Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority News

Convention authority ousts Smart City Networks, chooses Cox Nevada Telcom
14 Aug 2013

The seven-year contract with Cox was approved by all 14 board members except Chairman Tom Collins, who also is a county commissioner.

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LVCVA board approves $2.29 million in expenses
13 Mar 2013

A $1.35 million chunk of the total is slated for two ceramic cooling towers at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s central plant.

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Las Vegas visitation down despite bump in convention attendance
11 Mar 2013

During the first month of 2013, 3.13 million people came to Las Vegas, down 0.7 percent from January 2012's total of 3.15 million visitors.

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LVCVA starts new ad campaign with one-stop shopping website
9 Jan 2013

The LasVegas.com website is designed to increase the number of casual travelers to Las Vegas who want more transparency, authenticity and cost-certainty when booking trips.

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40 million tourists foreseen for Las Vegas in 2012
21 Dec 2012

As of October, the last month for which statistics are available, 33.58 million visitors had come to the city year-to-date, leaving a difference of 6.42 million people needed to come in November and December for Vegas to hit its goal.

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Major conventions sign lease extensions with LVCVA
11 Oct 2012

Both the MAGIC and SEMA conventions signed lease extensions with the Las Vegas Convention Center that are expected to bring a combined nongaming economic impact of $1.4 billion to Las Vegas the next few years.

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"Harry's Naked Romp" fires publicity machine at Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
28 Aug 2012

The campaign includes several elements of social media and production, and it builds on the recent "Know the Code" campaign scolding those who post Vegas trip pictures that embarrass their mates, or the odd royal, on Facebook or Twitter.

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Las Vegas the epicenter of madness
16 Mar 2012

Resort operators and sports book directors in Las Vegas say the first weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, when the field of 64 teams is cut down to the Sweet 16, is one of the most lucrative wagering weekends of the year.

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Las Vegas visitor volume jumps in 2011
10 Feb 2012

Nearly 39 million people visited Las Vegas in 2011, a 4.3 percent increase compared to 2010 and only 300,000 people below a record 39.2 million in 2007.

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Las Vegas looking abroad for tourists
9 Jan 2012

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has set a goal of making international travelers 30 percent of the Las Vegas total.

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Las Vegas Bowl celebrating 20th anniversary
12 Dec 2011

The Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl between Boise State University and Arizona State University is expected to be the game's seventh straight sellout.

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Las Vegas embraces Mexican Independence Day
14 Sep 2011

Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace, The Cosmopolitan and Tropicana are among the resorts with Mexican-oriented music events to celebrate the occasion.

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Vegas takes Christie's criticisms in stride
9 Sep 2011

Las Vegas officialls shrugged off comments made by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who said "there is no reason people should go to Las Vegas in the summer."

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Laughlin hopes to reverse tourism declines
6 Sep 2011

The one-time Nevada boomtown has attracted fewer visitors each year since 2000, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reports.

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Ex-mayor cast for key Vegas promotional role
10 Aug 2011

Oscar Goodman will earn $60,000 annually as the chairman of an embryonic host committee set up by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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