behaviors of Airbnb Hosts
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 3rd International Conference on Applied Economics, Management Science and Social Development (AEMSS 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 351
EP  - 364
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-672-2_33
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-672-2_33
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