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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.

How Pharma Meetings Have Adjusted to the Virtual World

In-person meetings are especially important to pharma and medical meetings. Here is how that segment has adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

Downtown Los Angeles Hotels Are Stepping Up to the Pandemic Challenge

While the entertainment industry mecca of Los Angeles has found itself gone “dark” when it comes to meetings and events during the pandemic, the city has certainly not been idle. Read more.

Thrive! meetings & events’ Tracy Stuckrath. Credit: thrive! meetings & events

Meetings F&B Expert Tracy Stuckrath Launches Online Course

Meetings industry F&B expert Tracy Stuckrath is launching an eight-course educational series for planners that will cover a wide swath of topics. Read more.

Associations and CVBs Winners in New COVID-19 Relief Bill, But Still Left Wanting

The passage of latest COVID-19 relief package in Congress will provide welcome Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) relief for 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations such as CVBs/DMOs and associations. The $2.3 trillion deal still leaves much to be desired for those in the meetings and events industry. Read more.

Health Experts Say Large Meetings May Resume by End of 2021

Meeting and events may resume in earnest in the last quarter of 2021, according to top health experts during the Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions Answered webinar produced by the Philadelphia CVB. Read more.

A COVID-19 Convention Services Roadmap to Recovery

ESPA’s Paola Bowman, destination services manager for the Arlington CVB, and Jamie Huckleberry, director, event services for Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center, talk with Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson about how the convention services manager association’s COVID-19 Services Recovery Roadmap can apply to meeting planners, and of the impact the pandemic has had on event and convention services professionals.

Cvent's Patrick Smith on Hybrid Meetings and Hope for the Future

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson talks with Cvent Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Patrick Smith about the meetings tech giant’s new hybrid meeting solution, Virtual Attendee Hub.

Osprey Point holes No. 9 and No. 1 at Kiawah Island Golf Resort

A Pandemic Spike in Golfing Customers Has Resorts Pondering Meetings Potential

Golf has spiked during the pandemic, with a recent 20% increase in rounds. Top U.S. golf resorts are now trying to attract small meetings for open-air events. Read more.

How to Create 'Standout Virtual Events'

In this Meetings Today Podcast, David Meerman Scott and Michelle Manafy, co-authors of Standout Virtual Events: How to Create an Experience That Your Audience Will Love, explain the basics of virtual platforms and which ones may be the best fit for you.

Tyler Davidson prepares to drive a BMW at the BMW Performance Driving School.

How Groups Can Burn Rubber at the BMW Performance Center

Meetings Today editor Tyler Davidson put multiple performance BMWs to the test at the BMW Performance Center to discover what the white-knuckle driving experience can offer meeting groups. Read more.