Ben’s Friends, a sobriety support group for hospitality workers, took a booth at the Bar & Restaurant Expo to reach out to industry professionals.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
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The AVN Show is setting up for a new venue for the new year, kicking off 2023 at Resorts World Las Vegas.
The first industry week celebrating food and beverage companies is bringing the 38-year-old International Pizza Expo and the brand-new SIAL America to Las Vegas.
The show, joining other food and beverage conventions, aims to align tea with the fast-growing nonalcoholic beverage and health and wellness sectors.
In a hearing for Resorts World executives, the top local executive said he is optimistic the Boring Co. tunnel to the Convention Center will be open next month.
The National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo is among several trade show additions and extensions announced by the LVCVA.
The towering north Strip hotel-casino will feature a pillarless ballroom spanning more than 105,000 square feet, one of the largest in Las Vegas.
Financing for a $435 million renovation project for the North, Central and South halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center was approved Tuesday by the LVCVA board.
As Las Vegas saw early on with the return of leisure travelers following pent up demand after many not traveling for several months, the business side is starting to mimic that behavior in Southern Nevada, Harvey noted.
The event always is a highlight for many of the attendees. This year, however, was a little more special, given how the world has changed since the pandemic began.
Fashion industry members looking to buy and sell 2022’s latest trends returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center on Monday for the MAGIC show.
The fashion industry — from wholesalers to retail buyers — will be flocking to the Las Vegas Convention Center on Monday for the start of MAGIC Las Vegas, the biannual trade show.
The International Pizza Expo and the World Tea Conference are among four trade shows planned simultaneously at the Convention Center for Food & Beverage Industry Week.
The Specialty Food Association’s 2022 Winter Fancy Food Show is filling the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall through Tuesday.