Ticket Summit(R) Announces Summer 2014 Destination

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2013) - Ticket Summit®, the leading conference and trade show for the live entertainment and ticketing industry, recently announced that its 2014 summer conference will be held at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. This is the first time Ticket Summit® will be held at ARIA. The three-day event is scheduled for July 16-18, 2014, and will feature a variety of industry sessions, numerous networking opportunities, and a concurrent trade show.

An AAA Five-Diamond resort, ARIA is a sophisticated resort, hotel, and casino, located within the City Center complex. Ticket Summit® will occupy the ~38,000 square foot Ironwood Ballroom for all of its industry and Keynote sessions, private meetings, networking events, and trade show.

ARIA offers countless world-class amenities for Ticket Summit® attendees, including restaurants, a casino, three pools, LIQUID day club, and HAZE nightclub. ARIA is also home to Zarkana by Cirque du Soleil, and is close to Crystals shopping center. Previous Ticket Summit® conferences have been held at Bellagio and The Venetian.

"We are very excited to be bringing Ticket Summit® to ARIA," said Dr. Molly A. Mérez, Executive Director, Ticket Summit®. "Our attendees will certainly enjoy all the sophistication and glamour of ARIA. The hotel will provide a perfect background for our conference, as it encompasses the business networking setting and the fun of Las Vegas that makes a Ticket Summit® experience unique."

Ticket Summit® is the leading ticket conference and trade show for live entertainment professionals, and is ranked among the Top 25 Fast-Growth Shows by EXPO Magazine. This event attracts hundreds of global business leaders, entrepreneurs, and entertainment experts in the ticket community. Past attendees and sponsors include: Billboard, Blue Man Group, Broadway.com, Devils Arena Entertainment, eBay, Facebook, Forbes, Goldman Sachs, Google, Harlem Globetrotters, Live Nation, Madison Square Garden, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Paciolan, Broadway's hit show Rock of Ages, StubHub, Ticketmaster, and Yahoo!, among others. Ticket Summit® Plus is a series of educational webinars hosted by industry experts, and is one of Ticket Summit®'s many year-round events. For information, visit www.TicketSummit.org.