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March 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 17th, 2023

Last week I caught a 5:50 am flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver to ensure I was back on time to attend an all-day meeting with fish...

March 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 4 - Owen Bird

TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas speaks with Owen Bird, Executive Director of the Sport Fishing Institute of BC, about the...

March 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 10th, 2023

In the late eighties, I sold my prized new Honda Prelude to a friend and used the cash for a down payment on our first home in Ste...

March 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 3rd, 2023

My first visit to Prince George (PG) in 1981 was as part of a tour of BC radio stations with fellow BCIT broadcast journalism stud...

February 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 24th, 2023

Brrrr!!!! Yes it’s cold in BC this week but imagine what it was like for me to step off a plane in Kamloops on Wednesday to high...

February 2023

TIABC Chair Shares in Welcomed News of $30M BCFFE Funding for BC Events Sector

TIABC Chair J.J. Belanger expressed in an interview with CBC Radio-Canada that the announcement of $30M in funding for BC-based ev...

February 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 17th, 2023

When my high school buddy (who married my cousin) reached out last fall to invite six other couples to vacation together in Mexico...

February 2023

TIABC CEO explains the benefits of hosting the 2023 BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference in northern ...

TIABC CEO Walt Judas explained to the Prince George Citizen why holding the 2023 BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference in the city t...

February 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 3 - Ross Cloutier

TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas and Ross Cloutier, Executive Director of Helicat Canada, discuss the adventure tourism se...

February 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 10th, 2023

Ever since my teen years I've dreamed of owning and operating a coastal marina in Southwestern BC. Aside from my love of the ocean...

January 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 27th, 2023

Every once in a while I find myself at a conference or in a social setting where I haven’t got a clue what people are saying. No...

January 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 2 - Katherine MacRae

Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) CEO and Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas speaks with Kathy MacRae, Execut...

TIABC is pleased to release its 2022 Advocacy Report Card, which details the advocacy efforts and achievements and synopsis of some of the organization’s key initiatives last year. 

Read now through link in bio. 👆
Tourism leaders cheer on the @canucks in the Rogers Suite. 🏒👏

L-R: Destination Vancouver's Royce Chwin, TIABC's Walt Judas, Tourism Minister Lana Popham, Sport Hosting Vancouver's Michelle Collens, TIABC Director/VCC's Dennis Innes, Indigenous Tourism BC's Henry Tso.

#bctourismcounts #bctourism #tourismsector #bc #tourism #bcstrong #explorebc #hellobc
Each year, on March 8th, people around the world celebrate International Women's Day and the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Today, TIABC salutes the women on our board and staff who are so valued, respected and appreciated by colleagues throughout the entire BC tourism industry. 

⭐ Brenda Baptiste
⭐Joanne Burns-Millar
⭐Pria Flanagan
⭐Miranda Ji
⭐Deborah Kulchiski
⭐Sandra Oldfield
⭐Sandra van Steijn 
⭐Fiona Wray

Thank you for your incredible contribution to our organization and to BC’s visitor economy.

#bctourismcounts #bctourism #tourismsector #bc #tourism #bcstrong #explorebc #hellobc #internationalwomensday #womenintourism #womensday #IWD2023 #embraceequity
Over the weekend, TIABC CEO Walt Judas, Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry, and Sport Hosting Vancouver Senior Manager Michelle Collens enjoyed watching the Canada Sevens rugby tournament at BC Place! 🏉

#bctourismcounts #bctourism #tourismsector #bc #tourism #bcstrong #explorebc #hellobc #GreenMeansGo #rugbysevens #bcplace
What a great first day at the BCTHC 👏

We had an incredible first day in Prince George gathering with industry friends and experiencing the many wonders that the incredible Northern BC region has to offer!

#BCTourismandHospitalityConference #bcthc #conference #tourism #StayBC #BCTourismCounts #BCTHC2023Tourism
TIABC CEO, Walt Judas and @bchotelassociation CEO Ingrid Jarrett attended the @pgcougars game on the eve of the 2023 BC Tourism & Hospitality Conference in Prince George. 🏒

#BCTourismandHospitalityConference #bcthc #conference #tourism #StayBC #BCTourismCounts