Las Vegas welcomed 2.2m convention attendees since June 2021

An estimated 2.2m convention attendees were hosted throughout Las Vegas since in-person tradeshows returned to the destination in June 2021, according to research published by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). Las Vegas welcomed more than 32m visitors in 2021, which was a significant increase from 2020 visitation of 19m visitors and was down only 24% below the 2019 pre-pandemic recorded visitation of 42m. Occupancy of Las Vegas’s 150,000 hotel rooms was 67% for the year, with weekend visitation averaging 81%. Since June, the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) hosted 52 trade shows and events with more than 700,000 attendees, showcasing confidence by trade show organisers. This included the return of hallmark trade shows such as World of Concrete in June, which represented the first major trade show to reconvene in the US since the start of the pandemic, and SEMA, an automotive industry trade show that attracted more than 100,000 attendees. The year saw the debut of new venues, including Resorts World and Virgin Hotels, as well as the West Hall, the LVCC’s $1bn expansion, and the Convention Center Loop, the Boring Company’s innovative underground transportation system beneath the convention centre. The LVCVA board of directors also approved approximately $27m in investments to bring special events to Las Vegas through June 2022. The full report generated by the LVCVA’s research department is available by clicking here.