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Articles tagged “las vegas”

Skift Meetings

All Eyes on CES as 2023 Agenda-Setter for Meetings Industry

With attendee and exhibitor numbers getting closer to pre-Covid figures, the entire meetings industry is hopeful for a strong CES in Las Vegas this week to set the tone for the rest of 2023.

1 year ago
All Eyes on CES as 2023 Agenda-Setter for Meetings Industry

Skift Meetings

New Las Vegas Integrated Casino Resort One Step Closer to Reality

The Las Vegas Strip is one step closer to getting a new hotel-casino complex. Billionaire Tilman Fertitta got the green light from the Clark County Zoning Commission to build a 43-story, 2,420-room development at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard.

2 years ago
New Las Vegas Integrated Casino Resort One Step Closer to Reality

Business Travel

Hotels Overload on Wellness in the Battle to Host Company Retreats

The sky's the limit for the hospitality sector, coming up with ideas like "togetherness programs" and offering increasingly bizarre spiritual and nature-based activities. But for how long will companies take the bait?

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Hotels Overload on Wellness in the Battle to Host Company Retreats

Skift Meetings

28 IMEX America Hacks You Need to Know

Our unofficial guide to IMEX America.

2 years ago
28 IMEX America Hacks You Need to Know

Skift Meetings

Diversity Is an Important Part of Event Planners’ Destination Choices

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are strategic business imperatives event planners look at when choosing the site of their next gathering. Demographics and the political climate are also important facets of a destination being considered for an event.

2 years ago
Diversity Is an Important Part of Event Planners’ Destination Choices

News Blog

Blackstone’s Sale of The Cosmopolitan Hotel Notched Profit Record

Alternative asset manager Blackstone released its earnings on Thursday and revealed that its $5.7 billion sale of the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino in Las Vegas had produced about $4.1 billion in profit, the Wall Street Journal estimated The financial firm said in filings that the Cosmopolitan sale was its most profitable single real estate asset…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hotels

Explaining IHG’s Collection of Hotel Brands

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at IHG’s mix of hotel brands, Hong Kong’s airport problem, and Las Vegas’ resiliency.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Explaining IHG’s Collection of Hotel Brands

Business Travel

Resilient Las Vegas Still a Draw for Business Travelers

Nearly two million business travelers attended conventions in the first five months of this year, up almost 900 percent on the same period in 2021. And that's despite widespread international restrictions.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Resilient Las Vegas Still a Draw for Business Travelers

Skift Meetings

Will Vegas Events Be All Shook Up Without Elvis Impersonators?

Some Las Vegas wedding chapels have received cease-and-desist letters instructing them to make sure Elvis has left the building. What does this mean for events where Elvis impersonators are a staple?

2 years ago
Will Vegas Events Be All Shook Up Without Elvis Impersonators?

Online Travel

Airbnb Upgrades Search and More Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Airbnb makes a major modification, Tripadvisor appoints a new CEO, and the endangered status of giraffes exposes the fragility of Africa's wildlife tourism.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Airbnb Upgrades Search and More Travel Stories This Week