Las Vegas: 2026 to be record year for conventions

Thursday, December 11, 2025 3:19 PM
  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

A big investment in Southern Nevada’s public convention center infrastructure will pay off with what’s expected to be a record convention and trade show year in 2026.

“The upgrade of this building (the Las Vegas Convention Centers) matters a lot,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill said of the $600 million renovation that will be completed in time for CES in January.

“One of our biggest customers at one point said, ‘You know, it’s nice not to have a D-plus building in an A-plus destination,’” Hill said in a recent interview.