Checking In - West September 2009

August 19, 2009

Tyler Davidson

The September issue of Meetings West is chock-full of treats, featuring everything from some of the tremendous deals available at winter mountain destinations to destinations that are emerging as top regional draws.

Our WOW! L.A. section provides a truly non-saccharine taste of the Southland through the palate of Candy Spelling, wife of the most famous television producer in history, the late Aaron Spelling. Candy gives us a tour of her favorite L.A. haunts through the eyes of a fourth-generation Los Angeleno. From Hollywood and Chinatown to Olvera Street, Spelling calls L.A. a "city of tradition that’s changing all the time."

But while Tinseltown and environs are never short on contemporary flash, L.A. also values its history, as evidenced by the loving restoration of many of its historic theaters.

Continuing on the topic of restoration—and never being one to let an opportunity for a segue slip by—be sure to check out our redesigned website, MeetingsFocus.com. We’ve added an interactive map and the opportunity for you to chime in with your opinions on virtually every aspect of our enterprise.

Give it a look and tell us what you think.

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