Meeting News - July 21, 2008 - (Page 68)

new & renovated showcase The Venetian Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada MEETINGS BLUEPRINT •With MEGACENTER, The Venetian Las Vegas offers more than 2.25 million square feet of meeting, convention, and trade-show space with halls, suites, board rooms, and ballrooms •Can host up to 55,000 •State-of-the-art audiovisual and communications options •Award-winning catering department for all group sizes •10,000 team members (6,000 at The Venetian) •7,000 suites (4,027 at The Venetian) •30 restaurants (19 at The Venetian) •Business center •Seamless access to Venetian attractions ATTRACTIONS •Canyon Ranch SpaClub, a 69,000-square-foot, two-level health, wellness, and fitness facility (one of the largest in North America). The club features spa services, a salon, health and wellness consultations. Fitness classes and activities include rock climbing on a 40-foot indoor rockclimbing wall, aerobics, kickboxing, indoor cycling, strength training, stretching, and yoga along with more than 50 pieces of cardio equipment, 15 cycling bikes, Life Fitness exercise machines, and free weights •The Grand Canal Shoppes (with 80 name-brand boutiques) •La Scena Lounge •V Bar •Tao Nightclub •Tao Beach •Blue Man Group •Phantom: The Vegas Spectacular •Madame Tussauds Las Vegas •Gondola Rides (along a quarter-mile-long Grand Canal) •Gaming (including a 112,000square-foot poker room) •Five-acre rooftop pool deck area with two standard pools, one lounge pool, one hot tub, 25 cabanas, four outdoor pavilion beds, outdoor showers, and seasonal shopping and dining DINING DELIGHTS •19 restaurants and extensive in-room dining •Fine dining options include Aquaknox (seafood), B & B Ristorante (Italian), Bouchon (French), Canaletto (Italian), David Burke (modern American), Delmonico Steakhouse (all-American), Pinot Brasserie (French steakhouse), Postrio (contemporary American), Tao (Asian bistro), Valentino (Italian), and Zeffirino (Italian seafood) •Casual dining features Canyon Ranch Cafe (healthy spa cuisine), Enoteca San Marco (Italian), Grand Lux Cafe (global cuisine), Noodle Asia (PanAsian), Riva Poolside (American), Taqueria Canonita (Mexican), The Grill at Valentino (Italian), and Tintoretto Bakery (Italian) ON THE MAP The hotel is located right on The Vegas Strip, approximately four miles from McCarran International Airport. CONTACT Chandra Allison Executive Director of Sales (702) 414-4020 Fax: (702) 414-2278 E-mail: chandra.allison@venetian.com www.venetian.com Business mixed with pleasure is the name of the game at The Venetian Las Vegas WHAT’S NEW The Venetian Las Vegas, fresh on the heels of a $100 million renovation and expansion of its existing suites (all are nearly twice the size of the average Las Vegas guest room) in fall 2007, was named the world’s largest Five-Diamond Resort. And this past winter, The Venetian, The Palazzo, and the Sands Expo and Convention Center launched the MEGACENTER brand. The connected campus—the world’s largest integrated resort and meeting complex—can accommodate up to 55,000 guests. THE FLOOR PLAN •36-story tower hotel •All-suite newly upgraded and expanded property •4,027 suites (Venetian Suites, Venezia Suites, and Venezia Concierge Suites) with daily maid service, high-speed Internet access/Broadband, an insuite refreshment center, a dual-line telephone, a fax/copier/printer, a television, air conditioning, and a safe. Some suites have a terrace, wet bar, jetted tub, a dining area, oversized bath with an LCD television, and a DVD player RENOVATED The Big Day: Fall 2007 The Bottom Line: $100 million SPOTLIGHT An obvious draw for those seeking pleasurable distractions like shopping, dining, and gaming, The Venetian Las Vegas also lures meeting planners. It was the first Las Vegas hotel to focus on convention and group business and, with MEGACENTER, the hotel now offers an unparalleled combination of size, scope, and amenities. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION 68 July 21, 2008 http://www.venetian.com

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