Several multi-year trade shows already signed up for the Venetian Macau

Written on May 23, 2006 by admin

First Global Gaming Expo Asia will take place in 2008
(Macau).- Las Vegas Sands added to its trade show presence in Asia by announcing that the company has negotiated and signed contracts for five multi-year trade shows that combined represent 13 separate events. The company also said it has received several new letters of intent from other
trade show organizers and is working with a large pipeline of shows which it expects to sign up by the end of 2006.

"Almost every week the momentum of our Cotai Strip development reaches a new level," said Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands. "Whether it’s another addition to our distinguished list of hotel brands, exciting entertainment acts like Cirque du Soleil, or the finest and most exclusive names in retail, all the pieces of the puzzle needed to create Asia’s
Las Vegas continue to fall into place."

The following is a short profile of three of the five multi-year trade shows contracted to take residence at The Venetian Macao, a destination resort situated on the Cotai Strip in Macao:

Asian Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo, which will follow in the footsteps of the successful AAPEX shows in Mexico City and Las Vegas. The Las Vegas show is the 34th largest show in the United States with almost 46 thousand net square metres of exhibition space, over 2,000 exhibiting
companies, and hosting 80,000 attendees each year. This Expo is booked for two annual shows with the first taking place in 2008.

"Our relationship with WT Glasgow began more than 15 years ago when they were the first customer of the Sands Expo and Convention Center," said William Weidner, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands . "As we have grown, so have they and we look forward to bringing this
highly successful show to Asia together."

CMP Asia Jewelry and Watch Show, organized by CMP Asia, will be a complementary event to the very successful Hong Kong Jewelry and Watch Fair. The Hong Kong event is Asia’s largest jewelry fair and one of the top three events of its kind in the world. It will open at The Venetian Macao in
January 2008.

Weidner said: "Our company has a deep understanding of the needs of these organizers. We can provide them with the best resources to plan and execute their events and more importantly we can anticipate their needs and react swiftly to meet those needs."

Global Gaming Expo Asia, organized by Reed Exhibitions, the largest show organizer in the world and close partner of Las Vegas Sands, Global Gaming Expo Asia (GGEA) is initially booked for two annual shows with the first taking place in 2008. This exhibition is modeled after the successful
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) which is held annually in Las Vegas and is the 78th largest tradeshow held in the United States, occupying almost 28 tousand net square metres of exhibition space with 720 exhibiting companies and 17,000 attendees.

"Reed Exhibitions and Las Vegas Sands have a long and significant history together. Over the years, we have worked with them on a countless number of shows and to this day most of the major shows they hold in Las Vegas are right here in our building," concluded Weidner.

The Cotai Strip is a master planned development of resort, hotel and casino properties on Cotai, an area of reclaimed land between the islands of Taipa and Coloane in Macao. Las Vegas Sands is developing The Venetian Macao, which is currently under construction, as well as hotel projects including a Four Seasons Hotel, Starwood’s Sheraton and St. Regis brands, a Shangri-La Hotel and a Traders Hotel, and a Hilton Hotel and Conrad Hotel.

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