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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...

October 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 4, 2024

As evidenced in the US presidential debates, and closer to home as part of the BC election campaign, many politicians have an anno...

September 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 27, 2024

Often when I’m asked to present at various conferences, organizers request a copy of my bio to post in the program section of th...