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July 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 19, 2024

Last fall dozens of unexpected and unwelcome European visitors led to the destruction of my entire lawn. Seems the dreaded invasiv...

July 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 12, 2024

In 2018, my wife and I joined another couple for a camping weekend at a beautiful spot on the south coast. Because we wanted to dr...

July 2024

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 26 - Dave Butler

Meet Dave Butler, Vice-President, Sustainability at CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures as he joins TIABC's Voice of Tourism host ...

July 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 5, 2024

When my wife is done talking or listening to a podcast and decides a book is better company than me on long road trips, I typicall...

June 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 28, 2024

No matter how early or late I go to bed, I sleep solidly for the first two hours after my head hits the pillow, then catnap the re...

June 2024

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 25 - Nancy Stibbard

Meet Nancy Stibbard, owner and CEO of the Capilano Group of Companies as she discusses with TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Jud...

June 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 21, 2024

Three weeks ago, my wife and I embarked on a road trip from our home in Tofino to Edmonton and back, visiting friends and family a...

June 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 14, 2024

When I purchased a boat a few years ago from two retired brothers in Vernon, I headed straight to the launch ramp at West Kelownaâ...

June 2024

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 24 - Charlayne Thornton-Joe

Meet Charlayne Thornton-Joe, Visitor Experience and Facilities Coordinator at the Chinese Canadian Museum Society of BC, who joins...

June 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 7, 2024

Watching a lone cyclist saddled with heavy gear struggling to make his way up a long steep hill on Highway 5 (Yellowhead) a couple...

June 2024

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 23 - Sandra Riches

Meet Sandra Riches, Executive Director of BC AdventureSmart who joins TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas to discuss her care...

June 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 31, 2024

For a good decade of my tenure at Tourism Vancouver (now Destination Vancouver - DVAN), there were four of us on the senior manage...