Dozens of conventions and business gatherings in Las Vegas have new dates in late 2021 or 2022.
Conventions
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.
The National Association of Broadcasters announced Friday it will not be rescheduling 2020’s Las Vegas show.
A new date has been set for the National Hardware Show, after its organizer announced it would not host the convention in May due to coronavirus.
The show released a statement Monday stating it is working with the hotel to figure out alternative dates for the event, and registrations and exhibition contracts will be honored for future event dates.
Temporary closures of MGM Resorts International’s properties has forced the technology convention Collaborate 20 to cancel its event next month.