Couchsurfing and authenticity: Notes towards an understanding of an emerging phenomenon

Hospitality and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-278

  Steylaerts, Vicky ^a   O' Dubhghaill, Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Migration and Minorities Research Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Authenticity; CouchSurfing; Formalization; Globalization; Hospitality; Individuality; Informal lodging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886563185     PISSN: 20427913     EISSN: 20427921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/hosp.1.3.261_1     Document Type: Article

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