Getting Down to Business

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Getting
Down
to Business
Buyer’s Market
Continues
Meeting Planners Speak
Out on Las Vegas
The Cosmopolitan
Debuts
On and Off The Strip:
Hotel Update
2010-2011
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Getting Down to Business
Las Vegas is not just for fun. Here’s wHy.
A world-clAss entertAinment
capital, Las Vegas draws millions
of tourists every year. But it’s also
the country’s most popular destination for meetings, tallying close to
20,000 conventions, conferences,
trade shows, and other business
meetings annually. Medical professionals, retailers, car makers,
franchise operators, technology
companies, entrepreneurs—that’s
just the tip of the iceberg when
it comes to the staggering list of professions and trades that make Las
Vegas a regular destination for their
meetings.
“We’re not a drive-in meetings
destination, where people come for
the day and leave. Some people have
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to make an investment to fly here,”
says Chris Meyer, CMP, CEM, vice
president of sales, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “The
truth is, Las Vegas is a destination
for serious meetings. Sure, they can
have fun too, but they’re here to buy,
sell, network, learn.”
Thanks to a meetings infrastructure that includes almost 150,000
hotel rooms and 10.5 million square
feet of meeting space, Las Vegas has
plenty of options to offer business
groups—with more on the way. Last
year saw the opening of CityCenter,
a city-within-a-city along the Las
Vegas Strip, encompassing three
new hotels, 300,000 square feet of
meeting space, and a half-million-
incentive planner’s guide to las vegas
square-foot retail and entertainment
area. In December 2010, the 2,995room Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
debuts on the Strip with 150,000
square feet of meeting space.
“The beautiful thing about Las
Vegas is that we have a price point
for every budget. We have no limitations on the size of a meeting—big
or small, you have choices when it
comes to venues,” Meyer explains.
“You can go to the property next
door, literally next door, and check
out what they have for suites or
meeting space or whatever it is
you are looking for. The buyer is in
control, and the buyer can shop for
who can deliver the best value for
the price.”
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The Authority: LVCVA
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“Believe me, face-to-facemeetings are alive and well,
especially in Las Vegas.”
Small Is Big Again
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The Cosmopolitan
Aims High
—Chris Meyer, CMP, CEM, LVCVA
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With a room inventory that
grew by about 8,000 last year and
is set to grow by 2,000 this year,
the buyer’s market in Las Vegas is
still strong, Meyer says, although
the falloff in meetings business that
hit the city (and many others) in
2009 has leveled off and is climbing
back up. Average hotel occupancy is
about 82 percent, with an average
daily rate hovering around $90.
Growing Corporate,
International Business
For 16 consecutive years, Las Vegas
has ranked as the top destination for
trade shows. But it’s also a big draw
for corporate groups, notes Michael
Goldsmith, CMP, LVCVA’s senior
director of convention sales. Close
to 80 percent of meetings held in
the city have 500 or fewer attendees, according to LVCVA statistics.
“Groups tapping 150 to 200 rooms
are bread-and-butter business for
hotels here,” Goldsmith says.
“They understand the corporate market better than anybody,”
he adds. “They want the business
to come back—repeat business is
easier to find than new bookings—
so they’re going to work with the
planner, and they’re going to deliver
a high level of service.” Goldsmith
calls the LVCVA the “Google of Las
Vegas. We know how and where
to get answers for planners” in a
destination where there can be an
intimidating assortment of facility
and program options.
One outreach effort to the cor-
porate market is the LVCVA’s Las
Vegas Business Forum. The forum
was launched in 2008 with the goal
of creating networking opportunities for selected corporate clients
and LVCVA’s hotel partners. “It’s
an opportunity for engagement, for
clients to talk about their particular
needs,” Meyer says. The forum is
growing in scope, adding an educational component this year.
The value proposition found
in Las Vegas makes it an attractive
destination for international groups
as well. “A lot of people around
the world are coming here to do
business,” Meyer says. He points to
spikes in international attendance
driving growth in the annual Consumer Electronics Show, automotive
expos, and many retail-oriented
trade shows held in the city. “The
world likes to do business here.”
Indeed, next year Las Vegas
will host 12 travel/meetings industry
conferences. These include the annual conventions of the Professional
Convention Management Association, the International Association
for Exhibitions and Events, and the
American Society of Travel Agents.
The international conference of Site
(Society of Incentive Travel Executives), held in South Africa this
year and China in 2012, will meet
in Las Vegas in 2011, as will IMEX
America, a new U.S. exhibition for
the worldwide incentive travel,
meetings, and events industry.
Meetings, Meyer points out,
help drive the city’s and the coun-
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Las Vegas
Meeting Space
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Big Space—And a
Lot of It
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Off-Site, Out of Sight
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Stepping Out
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Golfer’s Paradise
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Getting There
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try’s economic recovery. “They
create jobs,” he says, noting that the
hospitality industry is now officially
the largest employer in the world,
according to the World Trade
Organization.
“Believe me, face-to-face-meetings are alive and well,” Meyer says,
“especially in Las Vegas.”
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Top 10 Reasons Why
Vegas Means Business
CheCk the faCts and you will see that las Vegas
is serious about getting business done.
1.
AccommodAtions thAt suit Any need And Any
budget: Have a franchise meeting requiring 5,000 hotel
rooms? A VIP board meeting that calls for 25 suites in
one hotel? Need both at the same time? With more than
150,000 guest rooms, Las Vegas gives meeting planners
unparalleled choice, flexibility, and value.
2.
experienced convention services personnel:
This is a city where approximately 45,000 people work
in the meetings and conventions industry and more than
20,000 meetings, conventions, and incentive programs
are held annually. Taking care of business means taking
care of meetings in Las Vegas, where you can count on
knowledgeable, experienced professionals.
3. A proven AttendAnce driver: Attendance increases an average 13 percent when conventions rotate
into Las Vegas, according to the city’s convention and visitors authority. Research also shows that attendees spend
more time in meetings and on the trade show floor when
programs are held in Las Vegas.
4.
vAriety of convention centers: Las Vegas
has more than 10.5 million square feet of exhibit space
and is home to three of the country’s 10 largest convention venues: the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, a 1.7
million-square-foot facility on the south Strip; the 1.8
million-square foot Sands Expo and Convention Center,
adjacent to the Venetian and Palazzo hotels; and the 2.3
million-square-foot Las Vegas Convention Center.
6.
convenient Airport locAtion: McCarran International Airport is one mile from Las Vegas Boulevard and
3.5 miles from the Las Vegas Convention Center. More
than 70,000 hotel rooms are within a 15-minute drive of
the airport.
7.
yeAr-round AppeAl: Las Vegas averages 320 days
of sunshine per year and averages less than 5 inches of
precipitation annually. This warm, dry climate is attractive
for meetings throughout the year.
8.
ground trAnsportAtion: The proximity of
Las Vegas hotels often eliminates the need for transportation as delegates can walk to many destinations. When
transportation is required, options include buses, taxis,
shuttles, and the country’s first automated monorail.
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dining for every tAste And budget: Few cities
can boast the array of dining options, from all-you-caneat-buffets to some of the finest restaurants in the world.
Many of the great chefs have also set up shop in Las
Vegas, where patrons are consistently rewarded with
great food.
10. lAs vegAs convention And visitors
Authority: The LVCVA team of experienced, knowledgeable professionals can provide an extensive array of tools
to assist you, from site inspection visits to lead distribution and attendance promotion.
Source: VegasMeansBusiness.com
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tremendous Airlift: With more than 900 flights
per day and nonstop service from 110-plus U.S. cities,
Las Vegas is easy on your transportation budget and
attendees’ travel time.
“You simply cannot beat the level of service in Las Vegas. The city’s meeting
professionals take the time to understand what we need and offer us solutions
for providing the best experience to our attendees. That’s our No. 1 goal.”
SuSan Faulkner, director of marketing & event services, guardian Building Products
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LAS VEGAS
Small Is Big Again
HERE’S WHAT BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND MEETING PLANNERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
TAKING A GROUP TO LAS VEGAS, INCLUDING RENEWED ATTENTION TO SMALLER MEETINGS.
Ask Ed Kelly, president of the American Express Publishing Corp.,
why Las Vegas is a good fit for corporate meetings, and he mentions the city’s accessibility, its great “value for money ratio,”
its meeting facilities, and the fact that it’s a popular place to do
business.
“There’s an opportunity to maximize your time when you come to
Vegas, because a lot of business happens in the city,” Kelly says. “When
we recently hosted the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit in Las
Vegas, for example, attendees arranged other business meetings before
and after our meetings. That makes it a smart investment for everyone.”
