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Date Faculty Member(s) Media Outlet(s) Title/About
January 8 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Taylor Swift's Eras tour to Canada
February 2 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Télé - Toronto (CBLFT) NHL All-Star Game and the City of Toronto (Le Téléjournal / Ontario) (en francais) (external link, opens in new window) 
February 9 Dimanche, F. Global Edmonton (CITV) Flair Airlines and travel disruptions (external link, opens in new window) 
February 13 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) The cost of ArriveCan app
February 15 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 640 AM (CBN) Bali's new tourist tax
February 20 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) ArriveCan app 
February 26 Smith, W. City News 660 (CFFR) Lynx Air ceasing operation
March 7 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Traveling during spring break (external link, opens in new window) 
March 27  Graci, S. The Social - CTV 2 Alberta (CJAL) Sustainable Travel (external link, opens in new window) 
April 3 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF  
April 4 Smith, W. CHCH Nexus application fee increasing to $120 USD this fall - Nexus application fee increase (external link, opens in new window) 
April 5 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Repêchage de la NFL au rendez-vous à Détroit (external link, opens in new window) 
April 10 DImanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Economic impact of a solar eclipse
April 11 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO) Carry-on baggage and airlines
April 11 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Economic impact of a solar eclipse
April 16 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 89.1FM (CBLA-FM2) Carry-on baggage and airlines
April 17 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Gate Gourmet strike at Pearson Airport
April 18 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Gate Gourmet strike at Pearson Airport (en francais) (external link, opens in new window) 
May 3 Dodds, R. CBC Radio One 88.9FM (CBTK) Short-term rental regulation in B.C
May 14 Dodds, R. Global News Venice becomes 1st city to charge tourists 5 euros for peak period visits (external link, opens in new window) 
May 16 Dodds, R. MSN Canada Venice becomes 1st city to charge tourists 5 euros for peak period visits (external link, opens in new window) 
May 22 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF 2024 Great Lakes cruise season (external link, opens in new window) 
May 28 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) A survey on summer vacation plans (external link, opens in new window) 
May 29 Dimanche, F. Radio-Canada Preferential prices/access for locals at tourist attractions (external link, opens in new window) 
June 3 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix and City of Windsor (external link, opens in new window) 
June 10 Graci, S. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Ethical and responsible travel (external link, opens in new window) 
June 12 Graci, S. CBC Radio One 94.5FM (CFWH) Ethical and responsible travel
June 12 Smith, W. CBC Radio One Fredericton (CBZF) Carry-on baggage and airlines
June 19 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF Travel habits of Quebecers (external link, opens in new window) 
June 28 Smith, W. CTV News Channel WestJet strike
June 28 Smith, W. City News 680 (CFTR) WestJet cancellations
June 28 Dimanche, F. D'abord l'info-ICI RDI High costs and changing travellers' habits
July 3 Smith, W. The Close– BNN Bloomberg WestJet strike and risk of having duopoly in Canadian airline industry (external link, opens in new window) 
July 8 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Tipping culture
July 9 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Post-Covid tourism industry
July 9  Smith, W. Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ) Tipping Culture
July 9 Smith, W. 630 CHED WestJet Strike
July 10 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF Spanish anti-tourist protests
July 12 Dimanche, F. Global News Tourism story about Canada and Japan (external link, opens in new window) 
July 16 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) How to deal with overtourism
July 22 Dodds, R. Zoomer Radio - CFZM Overtourism
July 22 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Issues affecting tourism industry
July 22 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) Overtourism
July 24 Dimanche, F. ici.radio-canada.ca Chronique tourisme : comment voyager en toute sécurité (en francais)
July 25 Dimanche, F. Newstalk 770 CHQR Career in hospitality
July 29 Dimanche, CTV Atlantic (CKLT) Anti-tourism protests
August 6 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) Tourism Tax
August 7 Dimanche, F 580 CFRA Geopolitical issues affecting tourism
August 12 Dimanche, F. AM 900 Hamilton's News Talk Leader (CHML) Canadian tourism
August 12 Dodds, R. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Sustainable tourism
August 13 Dodds, R CBC Radio One 91.3FM (CBD) Sustainable tourism
August 15 Dimanche, F. Newstalk 800 CJAD Global ranking of tourism destination
