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The publication is part of the project PID2021-124428OB-I00, funded by 'MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ERDF, EU', where PID2021-124428OB-I00 is the reference that appears in the award resolution; MCIN is the acronym of the Ministry of Science and Innovation; AEI is the acronym of the State Research Agency; 10.13039/501100011033 is the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) of the Agency; and ERDF is the acronym of the European Regional Development Fund.

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August 28, 2025
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Modeling Public Transportation Use Among Short-Term Rental Guests in Madrid

Publicated to:Applied Sciences-Basel. 15 (14): 7828- - 2025-07-12 15(14), DOI: 10.3390/app15147828

Authors: Galvez-Perez, Daniel; Guirao, Begona; Ortuno, Armando

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Univ Alicante, Escuela Politecn Super, Dept Civil Engn, Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig S-N, San Vicente Del Raspeig 03690, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Transporte Terr & Urbanismo, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Caminos Canales & Puertos, Calle Prof Aranguren 3, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

Urban tourism has experienced significant growth driven by platforms such as Airbnb, yet the relationship between short-term rental (STR) location and guest mobility remains underexplored. In this study, a structured survey of STR guests in Madrid during 2024 was administered face-to-face through property managers and luggage-storage services to examine factors influencing public transport (PT) use. Responses on bus and metro usage were combined into a three-level ordinal variable and modeled using ordered logistic regression against tourist demographics, trip characteristics, and accommodation attributes, including geocoded location zones. The results indicate that first-time and international visitors are less likely to use PT at high levels, while tourists visiting more points of interest and those who rated PT importance highly when choosing accommodation are significantly more frequent users. Accommodation in the central almond or periphery correlates positively with higher PT use compared to the city center. Distances to transit stops were not significant predictors, reflecting overall network accessibility. These findings suggest that enhancing PT connectivity in peripheral areas could support the spatial dispersion of tourism benefits and improve sustainable mobility for STR guests.

Keywords

Accommodation locationAirbnbBehavioDestinationDeterminantsPublic transportShort-term rentalsSustainable tourisSustainable tourismTourist mobilityTouristsUrban tourism

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 283/460, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría .

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-09-23:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GÁLVEZ PÉREZ, DANIEL) .

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GÁLVEZ PÉREZ, DANIEL.