On other short-term rental sites - and Vrbo - The Canadian Press was able to find dozens of new listings that don’t include permit numbers.ī said it works “closely” with municipalities to ensure that regulations are followed. The company said information from third-party sites that scrape data from Airbnb can be inaccurate, but did not provide any data of its own. In an email, Airbnb said it’s up to the province to check whether registration numbers are valid. He said he believes most of those properties will return to the long-term housing market. In total, the number of short-term rentals in Quebec listed on Airbnb has dropped by 76 per cent, and the overall number of listings has been cut in half. He said he found 1,519 listings with licence numbers that appeared in five or more listings - including 29 listings using the number 123456. “So that’s 1,675 Airbnb listings that were able to suddenly license themselves almost overnight,” he said in an interview.
He said the number of active listings in the province with a licence number rose to 2,816 on March 29 from 1,141 on March 16. Murray Cox, the founder of Inside Airbnb, an independent website that tracks the platform, said that while almost all Quebec listings on the site now include a licence number, it’s not clear how many of those numbers are real. Some hosts, however, appear to be attempting to get around the ban. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She said there should be enough space this season in hotels and legal short-term rentals however, she said prices for both types of accommodations may rise and some tourists may have to stay in the suburbs. She said 9.5 million visitors are expected in the city this year, adding that about 20 per cent of tourists in past years stayed in short-term rentals. “There can’t be a healthy industry if it’s based on not respecting laws.” “At Tourisme Montreal, we often talk about being a harmonious destination harmony takes different forms in the city, but there’s no harmony when it’s done illegally,” Aurelie de Blois, a spokeswoman for the agency, said in an interview. Montreal’s tourism promotion agency, Tourisme Montreal, said it welcomes Airbnb’s decision. The next issue of Montreal Gazette Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.
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