Kelly adds that supporting the city and its luxury brands “was one
of the main purposes of holding our summit in Las Vegas this year.” The
company timed the 200-person summit to coincide with the opening of
Mandarin Oriental in CityCenter. “The hotel was an excellent venue for the
summit by day, and as a group we enjoyed being out and about in Las
Vegas at night. One standout event was bringing the group to see
Le Reve at the Wynn Encore. The show really captures the excitement
of Las Vegas.”
In a meeting-planning career that spans 20 years, Douglas Caldwell,
vice president of global meeting planning for JP Morgan Chase, has
been doing business in Las Vegas for 19 of those years.
He points to a big change in recent years in the destination’s reception to
small corporate groups. “In the past, hotels were not that interested in 200room nights, but that’s not the case anymore—and that makes the destination
more attractive than ever for corporate groups.”
With the wide variety of first-class hotels and huge range of entertainment
options, you can come back to Vegas with clients and never have to do anything
twice. Same destination, different experiences,” he says.
Asked for his advice for corporate planners new to the destination, Caldwell
cautions against “haggling over $5 on the room rate,” without taking into account the big picture, including the layout of the facility, the quality of food and
beverage, service levels, and, in general, “how your attendees are going to
experience the property.”
He also strongly recommends building a relationship with the area hotels
and with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “The bureau will bend
over backwards to put Las Vegas on the map. They’ll work with you on any
scenario.”
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INCENTIVE PLANNER’S GUIDE TO LAS VEGAS
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With more than 148,000 hotel rooms, 10.5 million square feet of exhibit space
and 900 daily flights, Vegas means business. When you factor in our service
culture, convenient location and expert assistance, you’d be hard-pressed to find a
better value out there. Get the facts and get your team on board at LVCVA.com.
Phil Cavanagh, CMM, vice president, global events and trade shows, for Monster
Worldwide, has a long history of bringing meetings and trade show business to Las
Vegas. Every year since 1997 he has hosted a variety of events in Las Vegas, ranging
from 50 to 5,400 people.
“There is a tremendous demographic of focused hospitality industry professionals. In today’s
competitive marketplace, each person’s efforts contribute to the unique and memorable service
experiences available in Las Vegas.”
Cavanagh points to an example of that service level: More than 3,600 of his attendees had to
depart the Mandalay Events Center, be paired with their luggage, grab a customized boxed lunch,
and board awaiting buses. “The coordination between the team at Mandalay Bay, the phenomenal
bell staff, the banquet team, transportation provider, and our destination management company was
fantastic. The entire operation was conducted in 30 minutes and only one bag was misidentified by
one of my own attendees. I have yet to repeat that performance anywhere else.”
His advice to planners looking at Las Vegas is to maximize what each facility offers. Always
consider how outdoor space, theaters, and unique event venues can be utilized for your event.
Flexibility on meeting dates is always a good tip, he says, especially if you want to capitalize on the
city’s world-class entertainment.
“In Las Vegas alone I have been able to secure a memorable performance of Sting, John
Mellencamp, Joss Stone, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy by leveraging their existing Las Vegas schedules with our conference and event dates,” he says. “Tremendous savings can be realized by tapping
into the city’s world-class entertainment.”
Maralynn Adams, CMP, has worked in corporate meetings and events for more than 10
years and now owns her own company, the
Corporate Event Group, where she’s involved
in mainly corporate training and sales conferences. She’s been taking events to Las
Vegas for years and she too has seen a big
turnaround in hotels’ reception of corporate
business.
“If you didn’t have a big piece of business it
could be hard to get a callback,” she says. But in
today’s buyer’s market, “customer service for
small meetings has come back—and I really
appreciate that.”
Adams enjoys exploring what’s new and different, “what people haven’t seen or done a million
times at their meetings. There are so many creative,
artistic people in Las Vegas and they’re always pushing into what’s new,” she says. “You can do almost
anything in Las Vegas—and at reasonable prices. You
could probably do that in New York, but you’re going
to pay dearly for it.”
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Breaking It out
The Cosmopolitan
Aims High
Nowhere is the pursuit of the “wow”
more relentless and creative than
in Las Vegas, where the newest
“oh-my!” on the Strip is the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a luxury resort
casino that will offer panoramic
views of the city and the Las Vegas
The Cosmopolitan’s guest rooms
offer stunning views.
Valley from its two 50-story guest
towers. Opening is scheduled for
December 15.
Sited on 8.5 acres between the
Bellagio and CityCenter, with 355
feet of frontage on the Strip, the
$3.9 billion resort has 2,995 oversized guest rooms with residentiallike furnishings and, in most of the
rooms, sliding glass doors opening onto private terraces. Terrace
One bedrooms offer amenities like
Japanese soaking tubs; suites have
full kitchens and some feature wraparound terraces.
“Our differential is our verticality,” says Cosmopolitan’s director of
sales, Jennifer Herring. The resort’s
vertical multitower design “allows
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guests to be at the epicenter of the
city in a resort with a boutique
footprint,” Herring says. All facilities (restaurants, spa, etc.) and the
majority of guest rooms will open
December 15, with the remaining
guest rooms opening by mid 2011,
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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
is part of Marriott’s new Autograph
Collection of independent luxury
properties, the first in Las Vegas.
Membership gives the property access to Marriott’s customer
database, as well as its group and
convention sales teams. Marriott
Reward members will be able to
earn points for staying at the resort,
which the Cosmopolitan hopes will
help draw customers.
The resort is connected to
CityCenter, the recently opened $8.5
billion MGM Resorts development,
via an elevated pedestrian bridge;
and to the west side of the Las
Vegas Strip, via a second pedestrian
Count on a mix of accommodation
options at the 2,995-room
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Here’s a look:
City Rooms: 708
Terrace Studios: 1,727
City Suite/one bedroom: 11
City Suite/two bedrooms: 32
Wrap-Around Terrace Suites: 247
Lanai Suite: 11
Bungalows: 10
Receptions Suites: 10
West End Upper Suites: 38
Suites 46-50th floors: 24
bridge; as well as ground floor public access to Bellagio.
Meeting space consists of
150,000 square feet on three levels,
with escalators and elevators connecting levels for quick and easy
transit. In addition to seven spacious ballrooms, there are 46 meeting rooms, including an executive
conference center. Reception Suites
provide 1,500 square feet each for
meetings or entertaining. In-house
contractor PSAV provides state-ofthe-art technology and expertise.
For cocktail receptions and
other private events, outdoor venues include the three-story “pool
district.” The Boulevard Pool, with
access on the fourth level, overlooks
the Strip and has unobstructed
sightlines in all directions. The focal
point is the pool and the large stage.
This area can accommodate up to
3,600 people for receptions.
The Bamboo Pool has a more
canyon-like feel, with different areas
offering varying degrees of seclusion. Groups of up to 3,100 can be
accommodated. The Day Club Pool
is a lounge-like environment by day
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The Cosmopolitan’s sleek
nighttime profile
treatments, which include Arabian
beauty rituals and Turkish baths.
and by night an extension of the
hotel’s nightclub and ultra lounge,
operated by the Tao Group, known
for its hot spots in New York, Las
Vegas, and the Hamptons. It can be
reserved for private events (1,400
maximum).
This being Las Vegas, of course
there is not only a casino (100,000
square feet with big windows
overlooking The Strip), but also a
spa. The 43,000-square-foot. Sahra
Spa and Hammam encompasses 30
treatment rooms and a luxurious
penthouse spa suite. Desert cultures
provide the theme for décor and
Restaurant Differential
In the land of celebrity chefs and
gourmet food par excellence, it can
be no easy thing to carve a new
niche in Las Vegas’ culinary scene.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has
chosen to bring in chefs and restaurants new to Las Vegas to shake
things up. Renowned restaurateur
Costas Spiliadis adds Las Vegas to
his collection of Milos Estiatorio
restaurants in Montréal, Athens,
and New York, promising to bring
an authentic taste of
Greece to The Strip,
“and spare no effort to
find the freshest fish
from around the world
and prepare them
in the subtlest, most
flavorful way.”
Jaleo, a perennial favorite in
Washington, D.C.,
created by chef José
Andrés, brings the
flavor of Spain to the
Strip. Scarpetta, by
awarding-winning chef
Scott Conant, balances
earthy and sophisticated flavors in a
seasonally inspired Italian menu.
On the other end of the food
spectrum, Holstein’s specialty is
organic burgers and creative sides
and shakes.
