Why has the list of conventions been eliminated from the Advisor?

Why has the list of conventions been eliminated from the Advisor? I used to use it to plan my trips so I could avoid the really large conventions.

When conventions started back up after the pandemic restrictions were lifted allowing them to proceed again, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority stopped publishing expected-attendee numbers. The number of people attending conventions was at the time and still is too variable to pin down with any accuracy. And without those numbers, it's difficult to distinguish between the confabs you have to worry about in terms of crowds and prices and those you don't.

It's still true that you don't have to worry about most conventions. For the list of the largest of them, you can check the QoD we posted about it back in 2019. True, that was before the pandemic, but if you see an upcoming convention that was on our 2019 list, you can be sure it's a big one.

While we're on the subject, the website has also been streamlined over the past few months. Here are the details.

We eliminated Events, though we now list them in Vegas News every week; look for "Weekend Highlights" late Wednesday or on Thursday. They're also sent out as a link in the LVA Weekly email, which goes out late Wednesday or on Thursday afternoon.

Show and Buffet Notes also hit the cutting-room floor. We still do this in the Advisor, but no longer on the website, which the analytics indicated was somewhat underutilized (an average of two views per month in 2022).

Similarly, Deals is just one link, rather than using a Deals link for each category (Dining, Entertainment, Gambling, etc.).

So if you notice that something that used to be on the website isn't any longer, you'll know it was sacrificed for the greater good.

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Mufasa Thedog Oct-06-2022

LVA Travel

The LVA Travel section can be removed also.  The last article in the "This Week in Travel" section is from March 24, 2022. The other articles are from September 4 and  January 7 of this year, and  August 15, 2021.  It takes up a large portion of the home page.  If you can't keep it updated, get rid of it.

Brent Peterson Oct-06-2022

Point of Diminishing Returns

Some sites are so cluttered with so much information, I never use them. While the thought is the more information on the site, the more people will visit, I don't think that though is correct. Keep things simple, timely, and informative. Good job LVA!

O2bnVegas Oct-06-2022

not bothered

I used to worry about conventions etc. in regard to planning Vegas trips.  Mostly I booked ahead since I was working and had to compete for vacation dates in that regard.  Sometimes I found that I had unknowingly booked us in during a so-called busy time (holiday, convention) in Vegas, but I never found any to be significantly disruptive, at least to our hotel, dining, and gambling preferences.

"Today's News" is excellent for finding out the latest.

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Lotel Oct-06-2022

Check Room prices.

If I see the room prices for week days are a lot higher than normal there probably is a big convention, game or event in town.

Roy Furukawa Oct-06-2022

Agree w/Lotel

Easiest ways to see if it's going to be busy the week/weekend you're planning to visit is to check hotel/rental car prices. Usually it's a good indication it's busy if prices are high and usually if it's a significant boost then it's probably better to stay away and plan for another date/time to visit.

Sally_Ann Oct-07-2022

Greater good

Who's greater good? Info on buffets and shows was always a highlight and necessary especially with convention listings. Sure, there are workarounds but the fact is justifying the removal is nothing short of gaslighting. We expect info without much effort. Anyway, most who goto Vegas now are privileged or pay for their trip in monthly instalments and don't  care about deals unless it's for a Tesla. /s

dblund Oct-07-2022

I disagree

I will miss the listing of events and conventions for the same reason as cited in the question.  When looking ahead to book a trip and seeing those higher prices, I often looked to see what was happening in town.  Being able to see what is happening when prices are up can be very helpful, as the event can have a different effect - a rodeo will affect a different part of town than a convention, and bring in a different crowd than most conventions (rodeos aren't my thing, but I've had a lot of fun in poker games with those attendees).  This site has long been my go-to for quick access to this information. Being able to pull them up well into the future was a significant element of the value.  If there is any room for reconsideration of this feature, a simple 'small, medium, or large' indicator would be sufficient.  If this is indeed for the 'greater good', perhaps you could provide a link to another source of such a calendar?

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