Articles tagged “las vegas”

The Las Vegas Strip is consolidating fast. Soon, two billionaires (Barry Diller and Tilman Fertitta) may control a large chunk of its hotel rooms.

With declining leisure demand, mega-events and conventions have become more important to the city’s tourism mix. 

In a market defined by mega-resorts, Caesars is betting on a boutique property for executive-level meetings.

The same forces weighing on U.S. travel are hitting Las Vegas especially hard.

MGM’s Las Vegas’ solar deal shows how rapidly improving tech and long-term power contracts are turning renewables from a sustainability upgrade into a mainstream tool for cost control and risk management.

MGM Resorts said Las Vegas is stabilizing after a tourism decline last year, though leisure travel and Canadian visits remain soft.

CES 2026 is the first major showcase of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s $600 million renovation, with the redesigned Grand Lobby reflecting a broader shift toward flexible, revenue-generating space. 

2026 is shaping up to be a milestone year for U.S. convention centers. Cities across the country are completing multi-million-dollar renovations and expansions to meet rising planner expectations, offer flexible event spaces, and compete for large-scale conventions. 

After a slow summer for Las Vegas, hotel-casino execs say a turnaround is on the horizon. For now, the city continues to trail 2024 benchmarks.

MGM Grand's convention customers asked for more suites with space for entertaining in addition to sleeping rooms — and they delivered with 111 new suites coming online by December, in addition to a complete remodel.