Other outposts for star chefs
are the Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar
& Grill, the STK steakhouse, the
D.O.C.G. wine bar and pizzeria, and
the French brasserie Comme Ça. At
China Poblano, chef José Andrés
showcases his personal take on Chinese and Mexican cuisines.
All together, it’s another home
run for the Las Vegas culinary scene.
WHO’S THE TALLEST?
The tallest structure in Las Vegas is the STraToSphere Tower. rising 1,149 feet
on the northern end of The Strip, it’s also the tallest observation tower in the United
States. which is the tallest hotel in Las Vegas? That honor goes to The palazzo,
opened in 2007 and topping out at 642 feet high. The encore at wynn ranks as
the city’s second-highest hotel at 632 feet, and Trump International hotel & Tower
is third at 622 feet. There’s no question that Strip hotels are increasingly reaching
toward the sky. a new crop of towers opened last year, with the 600-foot arIa hotel
in CityCenter and with planet hollywood’s two new equally tall towers. The Vdara
hotel and the Mandarin oriental (also part of the CityCenter complex) opened last
year at 540 and 539 feet respectively.
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Bright Lights Get Brighter
Las Vegas hoteLs continue to expand
despite the economy.
Like everywhere eLse, hotel busi-
ness and development in Las Vegas
has not escaped the effects of the
economic downturn. But overall
there continues to be development,
investment, and an amazing number
of hotel expansions and upgrades,
especially along The Strip.
Not one to rest on its rock ’n’
roll laurels, the Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino Las Vegas has opened the
all-suite HRH Tower, featuring 359
standard suites, 40,000 square feet
of additional casino space, seven
penthouse suites, the Reliquary Spa,
and the Vanity nightclub. The new
HRH Beach Club doubles the existing pool vicinity to five acres. The
beach club features a pool, sandy
beach, a Bar & Grill, eight Spa Villas,
and a gaming lounge.
The new tower and beach club
are part of Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino’s $750 million expansion,
which broke ground in 2007. The
1,525-room resort added 75,000
square feet of high-tech/rock-glamour function space in 2009, includ-
ing The Joint, a concert and events
venue with seating for up to 4,000.
MGM MIRAGE is now MGM
Resorts International, following
shareholders’ approval of a proposal
to rebrand the hospitality company.
The company unveiled a new logo
to help integrate its many hotels.
MGM Resorts International now has
more than 40,000 hotel rooms in
Las Vegas properties, with 10 hotels
on The Strip. Among them are the
Mirage, MGM Grand, CityCenter’s
ARIA and Vdara, Mandalay Bay, the
Monte Carlo, and Bellagio, where
Site’s (Society of Incentive Travel
Executives) international conference
will be held next year.
“I think it speaks volumes about
the hotel, the city, and the state
that this group of incentive travel
executives, who will meet in South
Africa this year and China in 2012,
has chosen the Bellagio Las Vegas
for its global meeting,” says Fletch
Brunelle, Bellagio’s senior vice
president, sales and marketing. “It’s
a testament to the customer service
level we provide.” And to the resort’s
impressive facilities, which include
200,000 square feet of meeting
space, 3,933 guest rooms, and a
50,000-square-foot spa, all wrapped
in sumptuous Italianate design and
topped off with its famous 1,200
dancing fountains, international art
gallery, and idyllic gardens.
The Mirage opened in 1989 to
much fanfare and since then the
resort’s iconic erupting volcano
has been given a dramatic upgrade
and so have the 3,044 redesigned
guest rooms, an $85 million project
completed in 2008. The aquarium
has been expanded to include
nearly 1,000 aquatic life forms in
a 20,000-gallon tank. Guests can
participate in a Trainer for a Day
program at the hotel’s popular
Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and
Dolphin Habitat, boasting five rare
animal breeds.
The resort’s 170,000 square
feet of meeting facilities includes
a 24-seat executive boardroom,
40,000-square-foot ballroom,
The Bellagio fountains
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
HRH Beach Club
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MGM’s Joel Robuchon
Restaurant
The Mirage
and 90,000-square-foot Mirage
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ventriloquist Terry Fator opened at
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Theatre last year.
Set amidst lush tropical landscaping, The Mandalay Bay resort offers three distinct accommodations:
3,211 luxury hotel rooms in the
main tower, 1,117 suites in THEhotel
at Mandalay Bay, and an additional 424 rooms managed by Four
Seasons in the main tower—a hotel
within a hotel with a separate lobby,
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swimming pool. The Four Seasons
offers a “Meetings Made Yours”
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choose from a menu of complimen-
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Mandalay Bay Convention Center is the fifth-largest in the country,
with a whopping 1.7 million square
feet of meeting and exhibit space.
For fun, there’s an 11-acre tropical
water environment, including a
1.6 million-gallon wave pool capable
of generating waves of up to six feet
high. Attendees can enjoy the lazy
river, four swimming pools, jogging
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beach bungalows.
With 16 Certified Meeting
Professionals (CMPs) on staff, plus
602,000 square feet of meeting
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16,800-seat Grand Garden Arena,
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the 5,000-room MGM Grand takes its
meetings seriously.
The hotel’s luxury loft accommodations, Skylofts, and its Joël
Robuchon restaurant recently
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Award, the fourth for the renowned
restaurant. The Signature at the
MGM Grand comprises three
nongaming, nonsmoking towers.
MGM Resorts began renovation of
4,000 rooms at the MGM Grand in
October.
The 2,992-room Monte Carlo,
another Four-Diamond MGM Resort on The Strip, offers a boutique
hotel experience with Hotel 32,
exclusive accommodations on the
hotel’s top floor. The Monte Carlo
has 24,000 square feet of meeting
space, a spa, and a wide assortment
of restaurants and clubs, including the new Minus5 (see page 32).
Comedian/impressionist Frank
Caliendo has just signed a 10-year
contract to perform at the Monte
Carlo, accompanied by live band
and guest appearances.
The Palms provides an eclectic
mix of traditional and nontraditional meeting space for corporate
groups, says Mark Cunningham,
executive director of sales. “In
addition to 65,000 square feet of
traditional meeting space, we’re
fortunate to have the new Pearl Con-
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MEET A VENUE WITH CHARACTER.
Have your gathering in a place that automatically lifts spirits and
inspires smiles. At Mirage, practically the entire property is a possibility—
beyond the 170,000 square feet of meeting space. And it’s all
within convenient distance, thanks to our naturally navigable layout.
Meet Mirage and see how fun unique venues can be.
meetmirage.com
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The Monte Carlo,
Hotel32 Penthouse
Tropicana Penthouse Loft
cert Theatre—a 2,500-seat, multiuse
theater with connectivity to more
than 10,000 square feet of ballroom
space.”
The hotel’s Fantasy Suites are
another impressive backdrop for
corporate events, and they include
the only suite in the world with its
own basketball court, according
to Cunningham. Full-size bowling
lanes and an indoor pool are other
amenities in these suites. Guests at
Palms Place, with its unparalleled
views of the Strip and Spring Moun-
tains, have exclusive access to Skytube, an enclosed moving walkway
joining the tower with the Palms.
Tropicana Las Vegas is undergoing a top-to-bottom, $165 million
transformation, scheduled to be
completed in April 2011. The renovation includes a redesigned façade,
new guest rooms, restaurants,
bars, entertainment, and nightlife
options—all themed to a South
Beach décor. (See page 32 for more
details.).
The conference center trans-
formation is already complete
with 100,000 square feet of versatile meeting space, including a
25,000-square-foot ballroom. The
hotel’s newly redone 866-room
Island Tower, adjacent to the
conference center, targets business
travelers, with an oversized workspace area and free Wi-Fi in the
guest rooms.
Wynn Las Vegas is completing
its first major renovation of guest
rooms since opening five years ago
and setting the bar high for luxury
Going Green
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Going green is something many venues
in Las Vegas are taking seriously, none
more so than CityCenter. The mega
resort complex on the Strip, which
opened in December, was designed
from the ground up to be one of the
world’s largest environmentally sustainable developments.
Crystals, CityCenter’s retail
and entertainment district, recently
achieved the U. S. Green Building
Council’s LEED Gold Core and Shell
certification—the largest retail district
ARIA has also received five Green
Keys, the highest level of recognition
from the largest international program
evaluating sustainable hotels. Designed by world-renowned Pelli Clarke
Pelli Architects, the 4,004-room ARIA
Resort & Casino is a 61-story steel and
glass tower offering 300,000 square
feet of high-tech meeting space, an
80,000-square-foot spa, 150,000
square feet of gaming space, and
16 restaurants.
