Las Vegas presents Conex London with development award » Exhibition
By Ray Smith, Exhibition City News Conex Exhibition Services should at least send a "thank you letter" to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), which awarded the Florida-based company a $288,000 contract to design and build a booth at November's World Travel Market (WTM) in London. The convention authority approved the contract at its regular Sept. 10 board meeting, marking the fourth time in the past six months that Conex has been selected to showcase Las Vegas at a major travel trade show. Previously awarded contracts include the 2024 World Routes Show in the Kingdom of Bahrain ($150,000), the US IMEX show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas ($528,000), and the US Travel Association’s IPW show in Los Angeles ($300,000). LVCVA President Jim Gibson sarcastically suggested that perhaps he should go into exhibition stand design. The Convention and Exhibition Authority initially selected Conex to build the stand for IMEX 2023 due to its sustainability and…