With conventiongoers and visitors beginning to return to Las Vegas, one restaurant at World Market Center is showing glimmers of a strong recovery.
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.
Vendors and buyers at the downtown Las Vegas event welcomed the show as a sign of recovery and a step toward normalcy.
Worre Studios has two 5G networks, a stage in the round and 65-million-pixel screens that will take virtual events abroad and serve as a supplement for local events.
Drilling began in November 2019 and on Thursday, media members got their first look at the Tesla-centered $52.5 million Convention Center transit system.
Take a look inside the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $989 million, 1.4-million-square-foot West Hall expansion.
MGM Resorts has expanded its Convene with Confidence program to bring back conventions and meetings.
With large events being allowed at reduced capacity, Las Vegas officials expect traffic congestion downtown this week for the Las Vegas Market show.
The Venetian resort is using Health Pass technology to expedite the return of conventions and trade shows to Las Vegas. Health Pass works like Clear found at U.S. airports.
George W. Bush will take part in the Las Vegas convention Excell 2021, put on by Carson Group, this October.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill has pointed to World of Concrete being the first major trade show event to return to the city.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is taking an unorthodox path to let traveling social media influencers tell their thousands of followers about the good times they had in Las Vegas.
Social media influencers are expected to be in Las Vegas next weekend to get a look at how the city is readying for anticipated pent-up demand for the entertainment and activities it is famous for.
Las Vegas meetings and conventions have been operating on a small scale, but things are looking up in the second half of the year.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority sees occupancy, room rates, traffic take a dive in January with conventions and trade shows nowhere to be found.
Organizers of the National Hardware Show announced the event is scheduled to take place Oct. 21 to 23 in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall.