Taylor Smith joined Meetings Today magazine in May 2022 as a content developer, destinations and features and is the face behind the publication's column, "The Z: Planning for the Industry's Next Generation," which explores how to welcome, work with, understand and plan for the industry’s next wave of professionals, Gen Z. In addition to writing about the meetings and events industry’s newest and youngest members, Smith also covers top and trending meetings destinations as well as topics including wellness, sustainability, incentives, new and renovated properties and industry trends for Meetings Today.
For three years in a row, Vienna, Austria, has been named the world’s most livable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and its culture, infrastructure and numerous meeting facilities also make it the perfect place for a group to call home.
If Meetings Today's Taylor Smith had to share one overarching takeaway from the inaugural Caesars Entertainment Global Wellness Summit, it’d be that sometimes, the best way to encourage busy people to prioritize their well-being is by keeping things short and sweet.
After Prohibition took effect on January 17, 1920, tens of thousands of speakeasies popped up across the U.S. One century later, history seems to be repeating itself at these new and recently renovated speakeasy-style hotel spaces.
The “Keep Austin Weird” mentality of Texas’ capital city makes Austin a city unlike any other, with authentic local experiences as unique to the destination as its motto. Here are a few ways groups can experience Austin’s beloved “weirdness” themselves.
These three hotel brands have taken their wellness offerings to a new level to ensure leisure and business travelers alike are guaranteed multiple options for prioritizing their well-being.
Despite its intimate-island size, Prince Edward Island packs a mighty punch—especially for meetings groups looking for a welcoming, authentic coastal community.
The 23rd annual Hospitality & Tourism Summit Chicago (HTSC), hosted by Ateema Media & Marketing, returned to Navy Pier’s Aon Grand Ballroom April 30 and drew more than 1,300 industry professionals from across the Midwest to the Windy City.
Make networking feel more natural by taking into consideration these tips and tricks from Mandi Graziano, vice president of global accounts for HPN Global, the next time you’re in a new group of people.
On a recent fam trip with Travel Wisconsin, Meetings Today’s Taylor Smith visited three cities in three days—Madison, Wisconsin Dells and Milwaukee—to see what is new and experience some of the state’s top meetings and events offerings.
Meetings Today got a sneak peek of the latest developments in Wisconsin Dells on a recent press trip with Travel Wisconsin, and here’s what we learned.
