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Spain’s consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules. The Spanish government as well as city councils and regional authorities have launched a general crackdown on tourism rentals via sites such as …

Cost of Living9:33Why hotels are becoming more like Airbnbs Maureen McCartney has been using Airbnb for her travel accommodations for about eight years. But she’s started using hotels instead, after her last few stays didn’t go so well. For a recent visit to Seattle, she booked a basement suite that …

New data from the B.C. government shows thousands of short-term rentals have been operating illegally. Seven communities across the province require short-term rentals to operate with a business licence. According to the province, there are 22,000 listings in those areas but nearly 11,000 are operating without that permit. The data …

The Nova Scotia government plans to introduce new legislation this fall to further regulate short-term rentals and impose higher annual registration fees. Short-term rental owners are already required to register their properties through the province, with annual registration fees of $50 to $150, depending on the number of bedrooms. In …

A woman is speaking out after being secretly filmed in her bedroom while staying at a London, Ont., Airbnb. She says the camera was found in a phone charger in her room. Chloe Le Brument and her partner, James, took a quick trip down to London for a music festival …

The father of one of the victims of the Old Montreal filed an application on Friday for the authorization of a $22 million class-action lawsuit against, among others, the building’s owner and Airbnb. Randy Sears, the father of Nathan Sears, a 35-year-old man who died in the March 16 fire …