Prevue July-August 2018 - 62

Las Vegas

Central Terrace at Park MGM

Vegas keeps reinventing itself for meetings and that's a good thing
[ON LOCATION] VICKI ARKOFF

as Vegas has a lot to boast about. A panel of heavy-hitters
spoke with us recently at The Venetian to present insider
intel on how Vegas remains a leader in meetings and
conventions. Chris Meyer, the Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority's VP of global business sales, reported
that the city's 11 million sf of convention space attracted a record
6.7 million visitors last year, resulting in a $1.4 billion Las Vegas
Convention Center project for 2021.
Michael Dominguez, SVP and chief sales officer for MGM
Resorts International, pointed to the Stay Well Meetings program at
MGM Grand, The Mirage and the all-new Park MGM (formerly Monte
Carlo) as a testament to ongoing innovation throughout Vegas. After
touring meeting spaces and guest rooms equipped with wellness
features such as air purification systems, circadian lighting, and guided
meditation narrated by Deepak Chopra, we can attest.

Ideation Studio for corporate retreats. We also experienced VIP
treatment in a private suite at the T-Mobile Arena for a sold-out Justin
Timberlake concert, catered with champagne, sushi and
comfort food.
Meanwhile, a big attraction at Bellagio is nontraditional meeting
space, and groups can look to the hotel's nightclubs, The Bank
and Hyde, and the "O" theatre's hip, Ted Talk-type atmosphere as
examples. We were also the first to enjoy the private dining room at
the new Michael Mina restaurant, with Bellagio Conservatory views.
Mandalay Bay hosted a "Build Your Own Cocktail Challenge"
at Libertine Social, and then took us to Chef Alain Ducasse's new
Rivea Plus private dining room for 40 to 120 guests. Stephanie
Glanzer, Mandalay Bay's VP of sales, hosted our creative "Wine vs.
Beer" dinner on the 64th floor with views of the Vegas Strip.

CHOWING DOWN
INTEGRATED MEETINGS
Park MGM's President and COO, Patrick Miller, greeted us for
breakfast at the hotel's new Primrose cafe. "We are reimagining
our resort into two unique experiences: Park MGM and NoMad
Las Vegas, our boutique hotel," Miller said. The dual-resort shares
new dining and shopping venues, and anchors the neighborhood's
CityCenter, The Park, and T-Mobile Arena, Vegas' new world-class
sports and entertainment venue. To come: MGM's new Eataly
marketplace, a NoMad Restaurant, and the first Vegas restaurant
from hot L.A. chef Roy Choi.
The Park MGM sales team led a tour of their new 77,000-sf
Conference Center, the city's first Executive Meeting Center, and

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Caesars Palace remains the Vegas epicenter of celebrity chef
dining, with new restaurants from Gordon Ramsay (Hell's Kitchen)
and Giada De Laurentiis. We feasted at Mr. Chow's theatrical
Chinese showplace, followed by Jennifer Lopez's "All I Have"
extravaganza at Planet Hollywood. Another highlight was lunch at
Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill where we learned that Caesars' ahead-ofthe-curve diversity means that 44 percent of management positions
are held by females and 37 percent by minorities. Caesars' biggest
update is this month's groundbreaking of Caesars Forum, a $375
million, 550,000-sf conference center behind the LINQ High Roller.
lvcva.com; mgmresorts.com; caesarsmeansbusiness.com

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