New Location Provides Opportunity for Expansion and Co-Location in Las Vegas
The U.S. Antique Shows are pleased to announce that they will remain at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) for their 2018 show and beyond. The official report of the location change comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) is going to join the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch show at the LVCC, beginning in 2019. The decision to remain at LVCC was prompted by the group’s desire to expand into a larger footprint in the coming years, as well as the antique vendor’s high level of satisfaction with the location last year.
“Our decision to remain at the Las Vegas Convention Center gives us the opportunity to build upon our two decades of success in Las Vegas,” explains Katrina Canady, Show Manager for U.S. Antique Shows. “Our strong partnership with LVCC, coupled with our ability to co-locate with other complementary industry events such as AGTA GemFair™ Las Vegas, means that we are now able to expand our outreach to an increased number of global buyers, and provide those buyers with a convenient location to satisfy many of their Market Week buying needs.”
“For seven years, the Paris Hotel has been an incredible home for us and has allowed us to establish a successful footprint in Las Vegas,” explains Gannon Brousseau, Senior Vice President of Emerald Expositions Jewelry Group. “While the move to LVCC in 2017 was intended to be temporary, the feedback we received from our vendors was so positive, we had to take that into consideration as we planned our 2018 event. Furthermore, in maintaining our presence at LVCC in 2018, and with the addition of AGTA GemFair™ Las Vegas in 2019, we are establishing a solid partnership for Emerald Expositions Jewelry Group and the LVCC. This world-renown facility is not only first in its class, it is also in close, convenient proximity to our other Las Vegas event, The COUTURE Show, which gives us incredible opportunities for cross-promotion and expansion.”
“We love this facility,” noted Jack Weir, owner of Jack Weir & Sons, during the 2017 event. “The lighting is fantastic, the location is convenient and there is a high level of security which is so important to our ability to conduct business. It’s been a great show!”
The 2018 Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show will take place May 31-June 3, which overlaps with The COUTURE Show, May 31-June 4, held at the Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. The U.S. Antique Shows are run by Emerald Expositions, whose Jewelry Group also includes The COUTURE Show and the JA New York Shows.
For more information about the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show, or to register as press, please contact Michelle Orman at (646) 302-5521, or via email at [email protected].
About U.S. Antique Shows:
U.S. Antique Shows, producer of the industry’s most anticipated events, serves the unique needs of the antique and antique jewelry marketplace with shows in Las Vegas, Miami and New York. The group’s events offer a broad range of antiques as well as vintage and estate jewelry and watches, and annually draws more than 50,000 consumers and 3,000 dealers from 28 countries worldwide.
U.S. Antique Shows are owned by Emerald Expositions, the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, with its oldest show dating back over 110 years. The company operates more than 50 trade shows, including 31 of the top 250 trade shows in the country as ranked by TSNN, as well as numerous other events. Emerald Expositions’ events connect over 500,000 global attendees and exhibitors and occupy over 6.5 million NSF of exhibition space. The company has been recognized with many awards and accolades that reflect industry leadership as well as the importance of its shows to the exhibitors and attendees they serve.