August 16 Smith, W. CP24 Canada Jetlines (external link, opens in new window) 
August 16 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada (Ottawa) Canadian National Exhibition
August 19 Dodds, R. CBC Radio One 96.1FM (CBCT) Sustainable tourism
September 3 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Air Canada pilot strike
September  5 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF Air Canada pilot strike
September 10 Smith, W. City News 1130 (CKWX) Air Canada
September 11 Dimanche, F. CBC News: The National Air Canada strike could leave passengers scrambling
September 12 Dimanche, F. Global News Booked on Air Canada? Tourism expert warns travellers to be proactive in case of pilots strike (external link, opens in new window) 
September 13 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBUF Outlook for the hotel sector (external link, opens in new window) 
September 13 Dimanche, F. Cargo News Cargo affected by looming Air Canada work stoppage
September 16 Dimanche, F. Global News BC1 Air Canada pilot strike (external link, opens in new window) 
September 23 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Proposed tax to support new tourist initiatives
September 24 Dodds, R. Newstalk 770 CHQR CN Rail relocating Jasper operations
September 27 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF Hotel occupancy in Canada
September 30 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Télé - Toronto (CBLFT) Hotel occupancy in Canada
October 7 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-5 Hotel occupancy in Canada
October 10 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO) Airlines wifi upgrades
October 16 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Concerts and tourism
October 16 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR) Airlines wifi upgrades
October 21 Dimanche, F. ICI RDI Cuba grid collapse and tourism (Le national)
October 21 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 94.5FM (CFWH) Airlines wifi upgrades
October 30 Dimanche, F. CBC Ottawa (CBOT) High-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto (CBC News)
October 30 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Hotel tax for FIFA 2026
October 31 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF High-speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto
Date Faculty Member(s) Media Outlet(s) Title/About
January 9 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Travel trends in Canada
January 9 Dimanche, F. AM 900 Hamilton's News Talk Leader (CHML) European travel information authorization system
January 9 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 94.5FM (CFWH) Airline industry and passenger complaints
January 9 Dimanche, F. Le Téléjournal / Ontario Importance of New Year's Eve for the restaurant sector
January 11 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One CBYK Restaurant industry
January 11 Smith, W. CP24 Precautions for Canadian Travellers in Mexico
January 11 Dimanche, F. 630 CHED Airline industry and travel chaos
January 12 Dimanche, F.  630 CHED Parliamentary committee on airline industry and travel chaos
January 12 Smith, W. 630 CHED Parliamentary committee on airline industry and travel chaos
January 12 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 90.5FM (CBCV) Restaurant industry
January 13 Dimanche, F. CBC Montreal (CBMT) Parliamentary committee on airline industry and travel chaos
January 13 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Parliamentary committee on airline industry and travel chaos
January 16 Smith, W. AM980 (CFPL) Inflation and Travel Costs
January 23 Smith, W. City News 660 (CFFR) Shortage of pilots in the airline industry
January 30 Dimanche, F. Cross Country Check-up - CBC News Network Fixing air travel in Canada (external link) 
February 23 Smith, W. CFTR-AM - CityNews 680 Busy March Break air travel (external link, opens in new window) 
February 24 Dimanche, F. Global News Air Canada testing facial recognition technology (external link, opens in new window) 
March 3 Smith, W. CBC Toronto/ CityNews at 6/ Global News Morning Pearson Airport introducing flight limit during peak travel times
March 8 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) Life at Sea Cruises
March 10 Dimanche, F. Le Telejournal / Ontario Upcoming holiday week
March 15 Dimanche, F. CBC News Network Federal funding to tackle air passenger complaints backlog
March 15 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 94.5FM Federal funding to tackle air passenger complaints backlog
March 21 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBKF (Regina, SK) Tourism Regina rebranded to Experience Regina
March 27 Dimanche, F. Le national - ICI Radio-Canada New Airbnb regulations
April 19 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Summer travel, prices, and destinations' strategies against undesirable tourist behaviors
May 3 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Expedia’s vacation deprivation report (external link, opens in new window) 
May 3 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Premiere CBKF (Regina, SK) Expedia's vacation deprivation report
May 10 Smith, W. City News at 5 Toronto Measures to reduce travel chaos at Pearson
