Chris Dekoning, who lives in a condo at King and Strachan, says an Airbnb party last month lead to series of break-ins in the middle of the night. The individual broke into Dekoning’s unit and stole sunglasses, an old 35mm camera, phone charger and his cat, which was later found by another resident in the […]

Joyce Lim, a tenant at the Ice Condos in downtown Toronto, observed in late May how strangely clean and quiet the lobby of her building had become.

Chris Dekoning, who lives in a condo at King and Strachan, says an Airbnb party last month lead to series of break-ins in the middle of the night. The individual broke into Dekoning’s unit and stole sunglasses, an old 35mm camera, phone charger and his cat, which was later found by another resident in the […]

Submissions to Sidney council suggest overwhelming opposition to plans to prohibit short-term vacation rentals, but also an organized campaign by Airbnb and interested parties.

A condo complex in Toronto known for its high volume of Airbnb units is prohibiting all short term rentals amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 19, the Hotel Association of Canada warned that the industry “has completely crashed over the past 10 days” with the national occupancy average falling to under 10 per cent as the country closes its borders to most international travellers and prepares to shut down non-essential traffic between Canada and the U.S. later this […]

Big number: 7,300 — the number of entire-home Airbnb listings in Toronto according to a February report by advocacy group Fairbnb. COVID-19 is prompting many landlords to convert Airbnb listings to long-term rentals.

‘Ghost hotels’—buildings that are filled with short-term rentals to tourists—have cleared out amid the coronavirus pandemic and left Airbnb profiteers saying it’s ‘impossible’ to find anyone for their apartments.

Ontario has restricted the operations of online accommodation services such as Airbnb, issuing an order that limits short-term rentals to those “who are in need of housing during the emergency period.”

The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing Toronto condo owners to list fewer properties as short-term rentals using services like Airbnb.