Wanugee N.
Yelp
There are 2 major venus for trade shows in Las Vegas.
1. For huge shows, it is the Las Vegas Convention Center, near the Hilton Hotel. This is where you have 100,000 attendee shows, like the Consumer Electronic (CES) or NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) or the smaller but locally important G2E (Global Gaming Exposition).
2. Sands Expo and Convention Center. This venue is next to the Venetian and Palazzo hotels on Sands Blvd between the Strip and Paradise road. IT handles the next size shows usually, like an eyeglass show or other mundane industry tradeshow.
Yes, there are other venues in individual hotels for smaller shows, like the Hilton, Paris, Riviera, etc, but most of these just use their larger ballrooms.
The Sands center is deceptively large. It can accomodate large shows, and probably competes with expo centers like Moscone in SF, or the Anaheim convention center for many large shows.
Altough it has large square footage for a lot of booths, or even dozens of massive booths of 100 x 100 or more feet, it has some issues.
First is in/out access. There is very little sapce to get your equipment in. If you are doing it with your SUV and a pop-up display, there is nowhere close to park. You have to unload on the entry road off Sands Blvd, but you can't leave your vehicle. So drop things off, have someone watch over them, while you drive and park at the Venetian or Palazzo parking lots, and then walk through the casinos to get back to your stuff. It's a pain. At least they don't require you to use union hires for the day to lift every box, while you sit and watch frustratingly like in SF or NY.
They do have large service areas in the center of the hall, where you have plenty of bathrooms donwstairs, and upstairs plenty of places to eat expensive but poor trade show food.
The best part about the Sands Expo center is that it is in Las Vegas, so there are plenty of activities and ameneties surrounding you, 24 hours a day.