Sustainability efforts are catching
to receive this level of recognition. CityCenter’s ARIA and Vdara hotels have
already achieved the same award. (CityCenter’s two nongaming, nonsmoking
hotels are the 1,495-room Vdara and
the 392-room Mandarin Oriental.)
on all around Las Vegas. Here are just
two recent examples:
formalization of all of the company’s
best practices and technologies
across all of its affiliated properties,
which include the Venetian Resort
Hotel, Mandalay Bay Resort, the
Palazzo, and the Sands Expo and
Convention Center.
• The joint CodeGreen team of Bally’s
Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas has
won the prestigious WasteWise
• The Sands Las Vegas Corp. has
launched a comprehensive sustainability program, Sands Eco 360°, a
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New Partner Gold Achievement
Award from the Environmental
Protection Agency, an award recognizing the properties’ significant
waste-reduction efforts. The EPA
awards one gold medal per year
in each category of environmental
achievement.
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2010
and excellence. In addition to crisp
new décor, furniture, and carpets,
guest rooms now have advanced
technology for remotely controlling
lighting, drapery, and room service
messaging. All 2,716 guest rooms
Five Diamonds
for Las Vegas
AAA recently announced the hotels
and restaurants that have achieved
Five Diamond status, the travel
authority’s highest rating.
For 2010, Las Vegas aaa FiVe
DiamonD-rateD hoteLs incLuDe:
Encore Las Vegas
The Palazzo Resort
Hotel Casino
Bellagio
(ninth consecutive year)
Four Seasons Las Vegas
(11th consecutive year)
Skylofts at MGM Grand
(fourth consecutive year)
Kingpin Suite at The Palms
Exterior of the
Encore at Wynn
Wynn Las Vegas
The Venetian Resort
Hotel Casino
(third consecutive year)
Las Vegas aaa FiVe
DiamonD-rateD restaurants
incLuDe:
Alex at Wynn Las Vegas
(fifth consecutive year)
and suites are slated for completion
by early 2011.
In addition to its 21 food outlets, and on-site, 18-hole golf course,
the Wynn offers 200,000 square
feet of function space, with floor-toceiling windows providing views of
the golf course, gardens, or pools in
many of the rooms.
Meanwhile, the adjacent Encore
at Wynn debuted the Encore Beach
Club and Surrender nightclub earlier this year. The 60,000-squarefoot beach club for adults features
a restaurant, a pool complex with
blackjack and craps, plus 26 cabanas, and eight two-story bungalows. The 5,000-square-foot night-
Joël Robuchon at
MGM Grand
Le Cirque at Bellagio
(seventh consecutive year)
Picasso at Bellagio
(ninth consecutive year)
Restaurant Guy Savoy
at Caesars Palace
(second consecutive year).
AAA rates nearly 60,000 restaurants
and lodgings each year throughout
the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the
Caribbean. Of those, only 113 resorts and 52 restaurants earned the
2010 AAA Five Diamond rating.
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club connects to the new beach club.
The luxury resort has 60,000 square
feet of meeting space.
Harrah’s Entertainment has expanded its portfolio of resorts in the
heart of Las Vegas with the purchase
&
in February of the Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino (100,000 square
feet of meeting space). The resort is
now part of Las Vegas Meetings by
Harrah’s Entertainment, a central
division handling meetings business, where planners have access
to all eight of the chain’s Las Vegas
venues (25,000 hotel rooms) with
just one contract.
Planet Hollywood recently
opened the 52-story PH Towers by
Westgate, featuring 1,200 luxury
suites and 28 exclusive penthouse
suites. The tower is connected to
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
and the complex now includes a
total of 3,700 guest rooms.
Caesars Palace Las Vegas unveiled its new Octavius Villas early
this year. Located in the recently
constructed Octavius Tower, the
three villas average 8,800 square
feet each. The villas overlook the
Garden of the Gods, the resort’s
newly expanded pool venue.
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NOT SOMETHING TO DO.
S O M E T H I N G T O L O O K F O R WA R D T O .
With 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a prime location as the Gateway to CityCenter™ and a variety of
spacious and unique function spaces such as our 1,200-seat Monte Carlo Theatre, Diablo’s Cantina roof�op deck
and elegant private dining rooms, your meeting or special event is bound for success. For more information,
please visit montecarlo.com/meetings or contact our Sales Department at 800.311.5999.
GATEWAY TO
CITYCENTER
TM
Golden Nugget Las Vegas has
opened its $150 million Rush Tower,
adding nearly 500 guest rooms
to the property. The new tower
includes the Chart House Aquarium
restaurant and its 50,000-gallon
tropical aquarium.
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Off the Strip: Summerlin
and Henderson
Thanks to an infusion of luxury
resort casinos in nearby towns,
corporate clients can experience a
different Las Vegas dimension at
such properties as The Red Rock
Casino Resort and Spa, located in the
upscale community of Summerlin,
about 10 miles west of the Strip.
The 816-room, contemporarystyled resort takes full advantage of its setting near Red Rock
Canyon, offering sleek guest
rooms with beautiful views, and
a 35,000-square-foot spa where
attendees can arrange outdoor
activities like rock climbing or
kayaking. For meetings, there are
94,000-square-feet of meeting space
in four ballrooms and 10 naturally
lit meeting rooms—many offering
views of the lavish three-acre pool
area.
The 72-lane bowling alley makes
for a great special-events venue.
There’s a 16-screen movie complex
for anyone who wants to take in
a flick, and free shuttle service to
The Strip, McCarran International
Airport, Sun City, and the Fashion
Show Mall.
Red Rock’s sister property is the
Four Diamond Green Valley Ranch
Resort, Spa and Casino in Henderson, about 10 miles from the central
Strip. Fantastic outdoor meeting
space is available in an eight-acre
area that includes a pool with sand
beach and a three-acre vineyard surrounding the outdoor performance
&
venue and the 30,000-square-foot
spa. Four additional outdoor venues
accommodate up to 4,500 people for
private events. For indoor meetings,
67,000 square feet of function space
is available in 37 meeting rooms
and four ballrooms. The 490-room
Mediterranean-style guest rooms
are spacious, many offering views of
the Las Vegas Strip.
Henderson is also the home to
Loews Lake Vegas Resort, the 493room resort in the heart of the Lake
Las Vegas planned community. For
meetings, there are 55,000 square
feet of outdoor function space, with
views of Lake Las Vegas and nearby
mountains, plus 45,000 square feet
of indoor function space.
Dolce Hotels and Resorts will
rebrand and manage the former
Ritz Carlton, Lake Las Vegas. The
349-room property will reopen in
the first quarter of 2011.
Destination Henderson has
launched a promotion offering a
free reception for groups that book a
minimum of 50 hotel rooms at one
of three properties: Green Valley
Ranch, the M Resort, or the MonteLago Village Resort. For details, go
to visithenderson.com.
Red Rock Canyon Suite
Green Valley Ranch Resort
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Our all-new property invites extraordinary events.
From intimate gatherings to grand-scale conventions and trade shows, the newly transformed Tropicana Las Vegas is an ideal destination
for your next group event. With all-new, best-in-class rooms and more than 100,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, full staffing and
catering, plus professional resources, our Conference Center is a standout on The Strip.
Las Vegas Meeting Space
Hotels witH more tHan 1,500 square feet of meeting space. for more
information on otHer properties, visit www.LVCVA.Com.