May 17 Dimanche, F. Global Durham (Global News) Looming WestJet pilot strike (external link, opens in new window) 
May 18 Dimanche, F. CBC News Network Looming WestJet pilot strike (external link, opens in new window) 
May 18 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBV) Looming WestJet pilot strike
May 19 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBUF Looming WestJet pilot strike (external link, opens in new window) 
May 23  Smith, W. City News 680 - CFTR Swoop Airline (external link, opens in new window) 
May 26 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Pride Toronto
May 29 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Higher hotel room prices
May 29 Smith, W. AM980 (CFPL) Swoop Airlines
May 31 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Rise in the price of plane tickets
May 31 / June 1 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Higher hotel room prices
June 13 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 90.5 (CBHA) Wildfire and tourism industry
June 20 Dimanche, F. City News Toronto Wildfire and tourism industry (external link, opens in new window) 
June 30 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) Canada's discount airline landscape
July 14 Smith, W. AM980 (CFPL) Improved airport service for summer travel
July 14 Smith, W. AM980 (CFPL) / ICI Radio-Canada Summer tourism
July 17 Smith, W. AM980 (CFPL) Summer Tourism (external link, opens in new window) 
July 18 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première (CKSB-10-FM) Travel plan amid Europe heat wave warning (en francais) (external link, opens in new window) 
July 19 Smith, W. Newstalk1010 (CFRB) Skiplagging travel hack (external link, opens in new window) 
July 24 Dimanche, F. CTV Lloydminster Travel permit to enter Europe
July 31 Dimanche, F. CTV News Channel Travel permit to enter Europe (external link, opens in new window) 
August 2  Smith, W. Newstalk 800 CJAD Tourism and travel post-pandemic (external link, opens in new window) 
August 8 Smith, W. 580 CFRA Current state of travel and tourism
August 10 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR) Different ways Canadians are dealing with air travel and luggage requirements
August 14 Smith, W. AM 900 Hamilton's News Talk Leader (CHML) The impact of virtual meetings and remote work on the business travel industry
August 17 Smith, W. CBC News Network CANADA TONIGHT with Dwight Drummond -  Weighs in on Canada being left off China's tourism list
August 18 Smith, W. AM980 (CFPL) Travel costs and current industry trends
August 31 Dimanche, F. City News 680 (CFTR) Air Canada cutting service out of Calgary
September 5 Smith, W. CBC Radio One CBW (Winnipeg, MB) Luggage chaos and flying without checked baggage
September, 11 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 104.7FM (CBVE) High hotel price (external link, opens in new window) 
September 14 Smith, W, CBC Windsor (CBET) High hotel price
September 22 Smith, W. Information Morning - CBC Nova Scotia (CBHT) High hotel price
October 5 Dodds, R. 630 CHED Venice charging destination tax (external link, opens in new window) 
October 5 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Holiday spendings
October 24 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR) Via Rail CEO calling for rail passenger bill of right
October 25 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBUF Cruise industry sector
November 6 Dimanche, F. CBC Vancouver (CBUT) Canadian restaurant industry
November 14 Smith, W. CityNews at 5 Toronto Delays at Pearson Airport (external link, opens in new window) 
December 4 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF Food insecurity on university campuses (external link, opens in new window) 
Date Faculty Member(s) Media Outlet(s) Title/About
January 12 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Les CDC américains déconseillent les voyages au Canada en raison de la COVID-19 (external link, opens in new window) 
January 13 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBON https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/le-matin-du-nord/episodes/596131/rattrapage-du-jeudi-13-janvier-2022  (external link, opens in new window) 
January 18 Dimanche, F. City News 95.7 (CJNI) Interview on COVID arrival testing requirement
February 10 Dimanche, F. L'heure du monde (ICI Radio-Canada) Restarting tourism business in Ontario (external link, opens in new window) 
February 16 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Premiere Toronto (CJBC) Interview on Canadian Government Easing Travel Requirement
February 17 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Fin des tests PCR obligatoires pour les voyageurs revenant de l’étranger (external link) 
March 8 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One CBX Travelling to Europe during Ukrain crisis
March 15 Dimanche, F. CBC News Network Interview on soaring gas price and vacation cost (external link, opens in new window) 
March 16 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Soaring gas price and vacation cost
March 16 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBUF Reviving tourism industry
March 18 Dimanche, F. AM980 - CFPL The recovery of tourism industry
March 28 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR) Restaurant industry and Canadians opting out of restaurants to save money
