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Porter Five Forces Analysis: Threat of New Entrants
Porter Five Forces Analysis: Threat of New Entrants
Threat of substitutes:
The threat of substitutes is quite high in my opinion, because the switching costs are non-existent.
Customers can very easily choose a traditional hotel, b&b, hostel, couch surfing, etc. as an
alternative in the future.
Inter-firm rivalry:
This is moderate or even low. There are other services like this, but none as large or as successful as
Airbnb.
Diversification
Airbnb Company is providing diverse and unique serves form its competitors.
Variety of services to attract customers.
Increasing efficiency by using advance technology.
The company has increased buying power by providing effective quality to its
customers.
Online database system for customers is one of the main examples of decortication.