Checking In - South August 2009

July 31, 2009

Tyler Davidson

The relaunch of MeetingsFocus.com has been a long time in coming, but we wanted to make sure we got it right, so barring any last-minute eccentricities, the brand-new, revved-up version of Focus should be up and running by the time you read this.

Originally planned to debut a few months ago, we thought it best to take our time and incorporate input from our editorial advisory board, having seemingly endless meetings—we’re called Meetings Media, after all!

Highlights include an interactive map that lets users see exactly where meeting facilities are located within a destination, with the latest content we’ve produced about the destination next to it; a comments section for users to chime in with their opinions on stories, webinars, destinations and the latest news; and a new video player that showcases our destination videos, video webinars and Meetings in a Minute series.

Give it a look at www.meetingstoday.com and let us know what you think, as the "book" is never closed when it comes to improving our online offerings.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com