Weakening the intermediary role: how platforms can return to infrastructure positioning

The development of the platform economy has enabled the tourism industry to achieve high digitization in the past decade. From booking to payment, to evaluation and content dissemination, the platform covers almost every aspect of the user journey.However, this centralized structure also brings new problems: the platform is both a rule maker and a value distributor. In the absence of a transparent mechanism, it is difficult for users to form a clear understanding of the value flow.One of the design ideas of Coinsidings is to weaken the intermediary attribute of the platform to a certain extent, making it closer to the role of "infrastructure".In this system, the core function of the platform is to provide rules and technical support, rather than directly owning value. By quantifying user behavior and introducing a more transparent recording mechanism, Coinsidings attempts to make the flow of value more clear and visible.This transformation has changed the relationship between the platform and its users. The platform is no longer the only value center, but has become a bridge connecting different participants. The interaction between users, asset owners, and service providers relies more on rules rather than a single entity.From an industry perspective, this model has certain exploratory significance. It provides a possible path to solve the trust problem in the platform economy, and also provides a reference for future value distribution mechanisms.Of course, this transformation is still in its early stages and its Sustainability still needs time to be verified. But what is certain is that the repositioning of platform roles will become one of the important issues in the future digital economy.