Rebecca DeLuca, vice president of destination sales for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, shares key Las Vegas updates and why MPI's 2027 World Education Congress will be a perfect time for meeting and event professionals to convene in the city.
How has Las Vegas grown as a destination for meetings and events over the past couple of years?
Las Vegas continues to strengthen its position as the global leader for meetings and events through a wave of destination‑wide reinvestment totaling billions of dollars over the past two years, with more on the way through 2028. This coordinated commitment across convention infrastructure, resort product, transportation and experiential venues gives planners a more connected, modern and experience‑rich city, built to support groups of all sizes at various budget points. In Las Vegas, experiential events are built into our infrastructure to make a meeting planner’s job as seamless as possible.
New developments for planners
The fully re-imagined Las Vegas Convention Center, following a $600 million dollar renovation complete, now offers 4.6 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space on a modernized campus, with CES 2026 as the first major show to move through the completed renovation, a proof point for planners evaluating scale and efficiency.
The Venetian’s re-imagination is a major story for planners, with its $1.5 billion dollar investment exemplifying the kind of continuous reinvention that keeps Las Vegas fresh, relevant and competitive for meetings, while reinforcing the caliber of resort experience available across the destination.
Las Vegas continues to add the experiential venues planners are asking for, from venues such as Sphere or F1 Arcade at The Forum Shops and AREA15 to Grand Prix Plaza plus an ever‑growing roster of chef‑driven restaurants ideal for buyouts and VIP hosting. The “Only Vegas” range of options makes it easier to design programs that feel distinctive, immersive and tailored to every attendee profile.
Why WEC in Las Vegas matters
Hosting MPI’s World Education Congress in Las Vegas is especially meaningful because this city was built to host. It gives meeting professionals the opportunity to experience firsthand not only our venues and resort product, but also the service culture and hospitality expertise delivered every day by hundreds of thousands of professionals across the destination.
It is also a powerful reminder that nothing moves business quite like being in the same room. Bringing this community together in Las Vegas creates space for meaningful connection, and those connections are at their strongest when they are made face‑to‑face.
