Checking In - Southern Exposure

June 11, 2012

Tyler Davidson

This month’s issue features some of the most flavorful destinations on the Southern meetings scene, from unique off-site opportunities in Memphis to North Carolina’s tech Triangle, to South Texas sojourns and the history and mystery of one of my all-time favorite places, New Orleans.

And while the more-established of these destinations are certainly deserving of praise, our feature story, “The Next Big Thing,” highlights up-and-coming Southern cities, with this year’s list including a couple of Caribbean locales.

View photo to the right to see the beaming faces of our Meetings Focus Live! Ft. Lauderdale participants. We’ve got upcoming programs traveling to Valley Forge, Pa., and Lake Tahoe, Calif., so check MeetingsFocus.com to learn more!

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