Billy Bai and Huiying Zhang (both Hospitality), together with Xi Yu Leung, ’12 Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, are authors of "" published in Current Issues in Tourism. Based on a layer-by-layer analysis, this study proposes a comprehensive conceptual framework to delineate the relationship between the sharing economy and destination sustainability from a destination capital’s perspective. The framework provides knowledge advancement and practical guidance for destination sustainability in the sharing economy. Zhang is a doctoral student.