Event Currents - Maui

March 22, 2011

Tyler Davidson

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MC & A
MC&A and Island Partners Hawai'i, two of the major DMCs in the Islands, recently joined forces and now offer a combined 42-plus years of experience handling destination services and event design and production. With more than 100 full-time employees (including full-time airport staff and full-time trip directors) throughout Hawaii, the combined company has headquarters offices on Maui and Oahu. Services offered include themed events, team building, securing entertainment, setting up activities and handling incentive programs. The company also prides itself on operating and participating in corporate social responsibility programs, and its website offers testimonials from several Fortune 500 companies. Additional services include a leisure travel division that can serve pre- and post-meeting attendee needs, including cruise programs aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines.

Chrysalis Events Hawaii
The primary selling point of DMC Chrysalis Events Hawaii, according to Christy Yomes, managing director of sales for the company, is that it boasts experienced professionals who can design, manage and leave lasting impressions for attendees. The top management of the company were born and raised in Hawaii, which gives them an insiders' perspective. Services include the following: program design; event concepts; transportation logistics; team building; recreational activities; off-property venue selection; dining management; cultural excursions; entertainment and event production services; and staffing services. The company's event-planning team can organize product/new business launches; sales incentives; awards presentations; business conferences; training; golf; investor meetings; client appreciation programs; and association meetings.

Other major Maui DMCs
DeSilva Meeting Consultants

Kathy Clarke Hawaii

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