CBC News – Ottawa hotels ask city to regulate Airbnb

October 31, 2016
The Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association argues some hosts on the popular room-sharing website Airbnb are operating like businesses and should have to register for a licence, and pay the same fees as the hotel industry. The hotels are particularly concerned with hosts who don’t just share their home when they’re away, but who operate several, even dozens, of listings for profit….
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-city-airbnb-hotels-regulation-1.3829522