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I need support with this Business question so I can learn better. Which sharing accommodation platform would be thriving?The sharing economy is not new, but it has exploded in recent years thanks to consumers’ increased awareness of idle assets. In the last decade, the tourism industry has been re-defined by this sharing economy concept in which there has seen the meteoric growth of sharing accommodation platforms like Airbnb and Xbed (the case study for this week).Select one accommodation sharing platform and answer the following. 1. Assuming you own an idle property, which platform would you use to share this room? Xbed or the platform of your choice? Briefly introduce the platform of your choice and justify your selection by comparing the services provided by the two platforms. 2. Applying the platform expansion strategies from week4 lecture, compare the expansion strategies of Xbed and the DP of your choice. Discuss the similarities and differences between the strategies adopted by the two DPs. (If the two DPs have adopted the same expansion strategy, you may discuss how they have leveraged the strategy respectively.) Based on your analysis, which platform would be more likely to thrive in the future? Briefly explain your reasons by referring to this reading – Zhu, F., & Iansiti, M. (2019). Why Some Platforms Thrive and Others Don’t.)