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Jafar Bapiri

Jafar Bapiri

Academic rank: Assistant Professor
ORCID: 0000-0001-5236-6782
Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Research

Title
Business models of multisided platforms for in-destination tours and activities: a morphological analysis approach
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Tour and activity; multisided platforms; digital business; business models; tourism industry; morphological analysis
Year
2024
Journal Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing
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Researchers Jafar Bapiri ، Kourosh Esfandiar ، Peter O'connor

Abstract

In-destination tours and activities multisided platforms (T&A MSP) are growing ventures at the forefront of digitalizing tour and activity sector. While these platforms are transforming this sector, understanding of their business models and how they create, deliver and capture value is limited. To address this gap, we developed a morphological matrix to facilitate alternative business model exploration and discovery. Derived from three iterations, this matrix visually represents and describes the characteristics of T&A MSP business models. Utilizing this tool, T&A MSP can evaluate and make transformative adjustments to their business models, thereby enhancing performance, adapting to evolving tourists’ preferences and generating greater value.