My first visit to Las Vegas was in the late 1980’s for a business convention. That Vegas is not the Las Vegas of today! The transformation began in the 1990’s when industry leaders set a new vision and direction that went far beyond gambling, cheap meals and dancing girls. The vision was bold. The first visual experience was blowing-up old resorts and building spectacular architectural mega-resorts. I opened a Las Vegas marketing office in 1994 with a condo at the old Las Vegas Country Club and over the last 20 years, I have personally witnessed the transformation of Las Vegas. With the new mega-sparkling resort structures, what was planned for inside was just as amazing. The world’s top chefs with first-class restaurants that satisfy any worldly epicurean aficionado were recruited. Today, Las Vegas has more TOP RANKED chefs and restaurants compared to any other city in the world. Mission accomplished. High-end fashion centers were opened at each major resort with the world’s leading brands, incomparable to any other city in the world. World-renowned spas, art exhibits, theatrical & musical venues, as well as outdoor parks, were all brought together in one space. The visionaries of yesterday have made their dream [...]
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