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Venetian Convention & Expo Center

The Venetian Resort is running a multiyear renovation of its convention and expo center. On March 4, 2026 the resort announced Lusso Lounge, a third-floor meeting retreat, for opening in Q4 2026.

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An empty new convention centre exhibit hall with exposed steel ceiling
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Owner
The Venetian Resort, owned by Apollo Global Management
Designer, Lusso Lounge
Woogmaster Studio
General contractor
Not disclosed
Reported cost
$188M for the convention and expo center renovation per the LVCVA bulletin
Property-wide investment
$1.5B reported
Scope
Lusso Lounge occupies part of the third floor; total renovated square footage not disclosed
Target completion
Q4 2026
Status
Under construction

Where it stands

The multiyear renovation continues. On March 4, 2026 the resort announced Lusso Lounge, a new third-floor meeting retreat designed by Woogmaster Studio, for opening in Q4 2026 (The Venetian Resort).

The LVCVA bulletin lists $188M for the convention and expo center line and a Q4 2026 completion (LVCVA), which sits inside a reported $1.5B property-wide investment under Apollo Global Management ownership; Phase 1 of the convention centre renovation was unveiled in August 2024 (CDC Gaming). The two figures cover different scopes and should not be blended.

What is not known

The total renovated square footage of the convention centre programme has not been published, so the $188M line cannot be read against an area. No general contractor is named, and as a private interior renovation no public approval actions or case numbers appear in the sources we have.

Why it matters

The Venetian holds one of the largest privately owned convention footprints in the city, and how it spends $188M on meeting space is a direct competitive signal to the publicly funded halls a mile away. The next stage being a private planner lounge rather than added hall area tells convention-side contractors where the work is going.

Timeline

  1. Phase 1 unveiled

    The first phase of the convention centre renovation was unveiled.

  2. Lusso Lounge announced

    The resort announced a third-floor meeting retreat designed by Woogmaster Studio.

  3. Opening and listed completion

    Lusso Lounge is due to open and the LVCVA bulletin lists completion in the same quarter.

Sources

  1. The Venetian Resort - Lusso Lounge announcementhttps://www.venetianlasvegas.com/media/news-releases/2026/03-04-the-venetian-resort-las-vegas-to-unveil-lusso-lounge-an-exclusive-retreat-where-historys-grandeur-fuels-the-future-of-business.html
  2. CDC Gaming - Venetian exec on luxury meeting spacehttps://cdcgaming.com/brief/las-vegas-venetian-exec-talks-luxury-meeting-space-and-the-future-of-conventions/
  3. LVCVA - Tourism Construction Bulletin, May 15, 2026https://res.cloudinary.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1779405036/clients/lasvegas/ConstructionBulletin051526_86c37e79-6dc1-4879-a2dd-e05ad92d28ca.pdf

Every figure on this page is attributed to a document or a published report. Where sources disagree we print both numbers rather than choosing one. Where the record is silent we say so.

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