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By Pierre, Editor · Las Vegas Trade Show Guide
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Our own price tracking: alongside the public figures below, we track live hotel rates for each major show twice a week. See the Las Vegas Hotel Compression Index.
City-wide context (LVCVA, August 2026 data): the average daily rate across Las Vegas fell to $150.32, the lowest level of 2026, with Strip occupancy at 77% and convention attendance up 6% year over year. Our index tracks the show weeks specifically, where the same hotels can move very differently from the city average: see the live event-week table in Methodology & data below. Source: LVCVA figures via Nevada Globe.
The Convention
Price Index
What it really costs to sleep on the Strip, month by month — built on official Las Vegas tourism data, with the big trade shows mapped on top.
📌 Sources & method: the monthly curve is the official average daily Strip room rate reported by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority for 2025. Event spikes are real surveyed figures: CES week from a Las Vegas Review-Journal Hotels.com survey, F1 week from STR’s actualized rate. Trade shows are placed on their month for context. The vertical axis starts at $150 to make monthly variation readable. LVCVA data →
Planning around a busy week? See our Las Vegas convention compression calendar — the weeks when overlapping shows and citywide events push hotel demand highest.
Event-week rates at a glance
*F1 varies widely by proximity to the circuit: citywide average about $194 (2025 race, 161 hotels, a soft year); premium properties near the circuit such as Venetian, Caesars, and Wynn top $500 to $750 during race week.
Monthly baseline = LVCVA average daily Strip room rate (2025). Event-week figures: CES from a Las Vegas Review-Journal / Hotels.com survey; F1 from STR actualized ADR. Figures are nightly Strip averages and vary by hotel and booking window.
The priciest months to land a show
How to use this
October is the real peak ($220 avg), not January — SEMA plus a packed convention calendar keeps rates high all month. July and August are the cheapest ($165–173), when desert heat thins the crowds.
Event weeks blow past the monthly average: CES week runs ~$262 and F1-week premium properties reach $500+ — well above the months that contain them. If your show shares a week with one of those, book 90–120 days ahead.
Compare hotels for your show →Why Las Vegas hotel rates swing so hard
Las Vegas runs on demand, and demand is driven by the calendar. With more than 150,000 rooms to fill, hotels price dynamically: when a citywide convention or a marquee event fills the city, even budget properties raise rates to match. When the calendar is quiet, the same rooms sell for a fraction of the price.
That is why a single “average” rate is misleading for anyone attending a specific show. What matters is the week you are travelling, and what else is competing for rooms that week.
What the first-half LVCVA data showed (through June 2026)
The first-half figures published by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority sharpen the point. Through the first half of 2026, convention attendance is up 12.6% year to date, while overall visitor volume is essentially flat at +0.2%. Year-to-date hotel occupancy is holding at 82.0%, with the average daily rate up 3.5% and RevPAR up a matching 3.5%. June is the counter-example that proves the rule. Convention attendance rose 25.8% year over year, but against a weak June 2025 base. In absolute terms June drew 471,100 convention attendees, the lightest month of the first half, and rates followed: Strip ADR fell 5.1% to $165.48, citywide ADR fell 4.4% to $156.35, and occupancy slipped to 78.3%. Convention volume does not explain the whole curve, though. May drew fewer convention attendees than April, yet posted the highest Strip rate of the first half at $225.06. Across January to June the two move together only loosely; it is the genuinely light months, like June, where the drop is unmistakable. The practical rule: do not assume a month without a headline show will be cheap, and do not assume a heavy convention month will be the most expensive. A month earlier, in May 2026, convention attendance reached 586,300 — up 14.7% year over year. Hotel occupancy hit 84.7%, the average daily rate came in near $211 (up 6.3%), and RevPAR reached $178.40 (up 8.5%). The LVCVA noted that both the ADR and RevPAR figures were records for the month of May.
2026 so far: convention volume against Strip room rates
| Month (2026) | Convention attendees | Strip ADR | ADR vs 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 672,100 | $215.36 | +2% |
| February | 613,000 | $206.69 | +4% |
| March | 712,000 | $223.08 | +14% |
| April | 592,100 | $204.82 | +1% |
| May | 586,300 | $225.06 | +6% |
| June | 471,100 | $165.48 | −5% |
| July | 262,700 | $167.40 | +2% |
| August | 622,700 | $153.15 | −11% |
| September | 436,200 | $184.63 | −11% |
| Jan–Sep | 4,968,200 | $194.89 | +1% |
That demand base keeps deepening: the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Las Vegas ranked No. 2 among North America’s top convention cities, with three of its resort hotels placing in the top 10 meeting destinations for 2025.
Read alongside a second number, that becomes genuinely useful. Air passenger traffic through Harry Reid International fell 8.4% in May, and is down 6.2% year to date. Fewer people are flying into Las Vegas, yet convention attendance is climbing and rates are setting records.
