Skip to main content
Advanced options

Main navigation

  • Destinations
    • All Destinations
    • California
  • Best Of Awards
  • News
  • Publications
    • Digital Magazines
    • Magazine Subscription
    • Incentives Today
    • Newsletters
    • eHandbook
  • Webinars
  • People
    • Gen Z
    • Going Places
    • Top Chefs
  • Events
    • MT LIVE! Events
    • LIVE! Milwaukee
    • LIVE! Sonoma
    • LIVE! Punta Cana
    • LIVE! St. Augustine
    • LIVE! Event Recap Stories
    • Industry Events Calendar
  • Podcasts/Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Dare to Interrupt
    • Eventualists
    • Videos
    • Meetings In A Minute
    • No Hidden Agenda Video Broadcast
Home

Post header navigation

  • Marketing
  • Subscribe
Advanced options

Main navigation

  • Destinations
    • All Destinations
    • California
  • Best Of Awards
  • News
  • Publications
    • Digital Magazines
    • Magazine Subscription
    • Incentives Today
    • Newsletters
    • eHandbook
  • Webinars
  • People
    • Gen Z
    • Going Places
    • Top Chefs
  • Events
    • MT LIVE! Events
    • LIVE! Milwaukee
    • LIVE! Sonoma
    • LIVE! Punta Cana
    • LIVE! St. Augustine
    • LIVE! Event Recap Stories
    • Industry Events Calendar
  • Podcasts/Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Dare to Interrupt
    • Eventualists
    • Videos
    • Meetings In A Minute
    • No Hidden Agenda Video Broadcast
close this advertisement

Read More Articles by Tyler Davidson

Profile picture for user Tyler Davidson
Tyler Davidson
Editor, Vice President & Chief Content Director

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

ASAE’s Secrets to Success – Managing the Annual Logistics

ASAE, the “association of associations,” provides a learning laboratory for association planners and others at its annual events. Join Meetings Today and ASAE’s Amy Ledoux, SVP, Meetings and Expositions, to discover how ASAE manages its big annual meeting and expo and cutting-edge XDP event, including more details on a new risky and revolutionary new pricing model for 2019!

ASAE’s Secrets to Success – Managing the Annual Logistics

ASAE, the “association of associations,” provides a learning laboratory for association planners and others at its annual events. Join Meetings Today and ASAE’s Amy Ledoux, SVP, Meetings and Expositions, to discover how ASAE manages its big annual meeting and expo and cutting-edge XDP event, including more details on a new risky and revolutionary new pricing model for 2019!

Geek Out! – Mensa’s Innovative Non-Dues Strategy

Meetings Today Podcast host Tyler Davidson checks in from ASAE's Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago and investigates the meeting and association strategies of some of the most intelligent people on Earth—Mensa. From game shows to code-crunching robots, Meetings Today and Association Chat’s KiKi L’Italien sit down with Mensa CEO Trevor S. Mitchell to get the skinny!

Geek Out! – Mensa’s Innovative Non-Dues Strategy

Meetings Today Podcast host Tyler Davidson checks in from ASAE's Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago and investigates the meeting and association strategies of some of the most intelligent people on Earth—Mensa. From game shows to code-crunching robots, Meetings Today and Association Chat’s KiKi L’Italien sit down with Mensa CEO Trevor S. Mitchell to get the skinny!

ASAE Offers XDP for Free

ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition, held August 18-21 at Chicago’s McCormick Convention Center, set an attendance record for the association of associations as well as featured the unveiling of a bold pricing strategy for its experimental XDP event held in the Washington, D.C., area each April. Perhaps the biggest news item was the radical “pricing strategy” of offering free admission for association professionals to ASAE’s XDP, or Xperience Design Project, held April 11-12 next year at the Washington, D.C., area’s Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

Omni Launches Meeting Planner Loyalty Program

Omni Hotels & Resorts launched a new meeting planner loyalty program modeled after its Omni Select Guest program, which awards amenities and tier levels for free stays for planner activity. The program was announced August 20, 2018 at ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago.

ASAE: Active Shooter Mitigation Strategies for Events

799 killed and 1,418 wounded in 250 incidents. These are the sobering statistics for multiple casualty events in the U.S. between 2000 and 2017, occurring at schools, workplaces, medical institutions, houses of worship and most certainly events, among other locations, according to data presented during the “A First Responders Guide to Handling Active Shooter and Terrorism Threats” educational session at ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition.

SmithBucklin Launches Association Measurement Tool

Association management and services company SmithBucklin launched SmithBucklin AXP, a methodology and range of tools that aids its association clients’ conversations about priorities, progress and opportunities for improvement, according to the Chicago-based firm.

Reagan National Plunged Into Darkness; Power Outage Tips for Planners

Travelers at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport were plunged into darkness Wednesday, August 15, 2018, around 10 p.m., a situation that provides an opportunity for meeting planners to think about and assess their own risk management strategies for power outages. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said a Dominion Energy issue caused the outage, according to a report from Washington, D.C.’s NBC4.

Event Manager Blog’s Julius Solaris Encourages Planners to ‘Make Change’

Anchoring the theme on IMEX America’s Smart Monday will be Julius Solaris, speaker, author and editor of Event Manager Blog, delivering a keynote on “Legacy: The Power of Events.” “The theme is the impact of legacy,” Solaris said. “It’s elevating the whole event to a bigger purpose, a bigger impact. It’s about the greater good and making an impact—making change.”

  • Load More
close this advertisement

Footer

  • About Us
  • Marketing
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Privacy Statement
  • Trade Press Media Group, inc.
  • Press