Global health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic provide universal challenges that dramatically alter daily life and impact a wide range of industries. One industry that has seen an especially drastic collapse is tourism. With travel coming to an almost dead stop around the world, accommodation agencies such as Airbnb are facing unprecedented obstacles in their operations. Specifically, Airbnb hosts face challenging decisions regarding their response to the situation. In Vancouver, we can see that some hosts are opting to remove their units from Airbnb. Many are calling for the hosts to list their units as proper long-term rentals…..