Networking key at Nevada meet

The 2019 Nevada Governor’s Global Tourism Summit is all set to be held from November 12-14, 2019, at Plaza Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas, the city’s historic centre.

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The 2019 Nevada Governor’s Global Tourism Summit would allow delegates to get insights on global business trends and success stories from top marketing executives.

The keynote speaker will be Andy Schuon, who held leadership roles at MTV and Warner Brothers, among others, before he founded Spkr audio platform. Apart from that, there will be Ross Borden, CEO of the Matador Network, who will lead a discussion with Michael Downs and Tyler Williams, the Zappos visionaries, who have changed the future of Downtown Las Vegas by embracing its past.

The conference at the Governor’s Global Tourism Summit this year would be another highlight for the delegates. It will have the popular sales and media marketplaces, allowing interactions with representatives from Travel Nevada’s international agencies as well as international media and buyers. This would help the participants to increase the understanding of travel trends in the 10 international markets in which Travel Nevada has representation— Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Latin America, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

On November 12, a ‘Meet and Greet’ opening reception will be held at Fergusons Downtown, a fun and funky new downtown venue, which would allow delegates to interact with each other. There is a session titled ‘Connecting with Google’s Latest Trends and Newest Opportunities for Destinations’ on November 14, which would highlight the latest trends and newest opportunities in Google Travel that destination marketers and other segments of the industry should know.

There will be another session on the same day, where Lisa Motley, Director of Sports Marketing and Special Events for the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, will have a panel discussion with representatives from the Vegas Golden Knights, NFL Raiders, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ultimate Fighting Championship, University of Nevada Las Vegas and HyperX Esports along with special guests as they discuss the strategy and excitement behind Las Vegas emerging as the ‘New Sports Capital of the World’.

The closing reception would allow delegates to let their hair down and cement their valuable relationships made over the last three days.

For Nevada, the international market holds a lot of importance, especially when around 80 million international visitors came to the United States in 2018, as per statistics of the US Travel Association. Around six million global travellers who visit Nevada every year spend $7.5 billion during those visits, which means that the Governor’s Global Tourism Summit is just the right platform to engage and interact.