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Nevada Senate Approves Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion

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The Nevada Senate has approved plans for a renovation and expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), home to thousands of business events, including CES®, the world’s largest innovation event, which draws 165,000+ attendees to Las Vegas annually. Las Vegas is one of the world’s top destinations for trade shows.

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A New Hot Button for Sustainable Events: Water Usage

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Case in point: Lake Mead, the biggest reservoir on the Colorado River and which serves much of Arizona and Nevada as well as parts of southern California, is at just 40 percent of capacity. Earth Day has come and gone, but the environmental issues affecting the meetings and events industry are persistent and shifting.

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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

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1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. Las Vegas, Nevada 5. Cvent technology continues to provide efficiencies across all of our business units and allows us to create a seamless, convenient customer journey for guests, planners and attendees. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. after being named No.

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Associations Hit It Big at Gaming Properties

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As initiatives like Vegas Means Business keep Fortune 100 companies coming to the Las Vegas Strip, midsize cities like Reno, Nevada , are snagging groups like International Association of Fire Chiefs , which met at Peppermill Reno in March.

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Transportation of the Future: What You Need to Know about Hyperloop

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It could be possible with hyperloop technology, and recent headlines have caused us to wonder if it really will be the high-speed, eco-friendly transportation answer for the future. Hyperloop One was the first to produce a successful test of the propulsion and levitation technology required for the system to work.

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Where to Host Your Next Conference: 8 Best Locations

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Las Vegas, Nevada. According to Travel Weekly ’s 2016 Consumer Trends report, the percentage of leisure trips that have a business component jumped to 17 percent, up from 11 percent in 2012 and 14 percent in 2015. Las Vegas, Nevada. Atlanta, Georgia. Burley, Idaho. One of these things is not like the other.

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San Antonio No. 1 Among Best Cities for Conferences

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In the latest survey by SmartAsset, a New York City-based personal finance technology company, The Best Cities for Conferences in 2016 take into account such factors as hotel room rates, meal costs, distance from airports, violent crime, and concentration of dining and entertainment establishments. Reno, Nevada. Tampa, Florida.