Cuadernos de turismo Nº 51 (2023)

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Post-covid19 features of short-term rental applications. Flexibility as a central aspect of airbnb in Barcelona
(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, 2023) Mansilla, José; Quaglieri, Alan; Sánchez Bergara, Sheila
The Airbnb phenomenon in Barcelona has come to occupy a central role in the local public debate. This has all been substantially altered by the global spread of COVID-19. This scenario has promoted a reformulation of the tourist rental scene, of both regular rentals and those that were also involved in the local tourism scene on an informal and/or irregu-lar basis. In this article, we use this context as a starting point in order to analyse how this adaptation of the tourist rental sector has taken place in Barcelona, in relation to a flexible interpretation of the legislation on urban leases. In order to do that, the methodology uses is basically qualitative, although with the support of a survey in a way of triangulation system of research