The practical implication for anyone attending a show: a softer leisure market does not mean softer rates during your event week. Group and convention demand is what prices your room — and what matters is not the year-over-year trend, but how much of that demand lands in the month you travel. Waiting for a general Las Vegas slowdown to translate into a cheaper convention-week rate is a bet the data does not currently support. Book the window, not the market.
The cheapest and most expensive months
Across 2025, the official Strip average daily rate ranged from about $165 in July to $220 in October. Summer is the value window — the desert heat thins leisure crowds, and business travel slows. The autumn convention season, anchored by the SEMA Show and a dense trade-show calendar, keeps October rates high all month.
January is high but not the peak: CES drives the first full week sharply upward, then rates ease for the rest of the month.
How event weeks distort the picture
Monthly averages hide the real spikes. During CES week, a Las Vegas Review-Journal survey of 158 hotels on Hotels.com found a Strip average around $262 a night. During the Formula 1 Grand Prix, STR recorded an actualized rate near $502 — multiples of a normal week. That figure reflects STR’s actualized rate for premium properties near the circuit; the citywide average is far lower and swings by year, with the 2025 race averaging roughly $194 across 161 hotels. Both are accurate, and the gap depends on how close to the circuit you book. If your show shares a week with one of these, the monthly average understates what you will actually pay.
December adds a second compression event: the National Finals Rodeo and Cowboy Christmas (Dec 3–12, 2026) push demand and rates sharply higher for ten nights. In an earlier-year Las Vegas Review-Journal survey of Hotels.com listed prices, the first NFR weekend averaged just under $400 a night. If your show or buying trip touches early December, treat it like a mega-event week and compare NFR hotels before late summer.
How to use the index
- Book 90–120 days ahead for any show landing in a peak month or an event week.
- Compare hotels by walking distance to your venue, not by Strip address — a closer mid-tier room often beats a famous-name property a mile away.
- If your dates are flexible, a show in the summer window will cost dramatically less on lodging.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest month for hotels in Las Vegas?
July is typically the cheapest, with an average Strip rate around $165 a night in 2025, followed closely by August.
What is the most expensive month for Las Vegas hotels?
October is the peak, averaging around $220 a night on the Strip in 2025, driven by the SEMA Show and a heavy autumn convention calendar.
How much do hotels cost during CES?
During CES week, a Las Vegas Review-Journal survey found Strip hotels averaging about $262 a night — well above the January monthly average.
How much do Las Vegas hotels cost during the F1 Grand Prix?
STR recorded an actualized average daily rate near $502 during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, several times a normal week’s rate.
Where does this data come from?
The monthly curve uses the official average daily Strip room rate published by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) for 2025. Event-week figures come from a Las Vegas Review-Journal Hotels.com survey (CES) and STR (F1).
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We don’t guess. Our 2027 estimates combine three public data sources: (1) Base rate — the official Las Vegas Strip Average Daily Rate (ADR) reported monthly by the LVCVA Research Center (Strip ADR has ranged from about $153 in August to about $225 in May so far in 2026). (2) Event-week premium — the historical gap between a normal week and a show week for that specific event, drawn from LVCVA monthly summaries and surveyed rates. (3) Trend factor — the year-over-year direction. 2025 was a down year for Las Vegas (visitation −5.2% in November, Strip ADR −4.3% for the year as operators cut rates to fill rooms), while early 2026 rebounded. We weight toward a flat-to-modest-increase scenario, not a runaway spike. Every figure below is a range, not a fixed price, and reflects rooms near the relevant venue — not the citywide average. Always verify on the official housing site before booking.
CES 2027 — January 6–9, 2027 (Las Vegas Convention Center)
Confirmed dates: January 6–9, 2027 (press days Jan 4–5; source: CTA / onPeak official housing). January is normally one of the quieter, cheaper months — until CES lands, when rooms near the LVCC command large premiums. Forecast range (LVCC-adjacent): roughly $240–$330/night, climbing the closer you book. Walking-distance LVCC hotels are the most sought after for CES week, so booking 4–6 months out (before ~September 2026) is the difference between the low and high end. Assumption: 2026 ADR trend holds; no major economic shift.
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2027 — mid-November 2027 (Strip circuit)
The Las Vegas Grand Prix signed a 10-year extension in June 2026 that keeps the race in Las Vegas through 2037 (ESPN); the 2026 race runs Nov 19–21, and the 2027 race is scheduled for November 18–20. November Strip ADR ran ~$205 in 2025 (LVCVA). F1 is the single biggest non-trade-show booking surge of the year: circuit-adjacent and premium Strip rooms reach the city’s highest rates of any week — premium properties near the circuit have topped $500–750/night (Venetian, Caesars Palace, Wynn), though the citywide average swings hard by year — the 2025 race averaged about $194/night across 161 surveyed hotels, a softer year, while top resorts still commanded $500+. Book as early as 2027 dates and blocks open. Assumption: F1 demand consistent with prior editions; exact 2027 dates pending official announcement.
