TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter
October 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 20, 2023
For years I coveted a 1966 Mustang that a friend of mine bought from an elderly neighbour. Although the car’s interior was in pe...
October 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 13, 2023
As a groomsman at my buddy’s wedding some 34 years ago, I was sitting at the head table next to the podium when the master of ce...
October 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 6, 2023
In 1993, Kim Campbell became Canada’s first female Prime Minister while Bill Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd President of th...
October 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 29, 2023
I've long recognized that for thousands of my professional colleagues there is no such thing as a statutory holiday. Other than pe...
September 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 22, 2023
Prior to the pandemic, I played hockey at least once a week for decades but since 2020 I’ve hardly laced up the skates. My gear ...
September 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 15, 2023
Every year, another form of technology seems to dominate daily conversations, media reports, advertising campaigns, supplier sales...
September 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 8, 2023
I first visited the Okanagan as a kid and in my late teens came very close to taking a job as a budding golf pro in Peachland but ...
September 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – September 1, 2023
Driving through a remote part of New South Wales a number of years ago, I was thoroughly enjoying the sights of the countryside un...
August 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 25, 2023
I’m always amazed at what lengths tourists are willing to take for a vacation. Whether it’s waiting in a lineup for hours and ...
August 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 18, 2023
Do you ever find yourself in a gathering where one person not only dominates the conversation but eventually loses everyone’s at...
August 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 11, 2023
When word came down a few weeks ago that Prime Minister Trudeau was about to announce changes to his cabinet, I kept my fingers cr...
August 2023
TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 4, 2023
A relative of mine spent close to three decades in the food services industry, first working for a well-known fast food outlet, th...