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Alexis Park Resort.......................................................... 40,000
Aliante Station Casino + Hotel....................................... 14,000
ARIA Resort & Casino..................................................... 300,000
Arizona Charlie’s Boulder............................................... 1,665
Arizona Charlie’s Decatur .............................................. 4,500
Aston MonteLago Village Resort.................................... 6,500
Bally’s Las Vegas............................................................ 175,000
Bellagio........................................................................... 200,000
Best Western Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino...................... 4,000
Boulder Station Hotel–Casino......................................... 12,000
Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino........................................ 31,280
Caesars Palace................................................................ 300,000
California Hotel & Casino............................................... 4,935
Circus Circus Hotel, Casino and Theme Park................. 21,400
Clarion Hotel and Casino, Near Las Vegas Strip............ 4,750
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas............................................ 150,000
The Doubletree Club Hotel............................................. 2,970
Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel....................................... 20,000
El Cortez Hotel and Casino............................................. 3,200
Embassy Suites Airport.................................................. 6,000
Embassy Suites Convention Center................................ 11,000
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas............................................. 60,000
Excalibur Hotel Casino Las Vegas.................................. 12,226
Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel....................................... 4,574
Fiesta Rancho Casino Hotel............................................ 10,900
Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel............................................. 8,000
Flamingo Las Vegas........................................................ 73,000
Four Queens Hotel & Casino.......................................... 2,264
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas....................................... 28,000
Fremont Hotel & Casino.................................................. 7,330
Gold Coast Hotel & Casino............................................. 29,166
Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall............................. 3,168
Golden Nugget................................................................ 31,000
Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa.................................. 65,000
Hacienda Hotel & Casino................................................ 5,532
Hampton Inn & Suites St Rose Parkway........................ 2,970
Hampton Inn Tropicana.................................................. 8,500
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.............................................. 81,000
Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino............................. 25,000
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham....................................... 2,020
Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas Strip South....................... 3,142
Homewood Suites by Hilton Henderson......................... 3,264
Homewood Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Airport.............. 1,531
Hooters Casino Hotel...................................................... 38,500
Hyatt Place Las Vegas.................................................... 3,408
Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino...................................... 40,000
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Golf..................... 109,679
La Quinta Inn & Suites Las Vegas Airport South........... 3,634
Las Vegas Hilton............................................................. 200,000
Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort........................................ 45,000
Luxor Hotel and Casino.................................................. 20,000
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The M Resort Spa Casino............................................... 60,000
Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel............. 4,500
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.................................. 1,663,697
Mandarin Oriental........................................................... 12,360
Marriott Courtyard Las Vegas South.............................. 2,393
Marriott Las Vegas Convention Center........................... 4,268
Marriott Residence Inn Hughes Center........................... 1,817
Marriott SpringHill Suites Las Vegas Convention Center...4,522
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino........................................... 594,000
Microtel Inn & Suites..................................................... 2,127
The Mirage..................................................................... 171,959
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino...................................... 30,000
New York–New York Hotel & Casino............................... 21,500
The Orleans Hotel & Casino........................................... 40,000
Palace Station Hotel & Casino........................................ 19,588
The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino.................................... 510,008
Palms Casino Resort....................................................... 65,000
Palms Place Hotel and Spa............................................ 2,500
Paris Las Vegas.............................................................. 140,000
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino................................ 100,000
Planet Hollywood Towers by Westgate.......................... 25,000
The Platinum Hotel......................................................... 7,000
Plaza Hotel and Casino................................................... 23,000
Primm Valley Resort and Casino.................................... 20,901
Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino......................................... 2,200
Ramada Las Vegas......................................................... 5,800
Red Rock Casino Resort Spa.......................................... 100,000
Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel......................................... 20,000
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino........................................... 160,000
Riviera Hotel & Casino................................................... 160,000
Sahara Hotel and Casino................................................ 10,000
Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall............................ 30,000
Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino........................................ 12,855
The Signature at MGM Grand......................................... 3,000
South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa................................... 150,000
Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower.............................. 17,000
Suncoast Hotel & Casino................................................ 25,000
Sunset Station Hotel And Casino.................................... 11,000
Texas Station Gambling Hall and Hotel.......................... 42,250
The Resort on Mount Charleston Hotel, Spa, Events..... 7,000
Treasure Island, TI.......................................................... 18,000
Tropicana Las Vegas....................................................... 100,000
Trump International Hotel Las Vegas............................. 2,460
Tuscany Suites & Casino................................................ 40,000
Vdara Hotel & Spa......................................................... 10,619
Vegas Club...................................................................... 3,600
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.................................. 510,008
Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel................................. 25,000
Whiskey Pete’s Hotel & Casino...................................... 8,000
Wingate by Wyndham.................................................... 3,571
Wynn Las Vegas............................................................. 200,000
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HERE,
LAS VEGAS
MEANS BUSINESS.
Introducing the new Las Vegas business meeting. With personal service and all the great
facilities you might need. But without all the distractions and traffic of The Strip.
65,000 square feet
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490 guest rooms.
HENDERSON
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94,000 square feet
of meeting space.
814 guest rooms.
Big Space—
And a Lot of It
NO OTHER CITY CAN LAY CLAIM TO THE DEPTH AND BREADTH
OF CONVENTION FACILITIES FOUND IN LAS VEGAS.
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“LAS VEGAS IS ALL ABOUT CHOICE,” says Michael Goldsmith, LVCVA’s senior director of sales. “We’ve
got three of the 10 largest convention centers in the country. We have dozens of hotels with expansive space on and off The Strip, and now we have another new venue, MEET Las Vegas [see
page 30], a terrific addition to the city.”
All told, the city has more than 10.5 million square feet of meeting and exhibition space—more than any
other destination in the world. Here’s a look at the main convention center and exhibition venues.
Las Vegas
Convention Center
Mandalay Bay
Convention Center
Sands Expo and
Convention Center
Operated by the Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), this
versatile facility encompasses more
than 2 million square feet of meeting
and exhibit space, including 16 exhibit
and 144 meeting rooms—all within a
short distance of more than 100,000
hotel rooms. Other features of
the facility:
■ Grand lobby and registration
area with more than 225,000
square feet of space
■ Largest Wi-Fi–ready convention
venue in the nation
■ Free wireless Internet available
in five locations
■ On-site business center
■ Group meal function space, two
restaurants (seating 700 and 650),
18 permanent concession stands,
and portable snack bars
■ Monorail station located at
the center
■ Speed-Check kiosks for airline
boarding passes, plus Bags to
Go service
lvcva.com/meetings
The 1.7 million-square-foot, four-level
center is conveniently located on The
Strip with direct access to 3,211 guest
rooms at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 1,117 suites in a separate tower,
plus 424 rooms at the Four Seasons
Hotel within the Mandalay Bay’s main
tower. Other features:
■ Nearly one million square feet of
exhibit space on two levels
■ Three levels of elegantly decorated,
multipurpose meeting and function
space
■ Four pillar-free, high-ceiling ballrooms, ranging from 31,000 square
feet to 100,000 square feet (among
the nation’s largest)
■ Breakout space to accommodate
more than 75 simultaneous
meetings
■ Six boardrooms
■ Also on-site is the 12,000-seat
Mandalay Bay Events Center arena,
with 38,000 square feet of exhibit
space and 26,000 square feet of
meeting and function space
mandalaybayconventions.com
Marketed together with The Venetian
and The Palazzo hotels as the Las
Vegas Sands Mega-Center, the Sands
Expo and Convention Center is a
highlight of the convention complex,
which altogether features 2.25 million square feet of convention space.
Other features:
■ The 85,000-square-foot Venetian
Ballroom
■ Multiple exhibit halls, hundreds
of meeting rooms
■ Direct access to more than 4,000
suites at The Venetian and 3,066
suites at The Palazzo
■ Accommodates meetings and
events of 20 to 20,000 guests
sandsexpo.com
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MEETINGS SUCCESS IN LAS VEGAS IS FACT
Las Vegas is known worldwide as a fun and exciting
destination – traits that may make meeting planners
and corporate executives leery about hosting a
meeting there. However, the thought that Las Vegas’
leisure amenities detract from productive business
travel is a myth.
Almost 20,000 business events were held in
Las Vegas last year, attracting nearly 4.5 million
delegates. Why, you may ask, would they take
such a chance? The answer is simple – Vegas
Means Business.
For decades, Las Vegas has had a dual existence
with travelers to the destination, attracting millions
of leisure travelers during the weekend and hosting
millions of business travelers during the week.
This dichotomy of travel is made possible by the
commitment and vision of the destination and its
developers. Las Vegas provides more than 10.5
million square feet of meeting and exhibit space,
has nearly 150,000 rooms, and offers tremendous
service and amenities to make any event a success.
Research has shown that meetings held in
Las Vegas attract more delegates who spend more
time conducting business than in other cities.
The perceived distractions that come with being
one of the top leisure destinations in the world
simply do not hold true. In addition to the great
amenities and service in the destination, planners
have opportunities to provide their delegates
with some great experiences. With some of
the most unique facilities in the world, the
Las Vegas resort community provides seemingly
endless opportunities to customize their events. And
Las Vegas is known for its continued commitment
to keeping the destination fresh and exciting. With
every reinvention of the destination, even groups
that have come to Las Vegas for years can find
something new.
The value that’s offered in Las Vegas right now
makes it an easy decision to host a meeting or
convention there. Planners are able to find exactly
the right facility, menus, room blocks and more at
prices that have not been seen in years. Hosting your
business function in Las Vegas is just good business
right now.
The meetings and convention industry is one of
the greatest tools in business and a key driver of
the economy. The Las Vegas meetings community
is committed to supporting and protecting that
industry both in Las Vegas and nationwide.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
staff is available to help your group sift through
the seemingly endless options at the destination to
make sure you find the right fit for your group.
