Las Vegas conventions, tourism continue to rebound from pandemic

The Las Vegas convention industry and tourism in general continued their recovery last year from the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a report released today said. Las Vegas welcomed 6 million conventioneers last year, a 19.9% increase from 2022, according to the report by Applied Analysis for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The report, which looked at the economic impact of Southern Nevada tourism, noted total visitation increased by 5.2% to 40.8 million in 2023, surpassing 40 million for the first time since 2019. There were 42.5 million...