TIABC Articles
December 2024
TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 31 - Ellen Walker-Matthews
Meet Ellen Walker-Matthews, CEO at Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association as she chats with TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Juda...
December 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 29, 2024
As the NDP were getting ready to govern British Columbia back in 2017, I ran into John Horgan in downtown Vancouver. During our br...
November 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 22, 2024
In Q4 of 2020, I served on the Tourism Task Force (TTF) which was appointed by the Province of BC to make recommendations to suppo...
November 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 15, 2024
Actor Tom Selleck is renowned for starring in two popular television series…the first as the Ferrari-driving private investigato...
November 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 8, 2024
The first time Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States, I was watching live election coverage from an all-inclu...
November 2024
DMO Strategies for Sustainable Food Practices in Tourism & Hospitality - November 5, 2024
Join Ben Liegey, founder and CEO of BetterTable who delivered an engaging webinar on effective DMO strategies for implementing sus...
November 2024
TIABC Responds to Air Canada Increasing Frequency Between Vancouver - China
TIABC CEO Walt Judas applauded the good news from Air Canada this week, explaining the impact Chinese tourists have on BC's visito...
November 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 1, 2024
As a kid, when you wanted something badly enough for your birthday or Christmas, did you ever pressure your parents by saying, eve...
October 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 25, 2024
A friend of mine always looks like he’s on vacation no matter what time of day, wherever he happens to be, or whether he’s at ...
October 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 18, 2024
I absolutely adore my daughter but the fact that we’re very much alike ironically also causes tension between us. We’re both s...
October 2024
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 11, 2024
While in junior high in the seventies, I occasionally skipped math class to go fishing with my buddy at a nearby slough. In fact,...
October 2024
TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 30 - Amy Thacker
Meet Amy Thacker, CEO, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association and the latest guest of TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Juda...