Half Of Americans Plan To Use Sharing Economy Services Like Airbnb, Uber And Lyft For Summer Travel In 2017
The first year-on-year survey to track consumer confidence in the sharing economy market for travel planning showed that this growth correlates with the uptick in familiarity with these services. As the years have progressed, familiarity has significantly increased across all sharing economy services with
Comparison of Americans' Likely To Use and Familiarity of Sharing Economy Services |
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2015 Likely to Use |
2016 Likely to Use |
2017 Likely to Use |
2015 Familiarity |
2016 Familiarity |
2017 Familiarity |
17 percent |
36 percent |
50 percent |
47 percent |
66 percent |
78 percent |
While familiarity and likelihood of using sharing economy services have risen significantly since 2015, fewer than two in ten (17 percent) Americans are willing to say they are "very trusting" of services, leaving the majority (83 percent) at least somewhat skeptical (48 percent somewhat trustworthy/ 13 percent not very trustworthy/ 5 percent not at all trustworthy/17 percent not sure).
The hesitation for some Americans to trust the evolving gig economy may be the result of recent negative stories in the news. On learning of the latest reports of safety and regulation concerns relating to ride-sharing services, one in three (35 percent) Americans say they are now less likely to use these services in the future. Conversely, half (50 percent) reported that this news has no impact on their decision to use ride-sharing services.
"In the years that we've conducted the Sharing Economy Index, it has been incredible to see the significant growth in familiarity and use of sharing economy services for summer travel," said
When pitted head-to-head with traditional travel services, the sharing economy is seen by Americans as the better value (35 percent; up nine percent from 2016) and provides a more authentic local experience (33 percent; up 11 percent). While traditional services still outperform the sharing economy when it comes to customer service, for many Americans, the experience is the same, regardless of which service is being used.
A full infographic and video highlighting the survey's findings are available for download.
The Sharing Economy Index has been conducted each summer since 2015 by national polling firm
Comparison of Americans' Preference of Service For Better Experience |
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Sharing Economy Services |
Traditional Services |
Both the Same |
Don't Know |
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'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
'15 |
'16 |
'17 |
|
Better quality product |
8% |
9% |
15% |
41% |
31% |
35% |
37% |
27% |
31% |
15% |
33% |
18% |
More authentic local experience |
12% |
22% |
33% |
35% |
19% |
22% |
37% |
26% |
26% |
16% |
32% |
19% |
Better value for money |
17% |
26% |
35% |
32% |
18% |
19% |
36% |
23% |
26% |
16% |
33% |
19% |
Better booking experience |
9% |
9% |
17% |
39% |
31% |
33% |
36% |
27% |
31% |
16% |
33% |
20% |
Better customer support when things go wrong |
6% |
7% |
9% |
48% |
40% |
47% |
30% |
21% |
24% |
16% |
33% |
20% |
Best overall experience |
9% |
11% |
17% |
44% |
25% |
30% |
34% |
30% |
31% |
13% |
34% |
22% |
Methodology: These are findings of an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of
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