共享猛于虎? 论酒店业如何应对共享经济浪潮

Airbnb and Hotels： What to Do bout the Shar=ng Economy

作为共享经济的典型代表,来势汹汹的Airbnb究竟给酒店业带来了多大的冲击？业内人士的答案莫衷一是。但在面对新商业模式时,酒店业不应妄自菲薄,应在理解和利用共享经济精髓的同时,最大化发挥自身优势。共享经济来了共享经济似乎发展势头越来越强劲。作为共享经济的典型代表,Airbnb（空中食宿）最近的估值达100亿美元,2015年Airbnb公布的总收入为2.5亿美元。Airbnb允许房主将多余或空闲房间出租给陌生人。

Sharing Economy Is Coming The sharing economy seems to be going from strength to strength. The poster child of sharing, Airbnb recently had a valuation of $10 billion and reported revenue of $250 million last year. The company, which allows users to rent out their spare rooms or vacant homes to strangers, overtook 10 million stays on its platform last year and doubled its listings to 550,000 in 192 countries. This has led Fast Company to speculate that Airbnb would ＂usurp the InterContinental Hotels Group and Hilton Worldwide as the world＇s largest hotel chain without owning a single hotel.＂