{"podcast":{"title":"CanCon","slug":"cancon-7243791","podcast_index_feed_id":7243791,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/5KDCoHqs","website_url":"https://elbows-up.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/459eaf0b-a302-4d43-9318-4481701fcb41/ff62d403-6341-4382-9426-9bbdae4fd75e/3000x3000/cancon-showcover-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jordan Heath-Rawlings, Laura Palmer","episode_count":43,"summary":"It's a fascinating time to be Canadian. This is a show that breaks all that wide open. Dangers. Opportunities. The stories that make this country what it is. And what it isn't. Longtime journalist and podcast host Jordan Heath-Rawlings (Elbows Up, The Big Story, The Gravy Train) returns to host critical Canadian Conversations with leading experts and storytellers. These are discussions—about who we are, how we got here, and where we're going—designed to offer more than soundbites and headlines. They'll introduce you to places, people and policies you might not have otherwise met, or perhaps not considered to be worth your attention. But they are.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:17:55.541573+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791"},"episode":{"title":"Can Canada's travel industry seize a golden opportunity?","slug":"can-canada-s-travel-industry-seize-a-golden-opportunity","published_at":"2026-02-12T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791/can-canada-s-travel-industry-seize-a-golden-opportunity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791","url":"https://elbows-up.simplecast.com/episodes/can-canadas-travel-industry-seize-its-golden-opportunity-ivwWbcIS","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/13039807-2ea8-4138-bba4-ff99d4da8b96/episodes/bcc8563d-97b1-4920-adf8-764dba34a92a/audio/d8177680-c9cb-4bfd-9cbc-2387c8609494/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=5KDCoHqs","summary":"As you may have heard (over and over again), travel to the United States by Canadians is way down. Other countries are also avoiding the US, whether due to political stances or security concerns. But Canadians, Europeans and others are still part of the post-pandemic travel boom. So where are they going? You got it! Canadians are looking to explore their own country more than ever before. Foreigners are still looking to visit North America, just maybe not ... you know. All this has created the best chance Canada has had in decades to supercharge its growing travel industry. The only questions are if we're ready to seize it, and how we go about doing that... Jordan speaks to Erin Hynes, a longtime travel industry expert and the host of Curious Tourism: A Responsible Travel Podcast, about what the past year has taught us about Canadian travel and where it might be headed this year.","meta_description":"As you may have heard (over and over again), travel to the United States by Canadians is way down. Other countries are also avoiding the US, whether due t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1608,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cancon-7243791/episodes/can-canada-s-travel-industry-seize-a-golden-opportunity/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cancon-7243791/can-canada-s-travel-industry-seize-a-golden-opportunity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}