HAC Launches #VoteFairRules Campaign

On July 17, the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC), joined by the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association (OGHA) and the Association Hôtellerie Québec (AHQ), held a press conference to launch its election platform and call on all federal parties and candidates to modernize Canada’s outdated tax laws and regulations for digital platforms like Airbnb.

The industry’s call was observed in major news outlets across the country, including CBC, CTV and City News, and several of Ottawa’s top political news outlets including iPolitics, and the Evan Solomon Show. The announcement earned more than 100 online news stories and was broadcasted on more than 100 news television and radio shows, grossing 35 million impressions in the first 24 hours of the news cycle and valued well beyond $200,000 in advertising value equivalent. HAC will be monitoring the response from Federal candidates and hopes to see party candidates incorporate this as an election platform issue over the months ahead.

COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• CBC News at 6
• Calls to make Airbnb election issue | CTV News at 6
• Hoteliers urge federal candidates to tax Airbnb hosts | CBC News 
• Ottawa’s Byward Market ‘the epicentre of Airbnb” says Hotel Association | CTV News Ottawa
• Hotel industry looks for boost from Canada tourism surge | BNN Bloomberg
• Des hôteliers pressent les partis fédéraux de réglementer la location à court terme | Radio-Canada
• Des hôteliers pressent les partis fédéraux de réglementer la location à court terme | Radio-Canada
• Hotel association calls for overhaul of federal tax rules on Airbnb and other digital platforms | iPolitics
• Hotel sector makes pre-election pitch for all parties to commit to crackdown on Airbnb, short-term rentals | iPolitics
• The Evan Soloman Show | 580 CFRA News Talk Radio 
• The Morning Rush with Bill Caroll | 580 CFRA News Talk Radio  
• Ottawa’s Byward Market ‘The Epicentre of Airbnb’ says Hotel Association | 580 CFRA News Talk Radio
• Hotel Association of Canada calls on political parties to crack down on online short-term rentals  | 660 News 
• Hotel Association of Canada calls on political parties to crack down on online short-term rentals | News 1130 
• Hotel associations call for crack down on short-term rentals | CityNews Toronto
• Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke (42:40)
• Ottawa Hotel Association says Airbnb is a ‘virus,’ must pay more | Mobile Syrup
• Phénomène Airbnb, des hôteliers pressent les partis fédéraux de réglementer la location à court terme | 104.4 Outaouais