Checking In - A Growth Industry

November 12, 2012

Tyler Davidson

While the economy in general is still sputtering along—slow and steady wins the race, we hope!—the travel industry has been enjoying record growth.

Our News Trends story details recent statistics reported by the U.S. Travel Association, indicating that leisure travel went on a record-setting tear this year, and is expecting a 1 percent rise in 2013 over the healthy 2012 clip.

If—and this is a big if—the government can get it together to avoid the dreaded “fiscal cliff,” business and meetings travel could end up posting some good numbers as well over the next 12 months.

Thanks for reading our magazines, attending our webinars and live events, and accessing our online content this year, and stay tuned for some big things we’re cookin’ up for 2013!

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