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Taylor Smith
Content Manager, Destinations

Taylor Smith serves as content manager, destinations for Meetings Today, where she leads coverage of global meetings destinations as well as the production of the biannual online magazine Incentives Today. She is also author of “The Z: Planning for the Industry’s Next Generation,” an award-winning column examining how Gen Z is influencing the future of meetings, events and workplace culture.

 

Recognized as one of Eventex’s 100 Most Influential People in the Events Industry (2024) and 50 Most Influential People in the U.S. & Canada (2025), Smith has quickly established herself as a leading voice on emerging generational shifts. In 2026, The Z earned a regional Azbee Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, with national honors pending.

 

In addition to her editorial work for the FOLIO: Eddies Award-winning magazine, Smith is co-host of Meetings Today’s Eventualists podcast, shedding light on the unspoken realities of a career in the events industry through authentic, raw conversations. She is also a frequent speaker, taking the stage at shows including IMEX America, MPI’s World Education Congress and SITE Global, and often appears on prominent industry podcasts and webinars.

 

Based just outside Chicago, Smith brings both professional insight and personal curiosity to her reporting, driven by a passion for the “people-people” nature of the meetings industry.

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San Diego’s Town & Country Resort Offers Retro-Themed Welcome Box for Groups

Town & Country Resort, an iconic mid-century modern hotel in San Diego, is now offering a retro-themed welcome box for groups, packed with popular treats and old-school knickknacks reminiscent of childhood and evoking nostalgia.

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7 Hotels Offering Haunting Group Programs for Celebrating Halloween

The time for Halloween haunts doesn’t last forever, but thanks to spooky programs at hotels around the world, your groups can experience chills and thrills even after trick-or-treating comes to an end.

The Z - How Gen Z Was Included and Where They Belonged at IMEX America 2023

The Z: How Gen Z Was Included and Where They Belonged at IMEX America 2023

This year’s IMEX America was built for belonging. Here’s where the industry’s emerging professionals found their home at the biggest industry tradeshow of the year. 

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SITE's Pádraic Gilligan Talks New Incentive Travel Index

During IMEX’s Smart Monday powered by MPI, SITE Chief Marketing Officer Pádraic Gilligan took to the stage to moderate a panel discussion breaking down the data. We caught up with Gilligan after the panel to learn more about this new report from SITE and to find out more about where the meetings and events industry is headed.

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The Future Is Bright: SITE and IRF Release 2023 Incentive Travel Index Results

During MPI’s Smart Monday, panelists broke down the results of this year’s Incentive Travel Index into four topics: The Purpose of Incentive Travel; Growth, Budgets and Spending; Channel Relationships; and Destination Selection. Here is a breakdown of results across all four. 

The Z: Gen Z’s Job Search Habits, Challenges and How to Help

The Z: Gen Z’s Job Search Habits, Challenges and How to Help, With Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico

Understanding Gen Z’s values in the workplace is one key factor in hiring young professionals, but to know how to attract Gen Z applicants to your company or business, a second factor equally as important is the generation’s job search habits—and the challenges they face throughout the process.

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This Year’s SITE Young Leaders Conference Is Focused on the Future

SITE’s annual Young Leaders Conference will run the length of Sunday, October 15, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas before IMEX America and will focus on the future of the incentive travel industry and its emerging incentive professionals. 

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Fun-Filled Teambuilding Activities in Three North Carolina Cities

From animal-inspired treetop adventures and behind-the-scenes tours of a working dairy farm to building a self-propelled car and learning how to use a letterpress, here are some creative ways to build team camaraderie in three North Carolina cities. 

The Z: Tips and Tricks for First-Time IMEX America Attendees

The Z: Tips and Tricks for First-Time IMEX America Attendees

Tackle the IMEX America tradeshow floor as a first-time attendee with these tips and tricks from a buyer, an exhibitor and the IMEX team. 

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Boston and Chicago CVBs Announce New Workforce Development and Diversity Programs

The Boston and Chicago CVBs are working toward continuing to improve diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives through new workforce development and apprenticeship programs. 

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