THE LAS
VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY begins its
inaugural trade mission to Beijing and Shanghai on May 24. The
mission, aimed at attracting new Chinese attendees and
international media attention to Las Vegas-based trade shows,
starts with a welcome reception at the St. Regis Hotel in Beijing.
Tomorrow, a news conference and luncheon are on tap for the Chinese
consumer and trade press. Also tomorrow, representatives from the
trade shows and exhibition companies are scheduled to meet with
various business organizations. On May 26 and 27, participants will
make sales calls and hold one-on-one meetings with local
organizations and associations to discuss how to increase Chinese
attendance at Las Vegas-based trade shows. After traveling to
Shanghais Portman Ritz-Carlton, trade show executives will follow a
similar schedule from May 30 through June 3. Trade mission
participants include the Cellular Telecommunications Internet
Association, ConExpo-CON/AGG
& IFPE (a construction industry trade show), the
International Consumer Electronics Show, the National Association
of Broadcasters, the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute,
Questex, Reed Exhibitions North America and U.S. Commercial
Service.
CITING MINOR
CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, the owners of the Rainbow Bar &
Grill, originally set to open across from the Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino over Memorial Day weekend, have postponed the debut of the
rock n roll-themed bar and restaurant until early next month. As of
press time, an exact date had not been announced.
FROM MAY 29
THROUGH JUNE 1, the Imperial Palace will be home to a host
of famous faces as the fifth annual Celebrity Impersonators
Convention comes to Las Vegas. Considered the premier gathering for
tribute artists, the convention features meetings with talent
agents, entertainment directors and make-up professionals. The
event culminates with a performance in front of talent buyers and
agents starting at noon May 31 in the Imperial Palace Theater.
Tickets to the show, which is open to the public, are priced at $11
and can be purchased at the door. For more information, visit www.celebrityimpersonatorconventions.com. To contact
the property, call (702) 794-3114.
BEAULIEU
VINEYARD IN RUTHERFORD, CALIF., the official winery of the
Las Vegas centennial, will launch the BV Vineyard to Vegas tour on
May 26. The winerys tour bus will follow the 10-city Road to Vegas
Collective Soul concert route, traveling to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, New York,
Chicago, Atlanta and Washington. Along the way, spectators can see
the BV Big Bottle, a 27-liter ambassador bottle of Georges de
Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon the largest ever made
which local dignitaries in each city will be invited to sign. Both
the bus and bottle will arrive in Las Vegas on July 2 in time for
the Las Vegas 100th Birthday Bash. For more information about the
BV Vineyard to Vegas Tour or to view the BV Big Bottle, visit www.BvinVegas.com. For more about the Road to Vegas
concert series, log on to www.roadtovegas100.com.