TIABC Articles
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...
April 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 3, 2026
A few days ago, I stopped into a coffee shop in a rural town in British Columbia. It is a place I know well, and I have known the ...
March 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 27, 2026
Shakespeare said it best when he said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
For those unfamiliar with the timeles...
March 2026
TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 48 - Matt Jennings
Meet Matt Jennings, Director of the BC Fishing Tourism Association, for a wide-ranging conversation with former TIABC CEO Walt Jud...
March 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 20, 2026
When Ian Robertson stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer of TIABC in 2013, I found myself among the first people he cal...
March 2026
TIABC Responds to Report on Vancouver's Struggling Festival Landscape
In an interview with the Vancouver Sun last week, TIABC Policy Director Cassandra Zerebeski advised that most of Vancouver’s maj...
March 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 13, 2026
One of the most haunting short stories I have ever read is The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. It was assigned in one of the many lite...
March 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 6, 2026
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever ha...
March 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 27, 2026
“Are you a 250 or a 604?”
I get asked that more often than you might think. Usually in the small rural town I have called hom...
February 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 20, 2026
“No hablo Español.”
I must have said that phrase a hundred times when I first moved to Honduras in the early 2000s. And almo...
February 2026
TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 47 - Royce Chwin
Meet Royce Chwin, President and CEO of Destination Vancouver as he joins TIABC's Voice of Tourism podcast host Walt Judas for a wi...