During a conversation with a professional colleague from Northern BC a couple of weeks ago, the topic of weather came up. I mentio...

Earlier this week I spoke with a long-time Shuswap resident whose large property was severely damaged by fire. He made some strong...

Every year I receive dozens of invitations to attend or participate in conferences, workshops, summits, annual general meetings, g...

While I try not to pay much attention to American politics, one can’t help but hear about Donald Trump being heavily favoured as...

Not long after I told the story about purging my old trophies (see October 27 newsletter), I made a further commitment to get rid ...

My wonderful daughters-in-law describe themselves as football widows for the better part of five months of the NFL season (which i...

Happy New Year! I trust you enjoyed a restful and relaxing holiday season. To be sure, many folks are still away this week but TIA...

Twenty years ago, Michael J. Fox, renowned for his role as Alex P. Keaton on the 1980’s series Family Ties, as well as playing t...

Shortly after the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, I was invited to speak to tourism leaders in Cape Town, South Africa about Tourism Va...

While moderating a session at the TIAC Congress last week, Twenty31’s Greg Klassen made an astute observation, noting that a few...

Often when interviewing a Voice of Tourism podcast guest, moderating a panel or catching up with a colleague, I will ask the que...

Last spring I was in the US Customs area at YVR waiting to be cleared before boarding a flight to Palm Springs. As one would expec...