The fast-rising sport gets its moment in the sun with its own convention in the convention capital of the world.
Conventions
Open to the general public and set to take place from July 11 to 17, the convention will be held at the newly renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The nearly 2-year renovation of 2.1 million square feet of convention space added new tropical designs and technology.
DesignerCon attracts more than 70,000 attendees each year and hundreds more artists and vendors.
The massive World Market Center complex next to Interstate-15 has been open since 2005 and brings thousands of visitors to Las Vegas each year.
The remaining Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Test kits that were given out free at CES are being donated to the Southern Nevada Health District for public distribution.
The National Association of Broadcasters show is one of Las Vegas’ top three annual trade show gatherings by attendance. The annual convention was set to take place Oct. 9-13.
When registrants for CES roll into Las Vegas in January, they’ll be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before they can attend the four-day show.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced bipartisan legislation for tax credits to provide relief for convention, trade show, entertainment workers for COVID-19 recovery.
The historic hotel will use an experienced new sales executive at the helm, and a partnership with a global group sales organization in place to grow the business.
Clark County’s more than 200 licenced operators celebrated reopening properties Thursday, but the bigger question is whether they’ll be able to build on that success.
LVCVA’s grim statistics reflect mandatory coronavirus closures, but June tourism shows early signs of promise.
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.
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.
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.