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• Opinion: Too little is being done to fix Vancouver’s hotel crisis

  By Karm Sumal Verified| Daily Hive Vancouver Verified Vancouver is facing a serious hotel shortage. Tourism numbers are rebounding and reaching new heights, hotel room prices are soaring, and visitors are struggling to find places to stay. Despite this, new hotels simply aren’t being built at the pace required to meet demand. While the City of Vancouver continues to approve hotel projects on paper, the reality is that few, if any, are breaking ground, and without a renewed effort from City Hall, this will be the case for a long time going forward.

  By Karm Sumal Verified · Daily Hive Vancouver

  Feb. 27, 2025

• Opinion: Government mismanagement is driving up housing costs in B.C.

  By Karm Sumal Verified| Daily Hive Vancouver Verified For years, the Government of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver have been locked in a blame game over who should fund critical infrastructure, affordable housing, and regional services. Rather than solving these issues, both levels of government have made housing development a scapegoat, piling costs onto new projects and forcing renters and homeowners to bear the financial burden of government mismanagement.

  By Karm Sumal Verified · Daily Hive Vancouver

  Feb. 19, 2025

• Opinion: Too little is being done to fix Vancouver’s hotel crisis

  By Karm Sumal Verified| Daily Hive Vancouver Verified Vancouver is facing a serious hotel shortage. Tourism numbers are rebounding and reaching new heights, hotel room prices are soaring, and visitors are struggling to find places to stay. Despite this, new hotels simply aren’t being built at the pace required to meet demand. While the City of Vancouver continues to approve hotel projects on paper, the reality is that few, if any, are breaking ground, and without a renewed effort from City Hall, this will be the case for a long time going forward.

  By Karm Sumal Verified · Daily Hive Vancouver

  Feb. 27, 2025

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Daily Hive is a Canadian digital media company founded in 2008, originally known as Vancity Buzz. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, it focuses on hyperlocal news and lifestyle content for major Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, and Edmonton, as well as the U.S. Pacific Northwest, covering Seattle and Portland. The company is dedicated to community-driven storytelling and aims to engage audiences through various thematic channels. Daily Hive operates several specialized content channels, including DH News for general news, Dished for food and restaurant content, Urbanized for real estate and urban design, Venture for technology and business updates, Offside for sports news, Listed for local events, Mapped for travel guides, and Grow for cannabis industry coverage. Additionally, it has in-house digital marketing agencies, Colony Digital and ID Agency, which provide targeted online campaigns and influencer marketing services. Daily Hive generates revenue primarily through advertising and its digital marketing subsidiaries.