Stay at (which) home

Second homes during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19554362
AutoresVolkan Zoğal (0000-0003-0059-1958, Ege University), Antoni Domènech (0000-0002-1881-6679, Ege University), Gözde Emekli (0000-0001-8528-5209, Ege University)
Año2022
Volumen8
Número1
Páginas125-133
Fecha de publicación2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Tourism Futures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2055-5911 • E-ISSN: 2055-592X
EditorialEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jtf-06-2020-0090
OpenAlexW3090632860
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25
Referencias citadas13

Purpose This viewpoint paper aims to provide reflections on the role of second homes in the tourism and housing markets together with future lines of research during and after the first outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The authors aim to review the epistemological evolution of the term “second homes” because of the pandemic, as well as to unfold possible short-, medium- and long-term effects that could place second homes at the center of tourist activity and of the tourist rental market profitability. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on published research studies about the definition of the term “second homes”, as well as media sources related to their role during the current situation of the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings In the early stages of the pandemic, second-home owners migrated from crowded cities to low-density areas, being vectors of transmission of the virus. Now, a potential shift in tourist preferences could position second homes at the center of tourist activity as soon as travel restrictions are reduced. This could intensify existing processes of commodification of housing, empowering accommodation platforms and situating the potential for profiteering around the tourist rental market. Parallely, international interests in migrating from crowded cities to low-density areas could also be triggered. Originality/value This viewpoint is presented as the confinement measures associated with the new pandemic are being de-escalated in most of the western countries. It is expected that sharing it will provide insights to researchers and practitioners to better plan their research around secondary housing. Its role should be analysed from different perspectives: in the spread of the virus to low-density areas to anticipate mitigation actions in future outbreaks; in the recovery process of (domestic) tourism; in the processes of commodification and financialization of housing in tourist areas; and their impacts on local residents

Accommodation · Business · Commodification · Disease · Economics · Economy · Geography · Originality · Pandemic · Political science · Qualitative research · Renting · Sociology · Tourism · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Sharing Economy and Platforms · Marketing