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August 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 28, 2026

Stay informed on the latest news and developments impacting British Columbia’s tourism industry. Check out this week’s edition...

August 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 21, 2026

Stay informed on the latest news and developments impacting British Columbia’s tourism industry. Check out this week’s edition...

August 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 14, 2026

Did you know that Tesla has become one of the world’s largest corporate earners from regulatory carbon credits? Since 2017, the ...

August 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – August 7, 2026

Brookfield Corporation earned US$75.1 billion, or roughly $101 billion Canadian, in revenue during its most recent full fiscal yea...

July 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 31, 2026

When Canadians think about nation building, most of us picture the Fathers of Confederation gathered in Charlottetown in 1864, lay...

July 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 24, 2026

As I began writing this week's CEO message, a notification flashed across my screen. Yet another highway closure.

I glanced out m...

July 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 17, 2026

Sam Ringo was a Black hotelkeeper and restaurateur whose dining room on Yates Street in Victoria brought travellers and locals tog...

July 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 10, 2026

"Red sky at night, sailors' delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning."

It is an old mariner's rhyme that has been pa...

July 2026

BC Staycation Trend Boosts Summer Travel

In a recent interview with Business in Vancouver (BIV), TIABC CEO Amber Papou said British Columbia is experiencing a strong "stay...

July 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – July 3, 2026

"Elbows Up."

It has become a bit of a national slogan over the past year.

I'll admit that, despite growing up in northern BC, I ...

June 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 26, 2026

One of the great perks of my job is travelling around BC. I have the opportunity to see incredible places, meet fascinating people...

June 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – June 19, 2026

As we welcome summer and celebrate National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, I invite you ...