LVCVA’s grim statistics reflect mandatory coronavirus closures, but June tourism shows early signs of promise.
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.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is expecting half the room-tax revenue it received this fiscal year, leading to numerous cuts in the $206.6 million plan.
The controversial Elon Musk transit system at the Las Vegas Convention Center hit another milestone Thursday when a tunneling drill emerged at the west end of the line.
While most of the LVCVA board’s Tuesday meeting focused on budget cuts, two projects remain full speed ahead.
LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill told the board of directors that the organization could survive two years without any revenue coming in.
Resorts wish they could have more visitors like Cincinnati resident Tony Iori, who hopes Las Vegas will be like it has been so that he can travel here as often as he has.
But health officials say there’s no substantial evidence that the coronavirus was present at the January technology conference, as Nevada prepares to roll out antibody testing.
NFR meets NFL in December when the Indianapolis Colts visit the Las Vegas Raiders. But the league dodged many potential city conflicts when drafting the 2020 schedule.
The news — reported Thursday by American Public Media — is renewing social media speculation about whether the virus was circulating at the show in January in Las Vegas.
Luxury and JCK Las Vegas, which had originally been scheduled for late May and early June, had an indefinite postponement date that’s now pushed back to June 2021.
Organizers now planning to hold the event in October at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Despite a massive cut in the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority budget, plans to complete the West Hall expansion and a transit system by January are continuing.
The 1,100 workers at the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion — all observing coronavirus protocols — have begun pouring the concrete floor of the exhibit hall.
When the National Association of Broadcasters made its decision to cancel rather than delay its convention in late April, thousands of laborers lost work.
Dozens of conventions and business gatherings in Las Vegas have new dates in late 2021 or 2022.