Sources: LVCVA Research Center (Monthly Executive Summary, 2025–2026 ADR/occupancy/RevPAR); CoStar / Hotel Dive (2025 US hotel performance); Consumer Technology Association / onPeak (CES 2027 dates & housing); Las Vegas Review-Journal / Casino.org (F1 Las Vegas contract through 2027). Forecasts are estimates based on historical data and published trends; actual rates vary.
Beat the show-week premium — book before rates climb
During major shows like CES, Strip rooms jump from a normal ~$150–175 to $260+ a night. The single best defense is booking early, on a free-cancellation rate, before the event premium kicks in. Compare current rates near your venue now.
Compare hotel rates on Hotels.com→Exhibiting, not just attending? Estimate your full on-site budget with our Las Vegas Exhibitor Cost Calculator.
July 2026 (LVCVA Official Data): Las Vegas welcomed 3,171,600 visitors (+2.7% YoY). Hotel ADR reached $157 (+1.8% YoY), occupancy 77.2% (+1.1 pts), RevPAR $122 (+3.2%). Convention attendance 262,700 (-5.6% YoY — reflecting show rotation, not demand weakness). Auto-updated November 1, 2026 | Source: LVCVA Research Center, August 2026.
In a September 2026 briefing to the Nevada Economic Forum, LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said convention attendance is strong enough to more than offset the decline in overall visitor volume, while flagging fewer Canadian visitors and rising airfares as headwinds. LVCVA visitor-profile data also shows visitors aged 21–29 down more than 10% since 2022. Source: Las Vegas Sun / VEGAS INC, Sept. 13, 2026.
Air access is tighter too: Harry Reid International handled 4.4 million passengers in July 2026, down 7.6% year over year, largely because Spirit Airlines stopped flying in May. Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal.
What it means for attendees: softer leisure travel does not make convention weeks cheaper. Group demand is what fills midweek rooms, so book your hotel and your flight as soon as your show dates are confirmed.
How Hotels Price During Convention Weeks: The Revenue Management Data
Understanding why Las Vegas hotel rates spike requires looking at how hotels actually manage inventory during citywide convention weeks. Key industry benchmarks for 2026:
The practical implication for convention attendees: when a Las Vegas show crosses the “Tier 1” threshold — typically when peak room nights exceed 60% of total market supply — hotels typically raise rates sharply on their remaining unblocked inventory during peak show weeks. CES (148,000+ attendees in 2026) and SEMA (153,000+ attendees in 2025) both cross this threshold comfortably. This is why last-minute booking during these shows is not just expensive — it is nearly impossible at any price.
335,000 visitors projected over Labor Day weekend 2026. Hotel occupancy: 89.5%. Economic impact: $703.2M (+4.1% vs 2025). Context: peak leisure occupancy compressing inventory ahead of the late-September convention calendar (PRINTING United Expo, Sept 23-25). Source: LVCVA, September 2, 2026.
Methodology & data
The event-week figures on this page come from LVT Price Watch, our own price tracker. In short:
- Same hotels, every time. Each change is measured on the same set of hotels across readings, so a shift in the hotel mix never shows up as a price move.
- Twice a week. We take readings every Monday and Thursday, for the actual dates of each show.
- All-in price. Nightly rates include resort fees and taxes, which is what you really pay.
- Minimum sample. We publish a show only when at least 10 hotels are in the comparison.
- Outliers removed. A hotel whose price jumps by more than half between our last two readings is left out of the comparison, and private rentals are excluded.
Monthly citywide and Strip figures come from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Executive Summary reports.
Download the data
The table below updates automatically after each reading. It lists, for each show week, the average all-in nightly rate, the change since our first reading, the number of hotels compared and the reading date.
| Show week | Average all-in / night | Change since first reading | Hotels compared | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 Grand Prix week | $118 | up 14.6% since Sep 27 | 11 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| AWS re:Invent | $131 | up 13.9% since Nov 2 | 11 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| CES 2027 | $159 | up 7.4% since Sep 27 | 15 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| PPAI Expo | $99 | about flat since Sep 27 | 15 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| SHOT Show | $244 | up 10.9% since Sep 27 | 10 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| World of Concrete | $113 | down 21.5% since Sep 27 | 10 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| NFR / Cowboy Christmas | $101 | up 1.0% since Nov 9 | 13 | Nov 12, 2026 |
The same data is available as a CSV file: LVT Price Index, event-week averages (CSV).
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How We Research and Verify This Data
LasVegasTrade.com is an independent resource. We are not owned by any hotel, casino, or booking platform, and no venue pays to be featured.
Show details. Dates, venues, and hours are verified against each event’s official website before publication, never copied from other blogs. When a detail can change, such as pricing, we say so and point to the official source.
Hotel rates. We run LVT Price Watch, our own tracker that records real advertised nightly rates from major booking platforms twice a week ahead of each major Las Vegas convention. This lets us show how prices actually move as a show approaches, instead of repeating generic estimates.
Distances and logistics. Walk times to the LVCC, Venetian Expo, and Mandalay Bay, plus Monorail and Vegas Loop access, are checked against mapping tools and official venue information.
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Last reviewed: October 29, 2026.