Allison remained in her position until May, opting to leave and take a “long summer vacation” before deciding on her next role.īrendan Bussmann, managing partner of Las Vegas-based gaming advisory firm B2 Global, said Allison was one of the “cornerstones” in the Venetian’s meetings and convention operations. Las Vegas Sands sold the Venetian, Palazzo and Venetian Expo in February to VICI Properties and Apollo Global Management for $6.25 billion. Morton, in a statement, said, “Very few individuals possess Chandra’s degree of skill and wisdom in Las Vegas and beyond within the meetings and conventions, exhibitions, hotel, leisure and hospitality space.” In June, former Las Vegas Raiders President Marc Badain was named president of the project’s arena, and longtime Strip resort executive Randy Morton was named president of the hotel-casino.Īllison also comes with Las Vegas and gaming industry bonafides. Oak View, headed by veteran sports and entertainment venue developer Tim Leiweke, announced plans this year for a 2,000-room hotel, casino and entertainment district that will include a 20,000-seat sports arena designed for a potential future NBA team. “When you look at the entire venue, it's going to provide a pretty cool, exclusive and unique experience,” Allison said, adding that traditional meeting spaces will be blended with non-traditional venues at the property “that is going to be inspirational for meeting and convention customers.”įor now, the ideas are all on paper, as the project remains in the development phase. “It's definitely going to target the high-end luxury customer looking for quality over quantity,” Allison said last week after being named senior vice president of the project, which is being developed on 25 acres at Las Vegas Boulevard and Blue Diamond Road by Los Angeles-based Oak View Group.

Her new role in overseeing the convention and meetings facility for the planned $3 billion Oak View Las Vegas project will be at a smaller scale than the Venetian Expo, considered the 10th largest convention complex in the United States.

Chandra Allison spent more than two decades filling the nearly 2.3 million-square-foot Sands (now Venetian) Convention and Expo Center with large trade shows, conferences, meetings and other special events.

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