TIABC Articles
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...
January 2023
TIABC Chair explains that international visitation has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.
In an interview with Pique magazine earlier this week regarding the return of visitors to Whistler and the rest of the province, T...
January 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 20th, 2023
As a regular reader of my weekly messages, you know how much I love live music. You also deserve a medal if you remembered that my...
January 2023
Sparking & Supporting Tourism Innovation in BC - January 17, 2023
TIABC hosts guests Alex Beryland from Tourism Innovation Lab, Aimee Epp from Destination BC and Rebecca Mason, a 2021 "Spark" winn...
January 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 13th, 2023
Concerned that I was getting bored over the holidays, my wife handed me her Christmas gift - actor Matthew Perry’s new book enti...