TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter
July 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 30, 2023
Considering that I begrudgingly took the same grade 10 math course three times before I passed, it’s ironic that I work with num...
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 ...