Historically, Las Vegas has been the ultimate destination for business and social events since the late 1950s. Providing dynamic and exciting event experiences and having one of the largest convention facilities globally, Las Vegas is the largest business and social convention centre in the U.S.
In 2008, nearly 22,500 business events and conventions, planned and executed by experienced professionals, and attended by nearly 5.9 attendees, were held in Las Vegas, increasing the occupancy rates by 86 percent. In spite of a small decline from 2007 both in convention attendance by 5 percent and in conventions and meetings held by 5.8 percent, Vegas showed record numbers in 2008 driving prospective industries into success.
Today, Las Vegas remains the top business and social event destination for a number of reasons.
Offering an inclusive range of convention facilities in more than 9.8 million sq. ft. of exhibit space with teleconferencing and video conferencing facilities, special audiovisual presentation systems, and advanced audiovisual cable infrastructure, Vegas’ large venues can host tradeshows and conventions with unimaginable success. Besides, Las Vegas occupies over 230,000 experienced employees who can successfully host over 22,000 annual business meetings, conventions and conferences of 10 to 100,000 attendees.
Excellent organization and overall attractiveness increases attendance in Vegas’ meetings. Also referred to as the ‘entertainment capital of the world’, Las Vegas offers a full range of entertainment and activities. Las Vegas Strip seeks to capture the spirit of Las Vegas by catering the needs of diverse people around the world. Offering numerous shopping options, theme and waterparks, zoos and aquariums, museums, theatres and an incomparable nightlife in the world’s famous casinos, Las Vegas combines business with pleasure.
Besides, Las Vegas offers world class dining services. Offering a broad range of dining options that can satisfy all tastes and wallets in some of world’s finest restaurants, Vegas is a gastronomic paradise. Great chefs set up their magnificent creations, consistently satisfying conventions’ attendees. From huge buffets to original plates, Las Vegas chefs offer a wide variety of innovative tastes that offer Vegas’ visitors the opportunity to experiment with new flavours and live an unforgettable experience.
Moreover, McCarran International Airport serves over 900 flights daily and is connected with more than 130 U.S. cities with a direct service. This makes Las Vegas a convenient destination both in terms of time and budget. Moreover, McCarran is located 1 mile from Las Vegas Boulevard, the stretch of the famous Las Vegas Strip, where the largest hotels, casinos and resorts are located, and 3.5 miles from the famous Las Vegas Convention Centre. This means that in a 15-minutes drive from McCarran, visitors can choose among 70,000 hotel rooms.
Without any doubt, Las Vegas promotes a unique event recipe encouraging businesses and professionals to come together in an exciting environment. This allows business professionals to exchange views and introduce their products and services driving prospective industries into success.
