Interview guide

General:

• (1) For how long have you been a host for Airbnb?

• (2) How do you rent out (room (s), whole apartment, other second home)

• (3) How often do you rent out a room?

• (4) Do you also use Airbnb for yourself?

Motivations to becoming a host:

• (5) Why did you decide to become a host?

• (6) What are the motivations for you to be an Airbnb host?

• (7) Have you always wanted to rent out your house?

• (8) Do you have another job or jobs besides your hosting?

The role of a hosts, i.e., experience, expectations and competencies:

• (9) If you had to describe yourself as a host, how would that be? (i.e., strict rules, try to socialize, try to also be authentic as Airbnb states)

• (10) How do you position yourself as a host? Any strategies applied?

• (11) Do you feel like you have the competencies of being a good host?

• (12) If you had to describe the experience in general of being a host, how would that look like?

• (13) How do you select visitors and why so?

• (14) How much hours per week on average you spend on being a host?

• (15) Which activity is the most time consuming of hosting?

• (16) Which part of hosting do you enjoy the most and which one the least?

• (17) How do you see the future (i.e., do you worry about the future?, or any plans)

Influence on daily life – well-being:

• (18) Did you had any expectations of becoming a host, and looking back, do you feel like your expectations are met?

• (19) In which way do you feel like your life has changed from the moment you became a host?

• (20) Are there also any positive and/or negative consequences (burdens or costs) after becoming a host? What kind and how does this impact you and-or your family?

• (21) How do you perceive the sharing of your apartment interferes with your own personal space and time and from any family members? How does this affect you?

• (22) How do you combine being a host with other domains in your life? And how does this work out? How do you feel about that?

Identity of entrepreneur and social identity:

• (23) Have you always aspired to become an independent–(micro) entrepreneur?

• (24) How do you perceive yourself as a host?

• (25) Is your host role a part of yourself or it dominates your overall identity?

• (26) How would you like others to see you? – How do you think others perceive you?

Airbnb community:

• (27) Is there a community of other hosts in the city? Do you feel a part of this community and how? Is the community supportive or competitive?

• (28) Do you feel any social pressure of being a popular host in the community? And how does that affect you?

• (29) How important is the host community for you?

• (30) How do you feel to be a part of the Airbnb community in general? Is there any pressure coming from Airbnb to behave in a certain way? Do you feel happy that Airbnb facilities your hosting?

Other: Airbnb in general:

• (31) How concerned are you with the regulations of Airbnb: legal versus illegal issues?

• (32) Do you also rent out your apartment to other platforms besides Airbnb?

• (33) In which way has your role as a host changed your view of tourism in the city?

• (34) How do you think your role as a host but also the Airbnb practices in general has changed your neighborhood and your perception/attitudes of contributing to tourism?

• (35) What would you like to see different in the future with Airbnb? How do you think your future will look like?

• (36) Any other comments...............................

Source : (Tibulschi, 2017)