Huddle’s Venue Sourcing Specialists bring together some of the top news on event venues, meeting spaces and accommodation trends from around the world.
Vegas Venues spoil for choice
While in-person events may have taken a break over the last year, venues in Las Vegas have continued to expand, offering fantastic opportunities for those wishing to reboot their face-to-face program in style. From the new west hall expansion of the Las Vegs Convention Center, to the Expo at World Market Center, the huge development of Caesar’s Forum and the newly opened Circa Resort & Casino, the first brand new hotel casino to open in downtown Vegas in 40 years.
Hotel Giants launch new locations and enhance old ones
Many hotel operators put their downtime in 2020 to good use and took the opportunity to revamp existing properties and open new ones. Now the race is on to stand out among the pack as they compete for the flood of traveler interest they hope is coming as restrictions continue to relax. New openings include the 100th JW Marriott in Tampa, Florida with its 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space, and IHG’s 133-room health and wellness-themed EVEN Hotel Atlanta. Meanwhile, Hilton’s San Francisco Union Square and its 44 meeting rooms have been renovated and held its grand re-opening on May 24th.
Looking to the future, ‘The Shay’, a new 148-room Destination by Hyatt hotel will offer 8,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a vibrant ballroom attached to an outdoor courtyard.is taking bookings from November 2021.
Colorado Springs institution ‘The Broadmoor’ debuts new events space
The 784-room, 5,000 acre, century-old resort (pictured above) unveiled a new meetings and exhibition space at the end of last month – Bartolin Hall’. The new space includes 125,000 square feet of additional multi-function space, as well as a 93,500 square foot exposition floor and 32 new breakout rooms. This brings Broadmoor’s total of meeting and event space to 315,000 square feet.
Caesar’s invests $400 million in Atlantic City
The Casino giant has bet heavily on the future of its Caesar’s, Harrah’s and Tropicana resorts. Plans include remodeled guest rooms, renewed interior design elements and a revitalized dining experience. Harrah’s is tipped to receive a new high-end spa and a fresh crab and seafood restaurant, Caesars Atlantic City will have $170 million spent on room enhancements and all venues will have an improvement to their existing conference spaces.
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