TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter
January 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 30, 2026
When I first joined TIABC, our newsletter was circulated monthly. Before long we raised the bar to twice a month. During COVID, we...
January 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 23, 2026
In 1981, I visited my high school buddy whose family had moved to Paris. He asked me to bring an extra suitcase full of Kraft pean...
January 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 16, 2026
While I’m not a huge country music fan, I’ve seen some of the genre’s biggest stars in concert in recent years including Kei...
January 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 9, 2026
Happy New Year. I trust you enjoyed the holiday season and have embraced the start to 2026 with optimism, enthusiasm and anticipat...
January 2026
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – December 19, 2025
My last CEO message of the year is a long one and reflects a summary of TIABC's activities over the past year.
Last week, one of ...
December 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – December 12, 2025
This past spring a close friend reached out with news that he had been fired from his sales job due to philosophical differences w...
December 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – December 5, 2025
While out for dinner with professional colleagues in Ottawa last month, I had a long conversation with the owner of a large St. Jo...
November 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 28, 2025
Across British Columbia, land-use conversations are unfolding with more urgency and complexity than ever. From the North to the Ko...
November 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 21, 2025
It was only a few short years ago that healthcare professionals, media, politicians, and human behavioural scientists intimated th...
November 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 14, 2025
I own a brand new flying fishing rod that is still in its original case and has never touched a lake or river, nor has it ever bee...
November 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 7, 2025
Albert Einstein is often credited with the phrase, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecti...
October 2025
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 31, 2025
Part of my summer staycation was spent at Mayne Island where friends have a waterfront property that looks out over Active Pass. F...