March 28 Dimanche, F. City News 680 (CFTR) Higher cost of travel
March 30 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One - Metro Morning Outlook for Canadian travel and tourism this summer
March 30 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One - Here and Now Inflation and impact on restaurant industry
April 4 Dimanche, F. Matins sans frontières Low-cost Flair Airlines flights from Windsor
April 11 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One CBT FlixBus in Canada
April 20 Smith, W. CFTR-AM - CityNews 680  Tips before booking a vacation
May 4 Dimanche, F. Global News Deadline arrives for Flair Airlines to respond to ownership concerns (external link, opens in new window) 
May 5 Dimanche, F. ici.radio-canada.ca Y a pas deux matins pareils (external link, opens in new window) 
May 6 Dimanche, F. iNews880 (CHQT) Flair Airlines
May 24 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Interview on travel delays at Canadian airports (external link, opens in new window) 
June 1 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Higher hotel room prices
June 13 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 90.5 (CBHA) Wildfire and tourism industry
June 20 Dimanche, F. CityNews at 6 Toronto Wildfire and tourism industry (external link) 
June 30 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) Canada's discount airline landscape
July 5 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One Air Canada flight cancellation
July 5 Dimanche, F. Le national - ICI RDI Staffing shortages in the aviation industry
July 12 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Premiere CBOF Municipalities offering promotions to attract tourists
July 18 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 97.5FM (CBEW) Mandatory randomized COVID testing at airports
July 18 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 640AM (CBN) Responsible travelling
July 19 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Mandatory randomized COVID testing at airports
July 21 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 640AM (CBN) Revenge Travel
July 25 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada  Ford's tax credit for travel
August 9 Dimanche, F. CFTR-AM - CityNews 680 Major delays continue at Pearson as GTAA reports minor improvements
August 9 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBUF Air Canada avoiding compensation for flight cancellations
August 10 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première (CKSB-10-FM) Air Canada avoiding compensation for flight cancellation
August 12 Dimanche, F. Airline industry challenges (630 CHED) Challenges facing airline industry (external link, opens in new window) 
August 15 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBU Air Canada
August 15 Dimanche, F. Newstalk 770 CHQR Challenges facing airline industry
August 16 Dimanche, F. AM980 (CFPL) Challenges facing airline industry (external link, opens in new window) 
August 22 Dimanche, F. Yahoo! Finanzas Droughts: People will need to 'change the way we use our landscapes for tourism,' professor says (external link, opens in new window) 
August 24 Dodds, R Newstalk 1010 (CFRB) Dr. Rachel Dodds' new book "Travelling More Responsibly with Child"
August 25 Dimanche, F. my.tvey.es - CBC News Airline Industry
August 29 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF Easing situation at airports
September 1 Dimanche, F. Retail Insider The Customer is Still Always Right: Expert Op-Ed (external link, opens in new window) 
September 6  Dodds, R. CBC Radio One International tourists and ArrivaCAN app
September 12 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Return to normal for tourism industry
September 20 Smith, W. CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR) Airbnb customer complaints
September 20 Smith, W. Here and Now at September - CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) TIFF and hospitality industry
September 21 Smith, W. City News 680 (CFTR) TIFF and hospitality industry
October 11 Dimanche, F. Le Téléjournal / Ontario - ICI Radio-Canada Télé Toronto's soaring hotel prices
October 26 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Air Travel
November 30 Dimanche, F. Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) Tourism industry
December 2 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF Opening of a new DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Windsor
December 5 Dimanche, F. CBC Radio One 99.1FM (CBLA) Holiday Travel
December 5 Dimanche, F. ICI Radio-Canada Première CBGA Holiday Travel
December 9 Dimanche, F. CBC Toronto  CBC Morning Live with Heather Hiscox
December 12 Dimanche, F. CBC Morning Live with Heather Hiscox Porter Airlines' aggressive expansion plan
December 13  Dimanche, F. ici.radio-canada.ca Ontario tourism industry recovery (external link, opens in new window) 
December 13 Dimanche, F. CBC Toronto Porter Airlines' aggressive expansion plan (external link, opens in new window) 
December 16 Dimanche, F. CBC.CA News Flying for the 1st time since the pandemic started? It doesn't have to be stressful (external link) 
December 20 Smith, W. Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ) Travel tips for busy holiday season