Media Advisory - Hotels Release Best Practice Guidelines for Regulating Airbnb

OTTAWA, Aug. 15, 2018 /CNW/ -

Who:	Alana Baker, Director of Government Relations, Hotel Association of Canada
	Xavier Gret, Président Directeur général, Association hôtellerie Québec
Why:	Governments at all levels are grappling with the implications of the growing short-term rental industry and platforms like Airbnb
What:	The short-term rental industry operates with limited regulation and online platforms are being used to operate commercial accommodation businesses, resulting in unintended consequences. This new research gives Canadian municipalities an analysis of regulatory developments worldwide and best practice approaches to developing a local framework.
Press Conference:
When:	Thursday, August 16^th at 10:00 AM
Where:	Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill
Media Teleconference:
When:	Thursday, August 16^th at 12:00 PM
Dial in:	([phone], Conference 53015131

The Hotel Association of Canada is the voice of the Canadian Hotel & Lodging industry. For over 100 years, it has worked to enhance the prosperity of the Industry through strong member engagement, effective advocacy, and the provision of value added programs and services. The Hotel Association represents more than 8,000 hotels, motels and resorts that encompass the $19.2 billion Canadian hotel industry which directly and indirectly employs 304,000 people across Canada.

SOURCE Hotel Association of Canada

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