Airbnb used the World Cup to lobby for relaxed short-term rental rules. Demand didn’t keep up
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Airbnb used the World Cup to lobby for relaxed short-term rental rules. Demand didn’t keep up
THORBEN WIEDITZ
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED 30 MINUTES AGO
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Soccer fans in Vancouver on June 18. The city didn't loosen its short-term rental rules ahead of the tournament as Airbnb had hoped, but the company found success in Los Angeles, to the dismay of housing advocates.
ETHAN CAIRNS/THE CANADIAN PRESS
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