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TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter

May 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 2, 2025

Every so often I watch an HGTV show called Rock Solid Builds. It features a company called Newfound Builders that renovates or con...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 25, 2025

Years ago I attended a business conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia. My job was to meet with international sport organizations ...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 17, 2025

After returning home from the 2008 Summer Olympics, I was bed-ridden for three days with a nasty bug I picked up in Beijing. I was...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 11, 2025

The tourism and hospitality industry has long been a powerful platform for cultural exchange, economic growth, and community devel...

April 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 4, 2025

I didn’t begin my career in tourism—but once I stepped into it, I knew I’d found something meaningful. There’s a unique pa...

March 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 28, 2025

I spend a good part of each day reading. From online news feeds and emails that arrive in my inbox by the dozens, to research repo...

March 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 21, 2025

A counsellor friend who’s given me advice from time-to-time has spent countless hours listening to other people’s problems and...

March 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 14, 2025

I was the newest and smallest kid in grade six which meant I was often picked on by the so-called class bully who seized the oppor...

March 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – March 7, 2025

According to Aesop’s Fables, a former Greek slave and storyteller uttered the words, “Be careful what you wish for, lest it co...

February 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 28, 2025

A close friend of mine is world renowned for the medical procedures he performs and also teaches to professional colleagues all ov...

February 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 21, 2025

Growing up in Richmond in the 70’s, I lived near farms where everything from flowers and potatoes to strawberries and cabbage wa...

February 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – February 14, 2025

It didn’t take long for anti-American sentiment to reach a feverish pitch once Donald Trump assumed office, largely because of t...