For more information on meetings in Las Vegas,
visit LVCVA.com to get information on bringing
your meeting to Las Vegas and how you can show
the value of doing so.
LVCVA.com
Henderson
Convention Center
Cashman Center
Located on a 55-acre site near
downtown Las Vegas, Cashman is a
multiuse facility that includes 98,100
square feet of exhibit space in two
halls, a 1,922-seat theater, and a
This center is located minutes from
The Strip in the community of Henderson. The facility’s 10,000-square-foot,
column-free ballroom offers excellent
visibility for corporate functions and
special events. Other features:
■ 10,000-square-foot ballroom
divides into four meeting rooms
■ Six additional meeting rooms, each
divisible into three rooms
■ All facilities on ground level
■ Total meeting space: 13,765 square
feet
■ Accommodates 45 to 1,200 attendees for meetings; 20 to 700
for banquets
visithenderson.com/meetings/
facilities
10,000-seat baseball stadium (home
to the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate the Las Vegas 51s). Each part
of the facility is designed to function
independently or in any combination.
Operated by the Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority, the venue also
features:
■ 12 meeting rooms encompassing
17,500 square feet and accommodating up to 442 people
■ Three-tiered restaurant with a
dance floor accommodating groups
of up to 500
■ More than 2,500 parking spaces
www.lvcva.com
University of Nevada,
Las Vegas
About two miles from the Las Vegas
Strip, the university features several
sites for meetings and conventions:
Cox Pavilion
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3,000-seat performance venue with
23,870 square feet of space for
meetings, functions, and receptions
Two additional meeting rooms (984
square feet and 1,271 square feet)
at the Thomas & Mack Center
Sports and entertainment venue
can accommodate 18,500
30 luxury suites each seat 10 to 20
people and offer customized foodand-beverage service
Three meeting rooms and a boardroom for 60 to 350 people
Sam Boyd Stadiium can accommodate 35,000 attendees unlvtick
ets.com/facility/aboutus.php
GET CREATIVE
Billed as a space that will allow you to “create a total brand experience,” MEET Las Vegas
(meetlv.com) debuted in the downtown earlier
this year with 30,000 square feet of highly configurable function space on three levels.
The third floor serves as a concierge lounge
for corporate training and VIP events. The lower two floors have built-in rigging, lighting, and communication technology, allowing clients to create highly customized environments. Clients can create cool lighting
with a simple touch and easily hang sails and tenting, among other innovative atmospherics.
The venue offers a full range of services, including multimedia, catering, meeting planning, floral services,
and furnishings. There’s also an outdoor pavilion with a seating capacity for 400 people. Located downtown near
the Freemont Street entertainment district, MEET Las Vegas is not affiliated with any hotel properties. The nearest hotel casino is the Golden Nugget, a few blocks away.
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Off-Site,
Out of Sight
For groups that want to break out oF the box when it comes
to special events, las vegas provides an endless array
oF possibilities. here are just a Few ideas.
Springs Preserve is a 180-acre Las Vegas institution, featuring museums, galleries, outdoor concerts,
botanical gardens, and an interpretive trail system through scenic wetland habitat. There is an outdoor
terrace and small conference center emphasizing sustainable products and practices if clients are so
inclined. Catering available through the Spring Café by Wolfgang Puck.
www.springspreserve.org
Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health doesn’t sound like a place for corporate events, but wait until you
see this stainless-steel explosion of a building, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.
Opened in 2009, the center is about a mile north of the Strip at the edge of Symphony Park, the city’s
developing arts and science community. The center is part of the Cleveland Clinic and is a leading
research and treatment facility for Alzheimer’s disease. Its Keep Memory Alive Event Center, available
for private functions, has already been the site of star-studded fundraisers. With 199 windows in an
undulating stainless steel trellis canopy, the hall accommodates 450 for seated events.
keepmemoryalive.org
Grand Canyon: For a break from the neon and glitter of The Strip, nothing beats a
helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon. Maverick Helicopter Tours has the world’s
largest fleet of ECO-Star helicopters, the premium tourism helicopter, known as a
“limo in the sky.” Groups of up to six or seven per helicopter fly over Lake Mead and
the Hoover Dam on the way to the Grand Canyon. Private landings can be arranged,
where the helicopter descends 3,000 feet into the canyon. Guests enjoy a 30-minute
champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception before flying back to The Strip. Talk about a
“bucket” experience. maverickhelicopter.com
Las Vegas Motor Speedway: For a real change of pace, put your attendees in NASCAR-style
race cars and see what happens. Richard Petty Driving Experience operates 20 tracks nationwide, including one at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Guests can take the
wheel themselves or ride shotgun with professionals. The group events
team can create customized corporate programs. One popular teambuilding activity is the In the Pit Stop Challenge where teams must
perform real-life tire-changing in a time-trial scenario. Facilities
for meetings and events are available at the track. drivepetty.com
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Stepping Out
When it comes to dining, entertainment, and shopping,
Las Vegas is in a cLass of its oWn.
Big changes are under way at the
Tropicana, as the legendary resort
casino undergoes a $165 million
transformation that promises to
leave no corner of the hotel untouched. Among the new restaurants, Biscayne Steak, Sea & Wine
reflects the hotel’s new South Beach
ambience and décor. Cuisine is a
twist of tropical and Latin, with
everything from conch fritters to
Kobe beef sliders and lamb-eggplant
tacos.
Lounge offers Blue Suede Shoes
drinks before or after the show.
Located in the new Hard Rock
Hotel Tower, Johnny Smalls offers a
menu of more than 50 appetizers,
including Spanish tapas, Asian dim
sum, Italian antipasti, and classic
American starters. Prices range
from $6-$12. Rare 120, also at the
Hard Rock Hotel, takes the stuffy
out of classic steakhouse ambience
while keeping the martinis and
mouthwatering prime cuts.
Michelin 3-star chef Masayo-
Also new at the Tropicana: Brad
Garrett’s Comedy Club, showcasing
shi Takayama brings his mastery
a changing roster of established
of Japanese cuisine to Las Vegas
stand-up stars and the hottest young
with Barmasa at the ARIA Resort
comics, with occasional appearances
& Casino. Also new to Las Vegas,
by Emmy award-winning comedian/
award-winning chef Shawn McClain
actor Brad Garrett. Next year will
introduces his innovative cuisine at
see the transformation of the Tropi-
ARIA’s Sage, featuring farm-to-table
cana’s four-acre pool area into Nikki
produce, sustainable seafood, and
Beach at the Tropicana, joining the
artisanal meats.
franchise of exclusive beach clubs
“Viva Elvis” is the new Cirque
Also new at HRH: Vanity, a
14,000-square-foot nightclub with
two marble bars, 50 VIP booths, an
outdoor terrace with cabanas, fire
pit, and direct access to the new
SKYBAR. Perched above the HRH
Beach Club, SKYBAR treats guests
to a sun deck with acrylic-edge pool
during the day and a sophisticated
lounge by night.
Wolfgang Puck has opened two
around the world. Café Nikki opens
du Soleil production at the ARIA,
restaurants at Crystals, the new din-
in November, featuring signature
where a theater was built specifically
ing and retail district at City-
dishes from Nikki Beach locations.
for the show. The adjacent Gold
Center: Brasserie PUCK, the chef’s
New Nightlife
rock legend sammy hagar is opening his world-famous Cabo Wabo Cantina in
november inside Miracle Mile shops at Planet hollywood resort & casino. The
15,000-square-foot nightclub and restaurant replaces Trader Vic’s.
The King of the Blues, B.B. King, brings his popular restaurant, bar, and nightlife
venue, B.B. King’s Blues Club, to the Mirage this winter. The restaurant will serve
creole cuisine “fused with a southern comfort.” The restaurant will also offer live music
seven nights a week, complete with a stage and dance floor and four bars.
Minus5 (pictured at left) opened america’s first ice lounge at Mandalay Bay in
september 2008. a second location has opened at the Monte carlo resort and casino. The new Minus5 ice Bar includes a
1,200-square-foot, ice-encased room where everything is made of ice, including the bar, tables, benches, and walls. created
in new Zealand, Minus5 is a unique ice-themed experience where guests enjoy vodka cocktails served in a glass made of
pure ice, all within a -5° celsius (23° Fahrenheit) environment.
