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Las Vegas has seen a surge in revenue and popularity as a result of hosting major international sporting events. The city broke revenue records in 2023, with the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix alone generating $1.2 billion in economic impact. The success of these events has not diminished Las Vegas as a convention destination; in fact, it has enhanced its appeal by creating a critical mass of capacity and infrastructure that is available throughout the year for meetings and trade shows. Additionally, the city's sports-friendly infrastructure, including venues like Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena, offers event spaces for private gatherings and receptions. Las Vegas is also undergoing significant redevelopment projects, such as the $1.5 billion renovation of the Venetian Resort and the opening of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, which further contribute to its appeal as a destination for groups and events. [Extracted from the article]

The remaining resorts to join the new collection are outside Las Vegas: Borgata (Atlantic City); Beau Rivage (Biloxi, Miss.); MGM Grand Detroit; MGM National Harbor (Maryland); and MGM Springfield (Massachusetts). The park, which is available for buyouts, is well positioned for those who wish to explore the nightlife downtown Las Vegas has to offer beyond the Fremont Street Experience. downtown containerpark.com CONTACT: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, lvcva.com DELUXE TREATMENT. Eight Las Vegas MGM properties will join the MGM Collection With Marriott Bonvoy: Vdara, MGM Grand, NoMad, The Signature at MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, New York-New York, Luxor and Excalibur. [Extracted from the article]

Among the properties with fewer than 3,000 guest rooms are the 2,956-room Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino; 2,916-room Paris Las Vegas; 2,884-room Treasure Island Las Vegas; 2,814-room Bally's Las Vegas; 2,716-room Wynn Las Vegas; 2,700-room Circus Circus Las Vegas; 2,700-room Park MGM; 2,563-room Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas; 2,542-room Harrah's Las Vegas; 2,496-room Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; 2,427-room Strat Hotel, Casino and SkyPod; 2,419-room Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel & Casino; 2,253-room Linq Hotel & Casino; 2,163-room South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa; 2,034-room Encore at Wynn Las Vegas; and 2,024-room New York-New York Hotel & Casino. • The 2,024-room New York-New York Hotel & Casino recently began a $63 million remodel, freshening up the resort's 1,830 rooms and 155 of its 194 suites. The largest include the 5,044-room MGM Grand, 4,400-room Luxor Hotel and Casino, 4,029-room Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, 4,004-room Aria Resort & Casino, 3,981-room Excalibur Hotel Casino Las Vegas, 3,980-room Caesars Palace Las Vegas, 3,933-room Bellagio Las Vegas, 3,506-room Resorts World Las Vegas, 3,460-room Flamingo Las Vegas, 3,209-room Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, 3,064-room Palazzo Las Vegas, 3,044-room Mirage and 3,033-room Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. [Extracted from the article]

Las Vegas changed in 2017 when the NHL's Golden Knights arrived as the city's first major professional sports team. MGM Resorts continues to pursue its asset-light strategy, most recently by selling both the MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay properties on the Strip for $4.6 billion. Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and real estate investment trust MGM Growth Properties formed a joint venture to acquire the resorts, which will be leased under a long-term agreement to MGM Resorts. [Extracted from the article]

The nation's gaming capital is eager to welcome back groups, and to unveil the new resorts, meeting venues, convention upgrades, sports facilities, shows and even new forms of transportation that have debuted over the past 12 months - on the Strip and well beyond. Among properties with less than 3,000 rooms are the 2,961-room Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino; 2,916- room Paris Las Vegas; 2,884-room Treasure Island Las Vegas; 2,814-room Bally's Las Vegas; 2,716-room Wynn Las Vegas; 2,700-room Park MGM; 2,563-room Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas; 2,542-room Harrah's Las Vegas; 2,496-room Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; 2,427-room Strat Hotel, Casino and SkyPod; 2,419-room Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel & Casino; 2,253-room Linq Hotel & Casino; 2,163-room South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa; and 2,034-room Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. MEETING HOTELS: Las Vegas has more than 150,000 guest rooms citywide, including mammoth resorts on the Strip such as the 5,044-room MGM Grand, 4,400-room Luxor Hotel and Casino, 4,027-room Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, 4,004-room Aria Resort & Casino, 3,981-room Excalibur Hotel Casino Las Vegas, 3,960-room Caesars Palace Las Vegas, 3,933-room Bellagio Las Vegas, 3,767-room Circus Circus Las Vegas, 3,545-room Flamingo Las Vegas, 3,506- room Resorts World Las Vegas, 3,400- room Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3,211- room Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, 3,066-room Palazzo Las Vegas and 3,044- room Mirage. [Extracted from the article]

Las Vegas Convention Center (2 million square feet of exhibit space); Mandalay Bay Convention Center (1.1 million square feet of exhibit space); Sands Expo & Convention Center (1 million square feet of exhibit space) As of late October, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority had completed more than half of the 1.4 million-square-foot expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center. [Extracted from the article]

Vegas means business, as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will tell you, and they have the numbers to back that up: Last year, the destination hosted more than 6.5 million business travelers and about 24,000 meetings. Las Vegas Convention Center, 2 million square feet of exhibit space; Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 1.1 million square feet of exhibit space; Sands Expo & Convention Center, 477,600 square feet of exhibit space. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the developments in the gaming industry of Las Vegas, Nevada. It says that the most significant progress came in December 2009 when Dubai World Corp. and MGM Mirage began to open properties in their CityCenter project including Vdara Hotel & Spa, Aria Resort and Casino, and Crystals. It mentions the acquisition of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino by Harrah Entertainment in February 2010. It talks on the opening of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's HRH Tower in 2009.

