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May 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 23, 2025

Back in my radio days, weekends were often reserved for ‘remotes’ where I received a few extra shekels to be onsite at a local...

May 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 16, 2025

My two sons stood together at the front of the church to offer a tribute to their grandmother at her funeral a couple of years ago...

May 2025

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 35 - Frank Antoine

Meet Frank Antoine, Chief of the Bonaparte First Nation and co-founder of Moccasin Trails, as he joins TIABC’s Voice of Tourism ...

May 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 9, 2025

While visiting the beautiful Portuguese capital of Lisbon in 2018, I was surprised to see graffiti on so many historic buildings a...

May 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 2, 2025

Every so often I watch an HGTV show called Rock Solid Builds. It features a company called Newfound Builders that renovates or con...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 25, 2025

Years ago I attended a business conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia. My job was to meet with international sport organizations ...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 17, 2025

After returning home from the 2008 Summer Olympics, I was bed-ridden for three days with a nasty bug I picked up in Beijing. I was...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 11, 2025

The tourism and hospitality industry has long been a powerful platform for cultural exchange, economic growth, and community devel...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 4, 2025

I didn’t begin my career in tourism—but once I stepped into it, I knew I’d found something meaningful. There’s a unique pa...

March 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 28, 2025

I spend a good part of each day reading. From online news feeds and emails that arrive in my inbox by the dozens, to research repo...

March 2025

What Impact Will the Tariffs Have on BC's Tourism Industry?

TIABC CEO Walt Judas joined Spice Radio host Mankiran Aujla this week to talk about the ongoing tension between USA and Canada, ho...

March 2025

BC's Tourism Sector Expecting to Experience a Boost in Tourism

In an interview with the Canadian Press earlier this week, TIABC Chair JJ Belanger advised that despite the current tariff situati...