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TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter

November 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 17, 2023

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...

November 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 10, 2023

Last summer I was walking my son’s dog near his home in Kelowna when I stumbled upon a massive garage sale coordinated by six un...

November 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 3, 2023

The other day I saw a photo on Instagram of friends on vacation together in Palm Springs. I knew seven of the individuals but cou...

October 2023

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 27, 2023

I play pool every Wednesday night with a close friend I’ve known for over 50 years. He’s a lifelong bachelor in his early 80�...

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...