Dozens of Las Vegas conventions have changed plans due to the pandemic. Nightclub and Bar Show has canceled the October dates and rescheduled to June 2021.
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The Consumer Technology Association said Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg will deliver the keynote speech to kick off the CES 2021 virtual show.
Canceled for this year by the virus, one of the five largest annual Las Vegas conventions has been rescheduled for fall 2021 instead of its usual spring timing.
Las Vegas shed 82,700 entertainment and hospitality jobs during the 12 months ending in June. Marco Villarreal made sure his wasn’t one of them.
Not paying an existing board of directors and housing executives in LVCVA offices are some of the ideas for reducing costs once the system reopens.
Despite the pandemic, International Market Centers decided to hold its summer Las Vegas Market in person this year at the World Market Center.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority initially would use funds from the scrapped Convention Center renovation project to pay for Las Vegas Monorail.
The center received the Global Biorisk Advisory Council STAR facility accreditation by ISSA: The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, one of 22 worldwide to get it.
LVCVA executives found there would be no financial advantage to extending the completion date of the $980.3 million project, so it will be finished as planned.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association announced its convention scheduled for November has been canceled because of COVID-19.
There will be no immediate return on two massive public investments — Allegiant Stadium and the Convention Center expansion — with Las Vegas seeing little after spending a lot.
Piero’s Italian Cuisine and Pamplemousse le Restaurant say CES going digital means they’ll delay their reopenings, while Golden Steer has seen some diversity.
Organizers of one of Las Vegas’ largest annual conventions announced Tuesday that it would be unsafe to bring thousands of people to the city.
Originally scheduled for May, the show was postponed until Sept. 1-3 and is now canceled altogether.
