The discourses of Airbnb guests in Lima-Peru

Retes R.; Lovón M. · Empiria (2023) · DOI: 10.5944/empiria.59.2023.37964

Resumen

Airbnb is a worldwide tourism phenomenon that affects local commerce. In Peru, this type of service has increased. Its followers value the stay and the benefits of the place and write about it to recommend or advise against it. The aim of this paper is to analyze the discourses through linguistic strategies of guests staying in Lima-Peru. Methodologically, a corpus consisting of 91 textual samples has been collected, which are frequently used and coming from guests in the most touristic districts of Lima. It is concluded that guests generally create discourses about their stay, comfort and safety. In doing so, they put the reputation of the hosts at stake and make the published information useful for potential tourists.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Universidad de San Martín de Porres