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first French restaurant in nearly 30
including flagship stores for Prada
years; and The Pods, a full-service
and Gucci, as well as boutiques for
coffee bar, café, and bar. Also new
yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga,
at Crystals, Beso is a contemporary
Stella McCartney, donna Karan,
steakhouse with Latin flair, opened
Emilio Pucci, and Harry Winston.
by actress Eva Longoria Parker and
They join recent additions Ermene-
featuring the celebrated chef Todd
gildo Zegna, Christian dior, Bru-
English. Eve, the actress’s new night-
nello Cucinelli, and Social House.
Lagasse’s Stadium, which
opened in 2009 in the Palazzo,
melds a high-end sports bar and casino with cuisine from celebrity chef
Emeril Lagasse. Three semiprivate
sky boxes each hold eight to 14 people, and a half-dozen private luxury
boxes, complete with billiards and
video games, can entertain groups
of up to 50.
club above the restaurant, strikes a
dramatic note with a 50-foot arched
ceiling and VIP booths in glamorous
black and gold settings.
Todd English has opened his latest culinary enterprise, Todd English
P.U.B, at Crystals. It’s a modern interpretation of an authentic English pub,
complete with a selection of rotisserie-cooked meats and a raw bar.
The chefs at the Wynn and
By year’s end, Crystals will add
Encore resorts have made a splash
not just restaurants but 12 new
with new vegan (no meat or dairy)
brands to its collection of retailers,
dishes at several of their restau-
rants. dishes include fava bean
puree, snap pea salad with aged
balsamic vinegar, and chopped salad
with avocado, carrots, celery, pumpkin seeds, and tarragon vinaigrette.
Offering a new take on the city’s
famed buffets, Harrah’s Entertainment’s family of Las Vegas resorts
now offers guests all-day, unlimited
access to dine in seven resort buffet restaurants with the Buffet of
Buffets pass. Guests may purchase
a 24-hour buffet pass ($39.99 for
CELEBrITy MEET And GrEET
Total rewards members and $45.99
One of the many ways to take advantage of the star-studded entertain-
for nonmembers).
ment offerings in Las Vegas is to book a private meet-and-greet. For
example, for performances of Blue Man Group, the popular musical/
comedy/multimedia show
Aiming to take hamburgers
where they have never gone before,
chef Kerry Simon has opened KGB:
Kerry’s Gourmet Burgers at Harrah’s
playing at the Venetian, small
Las Vegas, where his menu of
groups can meet the Blue
uniquely inventive burger offerings,
Men after the show for photo
signature snacks, and sides including
opportunities, says Brad
Seidel, account executive with
Blue Man Group.
Groups can also arrange
a sound-check experience,
where guests are able to
watch the Blue Men and Band
prepare for the evening’s performance, and participate in a questionand-answer session. Another option is premium seating at the show and
gourmet dinner at one of the restaurants and the Venetian or Palazzo.
“People love getting up close with celebrities, and
there’s no better place to do it than Las Vegas.”
Brad Seidel, account executive, Blue Man Group
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Lagasse’s Stadium
&
“Iron Chef” sliders and tater tots.
The new Hussong’s Cantina
brings an affordable menu and
Baja atmosphere to The Shoppes at
Mandalay Place, located between
Mandalay Bay and the Luxor on the
Las Vegas Strip.
If chocolate is your thing, you’ll
be in heaven at the new Chocolate
by the Bald Man at the Forum Shops
at Caesars Palace. With a menu
primarily made from chocolate, this
store, the largest of 29 locations,
will feature vats of mixing chocolate
flowing throughout the space.
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Entertain in Paradise
on the Las Vegas Strip.
All 3 Courses ranked in the top 50
public golf courses in the country
– GolfWorld Magazine
Our golf course facilities are specially equipped to cater intimate settings from 15 to 1200. We offer
lower food and beverage minimums than all others in town and are conveniently located within minutes
of all major hotels. Contact us today to book your next meeting at one of our courses. We can also
provide group golf outings of any size, so let us make your next event exciting and memorable!
For Tee Time Reservations Call 888-891-3007
www.WaltersGolf.com/groups
Golfer’s Paradise
Lots of sun, LittLe rain, and 55 courses to choose from.
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Desert Pines
With 320 days of sunshine and less
than five inches of rain in a typical
year, Las Vegas is an inviting golf
destination for its weather as well as
its generous endowment of courses.
There are more than 55 in the Las
Vegas area, appealing to all levels
of play.
Attendees will find 18 holes
of championship golf right on the
Strip at Wynn Las Vegas, a course
designed by Tom Fazio and Steve
Wynn. Guests at hotels operated by
MGM Resorts have access to Tom
Fazio’s Shadow Creek, an exclusive
desert course that has been called
“the greatest golf course created by
man,” where every hillside, creek,
and waterfall was built by hand.
Bears Best is at the top of golfers’ lists of unique experiences in
Las Vegas. The course replicates
some of the most dazzling holes ever
designed by the “Golden Bear,” the
&
legendary Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus
chose holes from Scottsdale’s Desert
Mountain course, Palmilla Golf Club
in Los Cabos, and PGA West in Palm
Springs, among others, to create this
dream course. Bear’s Best is located
within an exclusive community in
Summerlin, called The Ridges. The
private lessons for your VIPs at the
Paul Wilson Golf School.
Walter’s Golf, a division of the
Walter’s Group, owns and operates
three premium golf courses in Las
Vegas: Royal Links, Bali Hai, and
Desert Pines. The Tye-designed
Royal Links, inspired by 11 different
Las Vegas is an inviting golf destination
for its weather as well as its generous
endowment of courses
scenery is spectacular, with views
of the mountain ranges along the
course and views of the entire Strip.
Playing to nearly 7,200 yards
from the back tees, Bears Best will
challenge all levels of golfers with
a variety of tee placements. Private
dining rooms with sweeping views
are available at The Club. Schedule
British Open rotation courses, recreates such iconic holes as The Road
Hole from St. Andrews and the Postage Stamp from Royal Troon. The
castle-style clubhouse is available
for private events.
The Bali Hai Golf Club, one of
the top resort courses in the country, is a tropical-themed champion-
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ship course located on The Strip.
Private dining/events can be held
at the 32,000-square-foot Balinesethemed clubhouse or at the lagoonside Cili restaurant.
Desert Pines Golf Club offers a
taste of the Carolinas, with hundreds
of mature pines lining the fairways
and water coming into play in nine
of the 18 holes. Located 15 minutes
from the Strip, Desert Pines was
voted one of the Top Public Courses
in the Country by readers of GolfWorld Magazine in 2009. The
Champions Room can host private
events for up to 175 people.
Harrah’s premium golf course is
Tips for
Group Golf
Keep in mind that the golf
event alone (in a shotgun
format) will take five
hours. It’s important to
provide ample time for
transportation and F&B
elements on the front end
and the back end of the
golf event.
Another important
factor to consider is
layouts—a Rees Jones course that
takes full advantage of the desert
plateaus and steep canyons.
The Badlands Golf Club is a
public course that offers 27 holes of
golf in the Red Rock canyons, with
natural washes and deep flowing
arroyos, just 20 minutes from the
Strip. Silverstone Golf Club, about
the same distance from the Strip,
provides three nine-hole layouts,
great for group play. There is also
an on-site golf academy, a driving
range, and other practice facilities.
Painted Desert in Summerlin
was the first desert course in the
Las Vegas area. It features emerald-
whether the golf course’s
reputation and/or the
course designer will offer
great course conditions
to ensure a successful and
enjoyable event as well as
help create excitement and
draw for those attending
the event.
The time of year that
you are booking can make
a difference. Group packages are customizable
and rates vary depending
Bear’s Best
on season. Peak season
is considered February
through May and Septem-
Cascata, a par-72, Rees Jones course
about 30 miles west of the city,
with lush fairways and views of Red
Mountain. Another Harrah’s course,
Rio Secco Golf Club, provides one
of the area’s most dynamic desert
ber through November.
Off-peak season is considered June through August
and December through
January.
green fairways and greens. Water
features, cacti, and many bunkers
highlight the course. A driving range
and clubhouse with pro shop round
out the amenities at this American
Golf Corp. course.
Source: Steve Woo, director of
sales & marketing, Bear’s Best
Las Vegas
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a “sure thing” for las vegas golf
We can’t guarantee you’ll shoot par, hit a hole-in-one, or
find a gold-plated golf ball. But, odds are that Bear’s Best
Las Vegas is the perfect place for your next tournament or
group event. We always “double down” on customer service
and are expertly prepared to handle all of your needs for your
event...from small to large.
