Department of Business, Faculty of Business and Communication, International University of La Rioja, Avenida de la Paz, 137, 26004 Logroño, Spain.
Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Feb 15;15(2):347. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020347.
The concentration of tourists at certain times of the year can damage sensitive environments. The use of peer-to-peer vacation rental websites has increased greatly during the last decade. This system could either reduce seasonality in touristic destinations where the tourist activity takes place throughout the year at a lower price or on the contrary, it could increase the number of visitors at certain times of the year even more. This paper intends to analyze the effect that these platforms have on tourism seasonality in order to calculate if they help reduce or increase the pressure on the destinations. To do so, the Gini Index has been applied to one of the main touristic spots in Europe, the Balearic Islands in Spain. The conclusion is that this type of accommodation has aggravated the problem, generating a greater concentration of tourists and a higher pressure on the resources of the islands.
一年中某些特定时段游客过于集中可能会破坏脆弱的环境。过去十年间，点对点度假租赁网站的使用大大增加。这种系统要么降低全年都有游客活动的旅游目的地的季节性，价格更低；要么相反，在一年中的某些特定时段增加游客数量。本文旨在分析这些平台对旅游季节性的影响，以计算它们是否有助于减轻或增加目的地的压力。为此，基尼指数已应用于欧洲主要旅游景点之一的西班牙巴利阿里群岛。结论是，这种住宿方式加剧了问题，导致游客更加集中，对岛屿资源的压力更大。
