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This introduction chapter provides an outline of the structure of the book. Drawing on the story of Freya, a short-term rental host in Barcelona, Spain, it introduces the idea of the “platform economy” within the context of tourism. It concludes with some notes on the various methods that have been used in the research that underpins the book.
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Roelofsen, M. (2022). Introduction. In: Hospitality, Home and Life in the Platform Economies of Tourism. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04010-8_1
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