About Las Vegas
Over the years, the city of Las Vegas has earned the distinction as one of the world's top meeting and convention centers by offering endless options and services for your event. From an intimate poolside mixer to a lavish banquet for 10,000 attendees, the city's meeting and convention center services and facilities will cater to your priorities with unmatched flexibility.
The entertainment capital of the world, Vegas is a city full of passion, exuberance and entertainment. It is also the gambling conclave of the world with casinos sweeping the entire city. The Las Vegas Strip is a 4.5 mi (7.2km) stretch of the Las Vegas Boulevard. It is famous for its lavish casino resorts, glitzy shows, family attractions, shopping and a world of varied dining options. These preferences range from highly rated upscale restaurants to traditional casual dining offering rich American fare.
The city also houses incredibly large infrastructures. The next development is the Project City Center, which will include a casino, condominiums, and retail space. Upon completion, the mammoth structure will employ close to 12,000 people and the price tag of over $7 billion makes it the most expensive private construction project ever attempted. The city's glamorous style and world class resorts makes it an unbelievable destination for meetings, events, conventions, corporate presentations and family vacations. For movie lovers, you will find a popular setting for films and television programs in Las Vegas.
In order to experience the best, it is important to know where to start. An easy way to see the best Las Vegas nightlife is to start at one end of the Strip and work your way down to the other end. You can experience it all without having to do a lot of planning.
From the MGM Grand
MGM Grand, the express bus to the Fremont Street Experience leaves every 15 minutes. You may also opt to visit the nearby Las Vegas National Golf Course for a round of golf. Many pastime options like horse riding, water-skiing and tennis are also not far from your hotel in Las Vegas. Otherwise you can always stay in and relax, starting the day in your Las Vegas hotel with a warm breakfast buffet and ending with a scrumptious dinner.
Why Las Vegas?
Las Vegas is definitely the place to be when it comes to meetings and convention centers. It has a whopping 9.5 million square feet of convention and meeting space available, including the Mandalay Bay's 1.5 million-square-foot conference center. It also has the 1.8 million-square-foot Sands Expo and Convention Center.
Las Vegas offers a wide variety of sophisticated, comfortable and one-of-a-kind experiences when it comes to accommodations, with 133,000 rooms at its disposal. The Strip and other areas are easily accessed with an array of transportation services like buses, taxis, shuttles and also the country's first automated monorail.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority also offers extensive systematized resources, including tour familiarization, housing assistance, press kits, registration staffing, guides and maps, visitor brochures, and much more. The explosion in national media attention over the past years has also added to its popularity. An average attendance increase of 18% is recorded every year when an event is moved to Las Vegas.
Key Las Vegas Metro Area Facts
Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Convention Center: Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas Convention Center
Airport: McCarran International Airport (LAS)
| Population | 1,777,540 | Destination Type Listings |
| Hotels | 290 | • Golf Destinations |
| Hotel Rooms | 133,000 | • Smoke Free Restaurants |
| Unique Venues | 360 | |
| Restaurants | 560 |
Las Vegas Climate Information
The weather in Las Vegas is marked with warm summers, balmy winters and plentiful sunlight year-round with little rain. The temperature may rise to about 90 °F in the months of May, June and September, and usually surpasses to 100 °F in the months of July and August. From December to May, the mountains adjoining the city receive winter snow, but it seldom snows in the city itself. Las Vegas also records a relatively low humidity of under 10% and an annual rainfall of 4.5 in (114 mm) between the months of January to March.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec High -°F | 77 | 87 | 92 | 99 | 109 | 115 | 117 | 116 | 113 | 103 | 87 | 77 |
| Avg High -°F | 57 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 99 | 104 | 101 | 94 | 81 | 66 | 57 |
| Avg Low -°F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Rec Low -°F | 8 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 60 | 56 | 46 | 26 | 21 | 11 |
| Rainfall - in. | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
The evening temperature dips to between 86°F and 68°F in November and December. The evenings are mostly cool and pleasant because of the desert climate.
