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March 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 28, 2024

Whenever I visit the Fraser Valley, it evokes childhood memories of when, on the first Sunday of every month, my mom and dad would...

March 2024

TIABC Provides Update on the State of BC's Visitor Economy Heading into Spring Break

TIABC Chair JJ Belanger and CEO Walt Judas were both asked about how tourism is faring so far this year and what lies ahead for th...

March 2024

TIABC Discusses Potential Impacts of Impending STR Restrictions

On May 1st, new regulations will take effect on short-term rentals (STR) province-wide. TIABC CEO Walt Judas joined host Al Ferrab...

March 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 22, 2024

After arriving in Maui for a week-long golf trip with some buddies several years ago, our first order of business was to stock up ...

March 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 15, 2024

In a previous role, I worked with consultant Duane Knapp to help our organization reshape its brand. Duane is considered to be one...

March 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 8, 2024

As the tributes and accolades poured in for Brian Mulroney from all corners of the world last week, I was reminded about my own en...

March 2024

TIABC Continues Work on STR Regulations

TIABC Continues Work on STR Regulations

In an interview with the Vancouver Sun earlier this week, TIABC CEO Walt Judas acknowle...

March 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 1, 2024

Within a span of seven days my automatic watch stopped, a major component on the car failed, the motherboard on my laptop blew up,...

March 2024

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 20 - Gladys Atrill

Meet Gladys Atrill, Executive Director of Tourism Smithers as she joins TIABC's Voice of Tourism host Walt Judas to discuss her ca...

February 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 23, 2024

35 years ago, I made the decision to leave broadcast journalism to enter the corporate world in a communications capacity. I’ve ...

February 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 16, 2024

During a conversation with a professional colleague from Northern BC a couple of weeks ago, the topic of weather came up. I mentio...

February 2024

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 9, 2024

Earlier this week I spoke with a long-time Shuswap resident whose large property was severely damaged by fire. He made some strong...