From the Editor: Live! on the Links (June 2016)

May 25, 2016

Tyler Davidson

Enjoy a round or two on one of the premier golf courses in the world? If you’re a meeting planner who organizes golf-focused programs and didn’t join us at Meetings Today Live! Golf in mid-May at PGA National Resort & Spa, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., you triple bogeyed the hole.

But much more than just fairway fun, our annual Golf edition of Meetings Today Live! also featured one-on-one Business Exchange appointments matching buyers and sellers, a riveting presentation by speaker Kristen Brown and even an impromptu bowling outing that devolved into organized chaos as decidedly non-traditional versions of the sport were “rolled” out.

To see what I mean, check out all of the action at MeetingsToday.com/LiveGallery.

We’ve got a couple more Live! events on the calendar to round out the year, so go to www.MeetingsToday.com/Live to get more info on these fun, and informative, gatherings of meeting professionals.

In This Issue
For the cover story this month, regular contributor Jeff Heilman dug deep into Atlantic City for a report on how the historic seaside destination is tapping into the meetings market, with a big assist from Caesars Entertainment and its spectacular Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center, home of this year’s MPI World Education Congress.

Enjoy the June issue, and maybe we’ll see you out on the golf course next time. Fore!

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