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Last updated: October 26, 2026. Readings every Monday and Thursday.
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Update, October 26: AWS re:Invent week is up 10.2% on the same 12 hotels since September 27 (34 days out). That is down from the +36% we measured on October 22, so the jump was a peak, not a trend, and it is still the largest rise among the shows we track. PPAI is +7.3%, F1 +5.4%, SHOT Show +4.0% and CES +3.5% (14 hotels). SEMA is -7.3% a week before opening, and World of Concrete keeps getting cheaper (-19.4%). Our no-show reference week moved -3.2% over the same period.
Every trade show attendee asks the same question: are hotel prices for my show week already climbing, or can I wait? Nobody publishes that answer ahead of time. Official figures arrive after the fact. This page tracks it while it happens.
Latest reading: price change on the same hotels, September 27 to October 26, 2026
| Show week | Hotels compared | Sept 27 avg / night | Oct 26 avg / night | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS re:Invent 2026 | 12 | $122 | $134 | +10.2% |
| PPAI Expo 2027 | 15 | $107 | $115 | +7.3% |
| F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 | 13 | $115 | $121 | +5.4% |
| SHOT Show 2027 | 12 | $248 | $258 | +4.0% |
| CES 2027 | 14 | $155 | $160 | +3.5% |
| Reference week (no major show) | 16 | $97 | $94 | -3.2% |
| SEMA Show 2026 | 15 | $127 | $118 | -7.3% |
| World of Concrete 2027 | 11 | $133 | $107 | -19.4% |
Earlier reading: price change on the same hotels, September 27 to October 12, 2026 (CES and SEMA moves reversed on October 15, see update above)
| Week tracked | Days to show (Oct 12) | Same hotels | Sept 27 | Oct 12 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CES 2027 | 85 | 10 | $130 | $160 | +22.9% |
| SEMA Show 2026 | 21 | 10 | $139 | $168 | +20.8% |
| AWS re:Invent 2026 | 48 | 15 | $129 | $138 | +6.5% |
| F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 | 37 | 15 | $130 | $133 | +2.5% |
| PPAI Expo 2027 | 91 | 15 | $107 | $109 | +1.9% |
| SHOT Show 2027 | 98 | 15 | $240 | $241 | +0.8% |
| Reference week (Feb 2027, no major show) | 120 | 18 | $100 | $98 | -1.6% |
| World of Concrete 2027 | 98 | 13 | $135 | $119 | -11.7% |
| IMEX America 2026 (show week) | 0 | 11 | $108 | $87 | -19.5% |
What the numbers say
AWS re:Invent is the one show climbing. Up about 36% on identical hotels since late September, with most hotels moving, from Mandalay Bay and Luxor to Planet Hollywood and Flamingo. If you go to AWS and have not booked, prices are already moving against you.
The market itself is calm. Our reference week in February 2027, with no major show, barely moved. That is what makes the AWS increase meaningful: it is show-driven, not a citywide rise. CES, by contrast, is exactly where it was in September.
Mid-size shows can get cheaper at the last minute. IMEX America hotels dropped 19.5% between late September and show week. World of Concrete is down about 18% so far. Waiting is not always a mistake, but it is a bet.
Check current rates for your show week on Hotels.com
How we measure
LVT Price Watch records the prices Google Hotels displays to travelers for each tracked show week, collected automatically twice a week (Monday and Thursday). We record the per-night price with taxes and resort fees included, because that is what you actually pay.
Because Google returns a slightly different list of hotels each time, raw averages can move just because the sample changed. To avoid that, this index only compares hotels present in both readings, identified by a stable Google hotel ID. We only publish a figure when at least 10 hotels match.
What this index can’t tell you
- It is a sample, not the whole city. We compare 10 to 20 hotels per show week. A couple of big moves can shift an average, which is why we publish the number of hotels with every figure.
- It shows prices, not availability. Google Hotels tells us what a room costs, not how many rooms are left. A flat price can still hide a hotel that is almost full.
- One reading is not a trend. On October 12 we saw a jump for CES and SEMA that vanished on the next readings. We now wait for a move to hold over several readings before calling it.
- It is young. The series started on September 27, 2026, so we cannot compare with last year yet.
- It does not cover official show blocks. Rates booked through a show’s housing bureau are not in Google Hotels and are not tracked here.
Read these figures as a direction, not a forecast, and always check the live rate before booking. LasVegasTrade.com is independent and earns a commission on some bookings, which does not affect the data.
Cite this index
Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link to this page. Suggested citation:
As measured by the LVT Price Watch, Las Vegas hotel prices for AWS re:Invent 2026 week rose about 36% on the same 11 hotels between September 27 and October 22, 2026 (38 days before the show), while a no-show reference week moved less than 2% (Las Vegas Trade Show Guide, lasvegastrade.com/las-vegas-hotel-compression-index/).
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse with attribution and a link to this page.
Related: Las Vegas Hotel Price Index (official LVCVA monthly data) and the Las Vegas Trade Show Calendar 2026–2027.