TIABC in the News
October 2023
TIABC Responds to New Report on Short-Term Rental Impacts in BC
TIABC CEO Walt Judas explained to Global News earlier this week that the goal of new legislation on short term rentals from a tour...
September 2023
TIABC Comments on Impact to Tourism From India's Travel Advisory for Canada
In an interview with Paul James of Radio NL this week, TIABC CEO Walt Judas spoke about the Indian government's latest travel advi...
September 2023
TIABC Responds to New Report on Short-Term Rental Impacts in BC
TIABC CEO Walt Judas told the Vancouver Sun earlier this week that the proliferation of short-term rentals in BC is keeping touris...
September 2023
Government Aims to Crack Down on Short-Term Rentals
In an interview with City News this week, TIABC CEO Walt Judas explained why BC's tourism sector is open to tighter regulations on...
September 2023
Extreme Weather Putting Reputation as Tourist Destination at Risk
TIABC CEO Walt Judas told the Canadian Press this week that while it’s difficult to immediately quantify how severe the impact o...
August 2023
Impact of Wildfires on BC's Tourism Industry
TIABC Chair J.J. Belanger joined BNN Bloomberg earlier this week to discuss the impact of the wildfires on BC's tourism industry a...
August 2023
Industry Hopeful for Recovery Upon Lifting of Travel Restrictions
TIABC CEO Walt Judas spoke with Robin Gill of The Vassy Kapelos Show earlier this week about the impacts of the wildfires and what...
August 2023
TIABC Addresses How Wildfires Affected Tourism Operators in BC
TIABC CEO Walt Judas spoke with CFAX Radio's Al Ferraby yesterday and explained how the wildfires are impacting BC's tourism busin...
August 2023
How Travel Restrictions in Parts of BC Disrupted Tourism
TIABC CEO Walt Judas told CTV News earlier this week the travel restrictions meant many tourism operators in the region would be â...
August 2023
BC's Tourism Industry Responds to Canada Not Included in China's Approved Destinations
Responding to the news that the Chinese government left Canada off a list of countries approved for tour groups, TIABC CEO Walt Ju...
August 2023
TIABC Responds to New Outdoor Recreation Strategy Project
TIABC CEO Walt Judas stated in an interview with Pique News Magazine earlier this week that developing a new Outdoor Recreation St...
July 2023
Thriving Indigenous Tourism Sector Has Room to Grow
TIABC CEO Walt Judas says that building relationships with Indigenous communities is key to the overall success of the tourism in...