CBC News – Airbnb ‘a growing problem’ that Alberta should regulate, hotel association says

January 10, 2017
As the home-sharing service Airbnb continues to grow in Calgary, with more than 2,000 listings currently available in the city, Alberta’s hotel industry is feeling uneasy. The Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association is asking the government to follow in the footsteps of other jurisdictions and start regulating the short-term rental business. Dave Kaiser, president and CEO of the Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association, spoke with the Calgary Eyeopener about why the industry wants to see rules for Airbnb, such as having users pay into the same four-per-cent tourism levy hotels do. The following is an edited version of the conversation. Q: When you go on the Airbnb website and search “Calgary” and you see all that’s available, what do you think?…
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-hotel-association-regulations-airbnb-1.3929466