A $49 million autonomous electric people mover system designed and constructed by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) was approved by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors.

Majestic Las Vegas hotel gets approval from Clark County commissioners. The new, $850 million, 720-room nongaming hotel on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip is being developed by Lorenzo Doumani. The property will feature 10 floors of convention and meeting space, multiple dining outlets and a wellness medical spa.

The Las Vegas City Council voted 4-1 in favor of allowing marijuana lounges in the city. The vote will allow people to consume marijuana products on-site at so-called “social use venues.”

A revolutionary mode of transport is the next big thing in Las Vegas, thanks to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors approval of a recommendation to select Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC) to design, construct and operate a first-of-its-kind people mover for the Las Vegas Convention Center and beyond.

MGM Resorts International unveiled the $130 million, 250,000-square-foot expansion of its MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, introducing copious new spaces and creative new options to accommodate the evolving need for collaborative, productive and healthy work spaces.

Here’s an overview of newly opened hotel and event venues in Las Vegas for 2019, as well as a look at upcoming renovations and projects underway throughout this year and beyond.

“Watch us roar in ’94!” proclaimed MGM Hotels Inc. with the December 1993 opening of the second MGM Grand. Featuring a massive indoor Wizard of Oz attraction, MGM founder Kirk Kerkorian’s emerald green vision (the original 1973 MGM Grand became Bally’s) was the world’s largest hotel-casino, with 5,000-plus rooms and 158,000 square feet of convention space.

At 6-foot-5, Michael Massari, chief sales officer for Caesars Entertainment Corp., is hard to miss. So are his accomplishments. Since 1998, he has helped elevate Caesars Entertainment into a national leader for meetings and events. Now, behind a wave of brand-redefining investments in new venues, experiences and technology, he and the company are aiming even higher.

Distinctive leadership, vision and strategy keep four resorts on and off the Strip competitive in the increasingly diverse Las Vegas group market.