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Tyler Davidson has covered the travel trade for more than 30 years. In his current role with Meetings Today, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the best meetings content in the industry.

Discover the Massive Meetings Property Renovations in Greater Palm Springs

Six of the top meetings properties in the Greater Palm Springs area have completed significant renovations or amenity enhancements in the last two-plus years. Learn how these projects will add allure to your next meeting or event.

Choice Hotels to Buy Radisson Hotel Group Americas

Choice Hotels announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the franchise business, operations and intellectual property of Radisson Hotel Group Americas for $675 million, which would add nine brands, 624 hotels and more than 68,000 hotel rooms to its portfolio.

Don’t Sleep on Columbia, South Carolina, for Meetings and Events

Groups that want to venture outside of their meeting hotels have a number of fun options in Columbia, South Carolina, which offers a friendly, small-town feel with plenty of fun amenities.

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U.S. Eliminates Pre-Departure COVID Test Requirement for Inbound Air Travelers

The Biden Administration lifted a pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirement for all inbound air travelers to the U.S.

A Hospitality School Leader’s Take on the Industry Pipeline Problem

Meetings Today touched base with Karthik Namasivayam, Ph.D., John and Becky Duffey Professor of Hospitality Business and Director about what he’s seeing in the hospitality industry career pipeline as the leader of one of the major hospitality education programs in the U.S.

Industry Leader Maura Gast, Chief of Visit Irving, Talks Trends and Local Haps

Hear what Maura Gast, executive director of Visit Irving Texas, has to say about the recovery from the pandemic, in terms of both Irving and the industry as a whole, and key destination updates as major Irving attractions such as Toyota Music Factory rev up to welcome meetings and conventions groups en masse.

Meetings Today Live! Hawai‘i: Ross Birch on Happenings in the Islands

In the lead-up to our Meetings Today LIVE! Hawai‘i program in late April, we reached out to Ross Birch, executive director of the Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau, to get his take on the current meetings and travel situation in the destination. Following are his responses, and some nice shots from the event!