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TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter

June 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 23, 2023

Years ago I promised myself that when travelling on business three or more time zones away, I would make sure to arrive at my dest...

June 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 16, 2023

I love the way Director Mike Retasket participates in various TIABC meetings. With a big smile on his face, he imparts encouraging...

June 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 9, 2023

I’m one of the few that still has a landline in my house but only as back up for my security system. Even so, when the home pho...

June 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 2, 2023

When my kids were young, we camped every summer at either Manning Park, Cultus, Chain or Kawkawa Lakes for a week. My wife, who d...

May 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 26, 2023

When I set up my own tourism consulting business after my time at Tourism Vancouver came to an abrupt end in 2015, I started with ...

May 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 19, 2023

While spending the better part of two days in a Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) board meeting onboard the Rocky Moun...

May 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 12, 2023

To this day I can still visualize my parents sitting at the breakfast table every morning sipping coffee while they listened to th...

May 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – May 5, 2023

Years ago while travelling to the Gulf Islands via BC Ferries, I heard the captain announce the sighting of killer whales on the s...

April 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 28, 2023

Australian comedian Carl Barron does a hilarious bit where he makes fun of Aussies for never giving a straight answer to a questio...

April 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 21, 2023

Trying to out-bike a train to an unsecured crossing is clearly not very smart. But once in a while I dip into my reserves and pedd...

April 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 14, 2023

Years ago when a friend decided to build a new house, he moved his family of five from a two-level, 2,500 square foot home into a ...

April 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – April 6, 2023

Yesterday I drove my vehicle to Langara Golf Course, walked three blocks to catch the Canada Line train to downtown Vancouver, fle...