The historic Las Vegas Convention Center projects a post-pandemic record when it hosts 48 conventions with 1.23 million attendees in 2026.
The massive CES tradeshow starts Tuesday, but several new shows debut this year, including the Sweets and Snacks Expo with 16,000 people and McDonald’s Worldwide with 15,000. Among returning shows is the International Air Conditioning and Heating Expo with 50,000 attendees, INFOCOMM with 30,000 attendees, National Association of Convenience Stores with 26,000 people, and FABTECH with 30,000 attendees.
Those don’t include conventions held at hotel convention centers, such as the Global Gaming Expo at the Venetian Expo. Southern Nevada features nearly 15 million square feet of meeting and convention space, more than any other U.S. destination…