Alberta Short-Term Rental Rules in 2026: What Compliance Actually Costs
Calgary licence fees, the new 6 percent tourism levy, insurance minimums, and the real annual cost of running a legal short-term rental in Alberta in 2026.
Vacation Rental SEO: How to Rank on Google Without Relying on Airbnb
Vacation rental SEO means optimizing your website so travelers find and book your property directly on Google — without opening Airbnb or VRBO first, and without paying either platform a commission. It combines technical SEO health, accurate pricing, and location-specific content depth, and typically takes 3-6 months to show meaningful ranking results. Summary Table of […]
Why Every Airbnb Host in Calgary Needs a Direct Booking Website
by Cody Wise, Founder, Designer and Entrepreneur If you own an Airbnb in Calgary and rely only on Airbnb for bookings, you are leaving money on the table. Calgary is growing fast. More listings. More competition. Higher expectations. And in this market, the operators who win are not just hosts. They are brands. The Calgary […]