With convenient access to downtown and the Las Vegas Strip, our
unique 18-hole golf experience features Jack Nicklaus’ favorite
designed golf holes. We have been voted the #1 golf course in Las Vegas two
out of the last three years. Always bet on the bear...and make your next event a
winner. Call and ask for “The Bear Essentials” for special discounts.
www.BearsBestLasVegas.com • (702) 804.8500
11111 West Flamingo Road • Las Vegas, NV 89135
TransporTaTion Tips
LV: Getting There
GettinG there and GettinG around: what you need to know.
Airport
•Youcan’tgetanairportmuch
closertodowntown:McCarran international Airport isjustonemile
fromTheStripand3.5milesfrom
theLasVegasConventionCenter.
Cabfaresrangefrom$10to$18to
theStrip;$17to$27tothedowntownarea.Airportshuttles:$6to
Striphotelsand$8todowntown
properties.Manyresortsinnearby
LakeLasVegas,Summerlin,and
Hendersonoperateairportshuttle
services.
•Low-cost carriersandgreat air lift
helpmakeLasVegasanaffordable
meetingsdestination.Southwest
Airlines,forexample,offersthe
mostflightsoutofMcCarran—
about215daily.Othercarriers
includeAirTran,AllegiantAir,
JetBlue,USAirways,Delta,
American,VirginAmerica,and
United,amongothers.Theairport
servesmorethan125destinations
intheU.S.andabroad.
•McCarranismorethanhalfway
througha$2.4billionexpansion,
whichwilladdathird terminal,
withcompletionexpectedin2012.
Recentlytheairportopenednew
diningoptions,includingChili’s,
CaliforniaPizza,BurkeinaBox
(fromchefDavidBurke),and
Sammy’sBeachBar&Grill.
Forground and air travel advisoriesaffectingMcCarran,visit
mccarran.com.
yougettotheairport?Bags to Go
pArkinG
•Mosthotelsoffercomplimentary
valetparking,aswellasfree parking garages,andmanythatdon’t
willvalidateparkingtickets.keep
inmind,though,thattrafficcongestionalongTheStripcanaddto
yourtraveltime.
puBLiC trAnsportAtion
•Forthosewhodon’twanttowalk
TheStrip,the Las Vegas Monorail
makesgettingaroundasnap.The
air-conditionedcarsstopatseven
stationsalongTheStrip,connectingtheconventioncenterwith
30,000hotelroomsinafourmileroutethattakeslessthan15
minutestotraverse.Themonorail
operates19hoursadayduringthe
weekand20hoursonweekends.
Discounts areavailableonthe
monorailforbulkticketorders.
For details, visit lvmonorail.com.
WORkinGWiTH
TRAnSPORTATiOnCOMPAnieS
You’ll find no shortage of ground transportation companies and destination
management firms in Las Vegas. How do you choose? Here are a few tips from
Rick Foreman, vice president of sales and marketing for the Alan Waxler Group/
AWG Charter Services, one of the city’s largest and most well-established destination management companies/transportation companies:
Do a site visit. “Due diligence means making sure yourself that the company
you hire is operating safe vehicles, has safety procedures in place, and can
deliver the service level you need. Don’t just rely on word of mouth.”
Be flexible with your dates. “If there’s a big citywide in town during your
dates, transportation equipment will be in demand and therefore more costly.
A little flexibility goes a long way.”
Experience counts. “Knowing the destination and having relationships with
hotels, restaurants, and other locals is critical. There’s a maze of options in
Las Vegas and a good transportation company will help you navigate them.”
•Wanttocheckyourbagsbefore
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offerspassengersonSouthwest,
USAirways,Delta,Frontier,
United,andVirgintheabilityto
checkbagsatsixlocationsoutside
theairport:TheVenetianHotel,
SandsexpoCenter,theLasVegas
ConventionCenter,theLuxor
Hotel,ThePalazzoHotel,and
McCarranRent-A-Car.A$20
per-customerservicefeeapplies
forbaggagehandling.Advance
check-intimesvarybyairline,but
ageneralguidelinewouldbethat
bagsmustbecheckednolater
thanthreehourspriortoaflight
andnosoonerthan12hoursin
advance.
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We Know Las Vegas...
and it shows.
AWG
IS THE ONE NAME YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHEN YOUR DESTINATION IS L AS V EGAS .
AWG INC. is a hospitality services company making magnificent impressions with
professionals representing industries worldwide and attending events in Las Vegas.
AWG’s full range of destination services are unrivaled and can be yours as a whole,
as individual entities or in any combination. The choice is yours.
Call one of our professionals today to make
your next event in Las Vegas a spectacular success.
Destination Services
Charter Services
LLC
Corporate Events
Model & Talent Agency
For more information & reservations: 702.740.3434 Toll Free: 877.792.9537
www.awaxgrp.com
CPCN Nos. 1068 & 2030
Ad Index
Alan Waxler Group / AWG Charter Services............................................................. 41
Rick Foreman, vice president of sales and marketing
877 7 WAXLER (92 9537), [email protected], awaxgrp.com, awgcharterservices.com
ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas............................................................................... 11
Stephanie Windham, director of sales, 702-590-7171
[email protected], arialasvegas.com
Bear’s Best Las Vegas................................................................................................. 39
Steven Woo, director of sales & marketing, 702-804-8924
[email protected], www.bearsbestlasvegas.com
Bellagio Hotel Casino Resort..................................................................................... 13
Shelly Cruz, director convention sales, 702-693-8155
[email protected], www.bellagio.com
Blue Man Group.......................................................................................................... 5
Gina Payton, director of sales, 702-697-1655, [email protected], www.blueman.com
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas................................................................................. 43
Jennifer Herring, director of sales, 702-698-7500
[email protected], www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com
Encore Las Vegas........................................................................................................ 8,9
Danielle Babilino, senior vice president of hotel sales, 702-770-4702
[email protected], www.wynnlasvegas.com
Green Valley Ranch Resort/Red Rock ...................................................................... 27
Michael Toney, vice president of sales, 702-617-7638, [email protected]
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas........................................................................ 44
Tom Clearwater, vice president of sales, 702-693-5052
[email protected], www.hardrockhotel.com
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority........................................................... 7,29
Michael Goldsmith, director of convention sales, 877-847-4848
[email protected], www.lvcva.com, www.VisitLasVegas.com
Las Vegas Meetings by Harrah’s Entertainment....................................................... 27
Amy Dosa, sales & marketing manager, 702-967-4732,[email protected], www.harrahs.com
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.................................................................................. 15
Richard Harper, senior vice president sales & marketing, 702-632-7901
[email protected], www.mandalaybay.com
Maverick Helicopters.................................................................................................. 33
Bryan Kroten, marketing director, 702-261-0007, ext. 2107
[email protected], www.maverickhelicopter.com
MGM Grand................................................................................................................. 17
Brian Keenan, vice president of hotel sales, 702-891-1251
[email protected], www.mgmgrand.com
The Mirage.................................................................................................................. 19
Bryan Gay, vice president of sales, 702-791-7565, [email protected], www.mirage.com
The Corporate & Incentive Planner’s Guide to
Monte Carlo................................................................................................................ 23
Mike Pistana, vice president sales & marketing, 702-730-7337
[email protected], www.montecarlo.com
this supplement was produced by
Palms Casino Resort / Palms Place........................................................................... 21
Mark Cunningham, executive director of sales, 866-725-6768
[email protected], www.palms.com
Penton Media:
249 West 17th St., New York, NY 10011
meetingsnet.com
Richard Petty Driving Experience.............................................................................. 37
Karl Fusco, director of sales, 800 BE PETTY, 702.643.4343
[email protected], www.1800bepetty.com
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority,
© 2010, Las Vegas News Bureau
photos courtesy of
Tropicana Las Vegas.................................................................................................. 25
Joni Peru, vice president sales, 702-739-2362, [email protected], troplv.com
Walters Golf/Desert Pines Golf Club......................................................................... 35
Brennan Blednick, senior director of sales, 702-450-8007
[email protected], www.waltersgolf.com
Wynn Las Vegas.......................................................................................................... 8,9
Danielle Babilino, senior vice president of hotel sales, 702-770-4702
[email protected], www.wynnlasvegas.com
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Las Vegas Advertising Manager:
Lisa Perrin [email protected]
Writer and Editor: Regina McGee
Art Director: Karen Hoots
© 2010 Penton Media Inc.,
publisher of the MeetingsNet magazines and Web
sites, including Corporate Meetings & Incentives,
Medical Meetings, Association Meetings, Special
Events; and more than 110 other magazines.
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FROM CONVENTION
Step inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas,
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Additionally, The Cosmopolitan features
numerous resort attractions, including
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