Skip to main content

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter

February 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 20, 2026

“No hablo Español.”

I must have said that phrase a hundred times when I first moved to Honduras in the early 2000s. And almo...

February 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 13, 2026

Is Tourism the Best Kept Secret in British Columbia?

I ask that question with a straight face. And a slight smile.

I have to adm...

February 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 6, 2026

This may date me a bit…but I remember being huddled on our family room sofa in Prince George in the 1980s, legs tucked underneat...

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...