The article presents the meeting destination guide for Las Vegas, Nevada. The landmarks and destinations include the famous hotels such as Aria Resort & Casino, Caesars Palace, and Las Vegas Convention Center. It features the innovations and expansions at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel, and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

An interview with several executives in the gaming industry in Las Vegas, Nevada is presented including Gary Loveman, Andrew Pascal, and Rossi Ralenkotter. Loveman notes that they still want people to think that the city and casino resorts are fun places to go. Pascal asserts that Las Vegas is the most accessible gaming destination which offers more opportunities that would help create and build relationships. They also comment on destinations that will fare best during the recession and beyond.

The article provides information on several tourist destinations in Las Vegas, Nevada. These include the M Resort Spa and Casino built with 390 rooms, 60,000 square feet meeting space, and 92,000 square feet of gaming area. Also included is the 1,495-Suite of Vdara, a nongaming boutique hotel in the City Center Complex with 4,000-square-foot ballroom. Moreover, recently opened hotels in the city, along with their information are also presented. INSET: Modernizing the Art.

The article explores the business conditions in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boyd Gaming Corp. had suspended work on the Echelon development on the Strip. Joint partner Morgans Hotel Group Co. has reduced its investment obligations. Still, Las Vegas has 136,000 hotel rooms to fill, with another 32,000 rooms expected to be completed by 2011. As of late summer of 2008, meeting bookings remained robust.

The article features several hotels, resorts and convention centers in Las Vegas, Nevada. It lists those that are open including Palms Place Hotel, Condo, the Palazzo Hotel-Resort-Casino, and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, and those that are soon to open including the M Resort Spa and Casino, Pinnacle Las Vegas and Trump International Hotel & Towers Las Vegas. The article also provides directories for convention centers, golf clubs, and large and small group venues.

The article offers an update on the U.S. gaming industry as of April 2013. National gross gaming revenues saw a 3% rise in 2011 based on data from the American Gaming Association. Native American casinos accounted for 44% of the total casino revenue in the country in 2011. A total of 39.7 million visitors came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2012. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced in late February 2013 that it plans to create a Global Business District.

The article provides information on several expansions and developments in the gaming industry in Las Vegas, Nevada amidst the economic downturn. The 390-room M Resort Spa Casino, managed by the Marnell family, has opened on schedule on March 1, 2009. The 4,004-room ARIA Resort & Casino, which is expected to open in December 2009, will offer meeting space and pool deck with cabanas. The construction for the 3,500-room Plaza Las Vegas is scheduled to start in spring 2010.

The article provides information on the products showcased at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Eyebud 800 personal display from eMargin delivers full-color super video graphics array resolution for a nearly 40-degree field of view. Neuros' MPEG-4 Recorder 2 records video from any source and transfers it directly to an iPod. Among the myriad devices designed to increase the sonic boom of an iPod are Shure's E500 Sound Isolating Earphones and the Banshee desktop speaker.

The article presents updates on gaming destinations and venues in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and chief executive officer (CEO) Rossi Ralenkotter says Las Vegas tourism is in a steady recovery, and they believe that the trend will continue in 2012. Caesars Entertainment has started construction on The Linq, an urban entertainment district that will cover 200,000 square feet between Harrah's and the Imperial Palace.

The article reports on the recent conventions-related developments in Las Vegas. The December 2010 hotel openings in the city included the 2,995-room Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the 4,004-room Aria Resort & Casino, and the 1,495-suite Vdara Hotel & Spa. Hoteliers say the total of nearly 9,000 high-end rooms added to the Las Vegas inventory is one factor in keeping area room rates low. The 2,716-room Wynn Las Vegas is reported to be in the middle of a 99-million-U.S.-dollar upgrade.

The article describes a number of recent developments related to travel in Las Vegas, Nevada as of April 3, 2008 including hotels, airline passenger service, dining places and tour services. Among the newly opened hotels in Las Vegas are Palms Place, Monte Carlo Hotel, and Trump International Hotel and Towers Las Vegas. Passengers of Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airways can now avail of McCarran International's Airport Speed Check services.

The article shows the environmental efforts of casino hotel operators in Las Vegas, Nevada. Caesars Entertainment Corporate Energy and Environmental Services Group, formed in 2003, has spent over 60 million dollars in energy-efficiency solutions, training and green building programs, that include its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-certified Octavius convention expansion at Caesar's Palace. MGM Resorts International has LEED Gold certifications to its owned businesses including the Mandarin Oriental and Veer Towers.

The article reports that the opening of the 8.5 billion-dollar joint venture CityCenter in December 2009 served as a sign of the economic recovery in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) notes that the city has experienced a 4.3% year-over-year increase in September 2009 because of the increasing number of trade show and convention participants. Furthermore, it is predicted that the Las Vegas Strip will have an overall 3% to 7% revenue increase in 2010.

The article discusses the investigation by the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) on the finances and operations of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). The report affirms that records show extravagant spending, loose accounting and informal relationship with major contractors. The investigation questions the marketing and advertising campaigns of LVCVA, and adds that there might be violations of state government ethics laws. LCVCA submits a rebuttal to defend itself.

The article reports on plans by the Las Vegas, Nevada-based exhibition and event services provider GES Exposition Services to reduce its workforce and increase fuel surcharges as part of its preparation plan for leaner times and negative economic conditions for the industry. The company has benefited from its business with two huge trade shows, the Consumer Electronics Show and the combined CONEXPO-CON/AGG and International Exposition for Power Transmission.