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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.

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Outdoor Venues in Northwest Florida Where Social Distancing Comes With the Scenery

The ample outdoor offerings of Northwest Florida destinations such as Pensacola, Destin, Panama City Beach and Tallahassee offer many standout event venues that are ideal for social distancing.

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Anaheim's New JW Adds a Luxe Option to a Booming Destination

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson chats with Maribel Denner, director of sales marketing for the JW Marriott Anaheim Resort, and Junior Tauvaa, chief sales officer for Visit Anaheim, about the impressive new JW and how it will add a tech-forward luxury hotel offering to a city that is seeing its meetings and conventions product grow by leaps and bounds in recent years. Listen now.

MPI WEC 2020 Town Hall session.

MPI to End 2020 With $2.5 Million Deficit But Confident of Financial Standing

MPI set to end 2020 with $2.5 million deficit, but confident prior reserves will carry it through pandemic period. Read more.

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Industry Leaders Deliver Inspirational Advice at MPI WEC 2020

Meetings industry leaders gathered at MPI WEC 2020 to deliver some inspirational words for colleagues suffering through personal and professional challenges in the pandemic. Read more.

MPI WEC 2020 Kicks Off Hybrid Event With Over 600 In-Person Attendees

MPI held its rescheduled World Education Congress, or WEC, November 3-6 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, featuring a variety of social distancing and COVID-19 protocols. Read more.

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Tucson Powers Through the Pandemic with Major Convention Core Projects

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on many ambitious destination development projects, Tucson, Arizona, is forging ahead with a downtown revitalization that will figure large for meetings and conventions.

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Phoenix and Scottsdale Are Blazing a Development Pace That Bodes Well for Meetings

Phoenix and Scottsdale are in the midst of a development boom that has hardly been slowed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and which bodes well for meetings and events. Read more.

How a Disney World Hotel Handled the MLS COVID-19 Bubble

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin massively revamped its operating procedures to host the Major League Soccer bubble, from accommodations and equipment to F&B. Here’s how three key staff members handled it. Read more.

ALHI CEO Dominguez on the Back to Business Experiential Forum

Michael Dominguez, CEO of ALHI (Associated Luxury Hotels International), brought meeting planners to the Omni Dallas Hotel for a one-day showcase of what their events may look like after the industry awakens from its COVID-19 slumber.

Back to Business Experiential Forum With ALHI: One Editor’s Experience With Face-to-Face Meetings

Tyler Davidson traveled to the Omni Dallas Hotel to participate in ALHI’s Back to Business Experiential Forum, which acted as a laboratory to demonstrate how in-person events can be staged during the COVID-19 pandemic.