Las Vegas convention sales up

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority destination sales group booked 221 future events in February and March for Las Vegas — 38 percent of them new to the city — resulting in a projected 480,000 hotel room nights.

That’s a 58 percent year-over-year increase from last season’s events total.

“A lot of the success in February and March, though, were really generated by our retention and repeat customers who continue to say Las Vegas is their home, and this is where they have success when they choose us for their meetings and events,” Chief Sales Officer Vanessa Claspill said at a recent LVCVA board of directors meeting.

The LVCVA team secured business from rival convention cities such as Chicago.

— Richard N. Velotta

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