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November 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 15 - Lisanne Ballantyne and Paul Nursey

TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas speaks with Lisanne Ballantyne, President & CEO of Tourism Kelowna and Paul Nursey, Presi...

November 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 3, 2023

The other day I saw a photo on Instagram of friends on vacation together in Palm Springs. I knew seven of the individuals but cou...

October 2023

TIABC Confident STR Legislation Will Help Create More Long-Term Housing

Despite concerns being raised since the announcement of new legislation on short-term rentals, TIABC CEO Walt Judas advised Global...

October 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 27, 2023

I play pool every Wednesday night with a close friend I’ve known for over 50 years. He’s a lifelong bachelor in his early 80â€...

October 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 14 - Christopher Nicolson

TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas and Christopher Nicolson, CEO of Canada West Ski Areas Association, discuss the ski touri...

October 2023

TIABC Responds to New Report on Short-Term Rental Impacts in BC

TIABC CEO Walt Judas explained to Global News earlier this week that the goal of new legislation on short term rentals from a tour...

October 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 20, 2023

For years I coveted a 1966 Mustang that a friend of mine bought from an elderly neighbour. Although the car’s interior was in pe...

October 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 13, 2023

As a groomsman at my buddy’s wedding some 34 years ago, I was sitting at the head table next to the podium when the master of ce...

October 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 13 - Dave Frank

TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas speaks with Dave Frank, Executive Director of the British Columbia Aviation Council about...

October 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 6, 2023

In 1993, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first female Prime Minister while Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd President of th...

October 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 29, 2023

I've long recognized that for thousands of my professional colleagues there is no such thing as a statutory holiday. Other than pe...

September 2023

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 12 - Martin Littlejohn

TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas speaks with Martin Littlejohn, Executive Director of the Western Canadian Mountain Bike T...