Tourism Transportation Services Provided on the Principle of Sharing Economy

The article deals with the issue of transportation services, provided on the principle of the sharing economy. It is focused on Slovakia, a country where the sharing economy is a new concept and legislation is only gradually being formed. The aim of the paper is to analyze the public's awareness of transport services provided on the principle of sharing economy, their usage and motivation of potential providers of such services. The article provides answers to the research questions: What is the motivation for the potential providers of the transportation services in the sharing economy platforms? What needs to be changed in Slovakia in order to expand the possibilities of the offering the tourism transportation services provided on the principle of the sharing economy? The article uses the results of the primary research carried out by the method of questioning by the technique of structured questionnaire conducted with the current and potential users and providers of the transportation services provided on the principle of the sharing economy (727 respondents).