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June 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 12, 2026

I remember one night on a summer camping trip staring up at a perfectly clear sky with my daughter, who was about ten years old at...

June 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 5, 2026

I remember standing at the edge of a dusty field in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, watching six little boys play soccer barefoot. They had...

May 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 29, 2026

I remember sitting in the backseat of my dad’s beloved Ford pickup, heading from Prince George to Vancouver for our annual pilgr...

May 2026

TIABC Responds to Latest FIFA World Cup 2026™ Projections

TIABC CEO Amber Papou, joined Stephen Quinn on CBC’s Early Edition earlier this week to discuss how the tourism industry is reac...

May 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 22, 2026

Tourism is a mosaic of stories. I was reminded of that very recently on what began as an unplanned road trip. Unplanned, I should ...

May 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 15, 2026

They say it takes a village to raise a child. In my experience, that is absolutely true. I have always been grateful for the peopl...

May 2026

TIABC Responds to Community Impacts from Event Cancellations

In an interview this week with CBC regarding the impact of event cancellations across the province, TIABC Policy Director Cassandr...

May 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 8, 2026

A few years ago, on a Sunday morning, I set out with a few friends on a hike to Nicomen Falls in the Thompson Nicola region, not f...

May 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 1, 2026

I love education. I love everything about it. From being the one in the classroom absorbing new ideas to standing at the front of ...

April 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 24, 2026

Given my inquisitive disposition, or as my daughter prefers to call it, my “nosey” disposition, I have a habit of striking up ...

April 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 17, 2026

“Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.”

Marilyn Monroe said it, and really, who am I to argue? Certainly...

April 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 10, 2026

As I was strolling through Manhattan the other day… ok, I'll hit the pause button here, as you may be wondering two things. Firs...