Checking In - West July 2010

April 19, 2010

Tyler Davidson

While the July issue is full of great copy covering some of the top meetings destinations in the Western U.S.—as well as an incentives story focusing on how taking your high-achievers aboard a cruise ship can ultimately save you money in these cash-strapped times—some of the most compelling content this go-round is available in the digital edition of this month’s Meetings West.

So if you haven’t checked out our digital editions yet, head over to MeetingsFocus.com to take July for a drive. For instance, once you get past the intro video of me performing some sort of Peter Jennings-meets-Rick Steves act, stop on by the Career Forum column. In the digital version, author Sheryl Sookman Schelter pops out of the screen in video form to provide added info on increasing your job interviewing skills.

We’ve rolled in a bonus Hot Topic story that explores the future of meetings, with input from some of the top business and meetings industry thinkers, and an opportunity to jump into the conversation via our comment forum.

It’s all about offering more than meets the eye, so take a spin and let us know 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