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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...