With the COVID-19 pandemic changing the landscape of career situations in North America, Airbnb says more and more people are hunting and painting at the same time.
On Wednesday, the company highlighted some of the most popular places to stay in Canada for remote employees for long-term accommodation.
Victoria recorded the fifth-highest number of long-term bookings of any city in Canada in the first fiscal quarter of 2022, according to Airbnb.
Toronto the top popular choice, followed by Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, respectively.
Meanwhile, Victoria was considered the fifth “best equipped” city for long-term remote workers, based on the number of long-term stay listings available to travelers.
Victoria was not the network of islands to be venerated on Wednesday.
Airbnb says Nanaimo is considered the third most hospitable city for long-term stays in Canada, based on its five-star rating percentage.
About 87. 1% of visitors staying at extended-stay hotels in Nanaimo rated the city’s hosts with five-star reviews, the percentage in British Columbia.
Nanaimo surpassed only Halifax with 92. 6% and Winnipeg with 87. 7%.
Photograph by Nanaimo, British Columbia. (CTV News)
Given that housing is a primary fear for many Canadians, especially in British Columbia, the popularity of airbnbs in Victoria is possibly not good news for some.
Last month, the city of Victoria told CTV News it was investigating a bunch of potentially unlicensed Airbnbs.
According to municipal statutes, short-term rental licenses can be granted to landlords under express conditions.
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps said 410 investigations into unlicensed short-term rentals were underway in early June.
He expected those investigations to lead to fines, noting that in 2021 4 cases involving unlicensed short-term rentals were taken to court and resulted in fines of $20,000 and five other people were banned from operating. their rentals.
Helps said he would like to see more from other municipalities, the province and Airbnb to help reduce the number of short-term rentals without a license, while British Columbia struggles with housing affordability.
“We use the full extent of our authority,” he helps at the time.
“We know we are in crisis. We solved this five years ago before there is a crisis, and we use all our equipment in our toolbox,” he said.
With files through Eric Lloyd of CTV News Vancouver Island