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Chris Jones Gaming Guru - Page 22Convention Authority Planning China Tour17 January 2005
Inspired by its recent success promoting local trade shows before business leaders in South America, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will this spring stage a similar promotional tour of China.
Authority leaders will next week narrow the dates for the planned two-week journey to Beijing and Shanghai. ... (read more)
Las Vegas Conventions: Officials Unfazed by Report17 January 2005
prominent Washington think tank is warning U.S. municipalities to be leery of building new or larger convention halls because of recent and projected reductions in the nation's trade show industry.
The results of Brookings Institution's yearlong study, which are being released today, come less than a ... (read more)
Visitor Count Up in Las Vegas Despite Loss of Convention13 January 2005
LAS VEGAS -- When word arrived last summer that Las Vegas would not host an autumn Comdex trade
show for the first time since Jimmy Carter called the While House home, local tourism
leaders responded with a collective, "So what?"
After November's official visitor tally was released Wednesday, those same leaders
could have just as easily have said, "See. ... (read more)
Convention Center Expansion Planned To Stoke Visitor Counts12 January 2005
Despite unveiling a highly detailed growth strategy that will power this city's travel and trade show industries through the next five years and beyond, the leader of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said this city's message to would-be rivals remains remarkably simple.
"We're ... (read more)
$3.6 Million Invested to Promote Game12 January 2005
Local travel leaders' decision Tuesday to commit $3.6 million over three years to promote an annual Arena Football League championship weekend illustrates their belief that top-tier special events will play an increased role in luring more visitors to Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas will over the next ... (read more)
Pay Increases Recommended for Authority Staff12 January 2005
More than 60 executive- and management-level employees of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday moved one step closer to landing average salary range increases of approximately 14 percent to 15 percent.
At the urging of Human Resources Director Mark Olson, the convention ... (read more)
American Express Enlisted For Centennial In Las Vegas11 January 2005
Now that they've signed their first corporate sponsorship agreement, supporters of Las Vegas' planned Centennial Celebration could soon echo Karl Malden's famous advice to would-be travelers: "American Express. Don't leave home without it."
The New York-based travel and financial giant was introduced at ... (read more)
International Consumer Electronics Show: Get a Load of This!5 January 2005
While Rosie the Robot was nowhere to be found, odds are good even George Jetson would be impressed by the products showcased at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.
And fortunately for those who love new technologies, you don't have to live in a cartoon world to enjoy the futuristic ... (read more)
McCarran Changes Might Prevent Repeat of 2004 Logjam4 January 2005
Last year's International Consumer Electronics Show will be remembered as the Year of the Long Lines.
But local tourism leaders said Monday they are optimistic several changes will enable this week's expected 129,000 convention attendees to fly off this weekend without a reprise of the lines that 12 ... (read more)
Hey Las Vegas! This Ice Is Nice!3 January 2005
Still stinging from the effects of competing tribal casinos in Northern California, some Lake Tahoe business leaders are again looking southward to find more customers.
A group of South Shore casino and recreation businesses known as the Lake Tahoe Gaming Alliance will on Saturday launch a 2 1/2-month marketing campaign aimed at Southern Nevada residents. ... (read more)
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