Checking In - Reading the Tea Leaves

January 24, 2013

Tyler Davidson

Welcome to the February issue, which features the annual uncorking of our Meetings Focus Trends Survey.

And besides the survey, we’ve got some really big things in store for you this year, most of which will unfold over the next couple of months, so stay tuned!

For the time being, however, check out our exhaustive annual survey of meeting planners, including forecasts from industry experts.

Among the findings: The “AIG Effect” is subsiding and, not surprisingly, the sputtering economy is still a key source of planner angst. We also parlayed some of our findings into a live broadcast on trends from PCMA’s recent Convening Leaders, which you can check out on MeetingsFocus.com. Enjoy!

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