ITB Berlin News #3

I SPECIAL FEATURE I CITY BREAKS I
ADVERTORIAL
What happens in
Vegas, only happens in Vegas
There are more reasons than ever to visit Las Vegas.
Whether you are a first-time visitor, or if you consider Las
Vegas a second home, you will be amazed by the incredible
developments rapidly taking shape. With more than
US$15bn of investment planned or under way, Las Vegas is
unmatched in its ability to create experiences that astound,
delight and can only happen in Vegas.
Las Vegas is known as the
Entertainment Capital of the World
for good reason. Cirque du Soleil
currently has seven shows that
perform up and down the Strip,
and on any given night you can see
Aerosmith, Lady Gaga, or Gwen
Stefani take the stage. This year, Las
Vegas welcomes new residencies
from Sting, The Jonas Brothers
and Kelly Clarkson. Entertainment
venues will see its next big evolution
when the MSG Sphere, the massive
17,000-seat circular venue, will debut
game-changing, state-of-the-art
audio and visual technology in 2021.
Las Vegas is quickly evolving as the
leading destination for sports. In
autumn 2020, the NFL’s Las Vegas
Raiders franchise will embark on
their inaugural season in the city
at the new 65,000-seat Allegiant
Stadium. The destination has
long been associated with highprofile
sporting events, including
championship boxing and UFC
matches and NASCAR, and there
is no better place for sports fans to
join in the excitement of cheering
on their favourite player or team.
Over the last few years, Las Vegas
became home to the NHL’s Vegas
Golden Knights, the United Soccer
League’s Las Vegas Lights FC, the
WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces and Minor
League Baseball’s Aviators.
Las Vegas is considered the gateway
to national parks in the west. By
helicopter, foot, boat or car, there
are several options to experience
the natural landscapes surrounding
the Las Vegas valley, including Grand
Canyon National Park, Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area,
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
and Valley of Fire State Park.
No trip to Vegas is complete without a
trip Downtown. Later this year, Circa
will open its doors. As the first resort
Downtown built from the ground up
in more than 30 years, it will feature
a three-story state of the art (world's
largest) sportsbook. The overhead
“Viva Vision” canopy at Fremont Street
Experience just made its debut in
December after receiving a $32 million
upgrade and now features 3D effects
and more than 16 million pixels.
Las Vegas isn’t just for the leisure visitor.
In 2019, 6.6 million travellers came
for a meeting or convention. Overall,
the destination encompasses nearly
12 million square feet (over a million
sq m) of meeting space and is home
to three of North America’s 10 largest
convention venues. The Las Vegas
Convention Center (LVCC) is currently
undergoing a large-scale expansion
that will add 1.4 million square feet
(130,000 sq m) to the campus and will
feature an underground high-speed
transportation system designed by
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company. The
expansion and underground system
will be complete in December 2020
3 KEY POINTS
CONNECTIVITY
With direct, non-stop connectivity
from Europe on British Airways,
Virgin, Eurowings, Condor, Edelweiss
and KLM, it’s never been more
convenient to visit Vegas.
HUGE LVCC
EXPANSION
+ 130,000 sq m
floor space.
ELON MUSK’S
UNDERGROUND
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Autonomous vehicles will transport
convention attendees December
2020.
26 • ITB BERLIN NEWS • THURSDAY 19 TH MARCH 2020
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