Tourism

Trump policies sour key travel ties with Canada, Mexico for Las Vegas

Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 1, 2025.

International travel to Harry Reid International Airport fell in February, something the head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority believes ...

13 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Nevada's Cortez Masto sends letter to Trump officials on tourism concerns

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks at the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., sent a letter to the Trump administration’s commerce, transportation, treasury and homeland security secretaries Tuesday demanding clarity on how their and President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office will impact American tourism. In the letter, Cortez Masto took issue with ...

9 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism feeling the strain of Trump’s tariffs and traveler anxiety

People stand in the shade while waiting to take a picture at the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign Monday, July 8, 2024, in Las Vegas. WADE VANDERVORT

This downturn comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s trade policy decisions last week to institute a universal 10% tariff and additional targeted tariffs on countries that have high trade deficits ...

9 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Repeat visitors boost Las Vegas tourism; travelers getting younger

A view looking northbound on the Las Vegas Strip from Tropicana Avenue Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

A trip to Las Vegas is costing visitors more than ever before, a report released Tuesday from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority showed. The rising costs, however, aren’t seeming to negatively ...

12 March 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Lake Mead layoffs highlight strain on workers and the National Park Service

Protesters gather in front of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Visitor Center during a “Protect Our Parks” rally, part of a national day of rallies to protest the layoffs of Park Service employees, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Riley Rackliffe stared at the ceiling of his home and weighed the pros and cons of the federal government’s severance package offer. The government offered ...

2 March 2025
By Haajrah Gilani,
Ilana Williams

MGM Resorts leader Bill Hornbuckle to chair U.S. Travel Association board

MGM Resorts International president and CEO Bill Hornbuckle addresses the crowd after being inducted into the Nevada Business Hall of Fame in a ceremony on the campus of UNLV, hosted by Lee Business School on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

MGM Resorts International CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle was appointed to serve a two-year term as the national chair of the U.S. Travel Association’s board of directors, the group announced today. Hornbuckle will lead ...

25 February 2025
By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas native Alex Dixon leads Resorts World into a new era

Alex Dixon, CEO of Resorts World, poses for a photo at Crockfords Villa 66, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Alex Dixon was a young entrepreneur eager to learn the ropes of the tourism industry when he first met Bill Hornbuckle, now the CEO of MGM Resorts International. Hornbuckle, president of Mandalay Bay at the time, warmly ...

9 February 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure still evolving in Nevada

A Blink Charging Series 7 level 2 charger is displayed during CES 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Blink Charging is an EV charging company with a goal to provide reliable, affordable and convenient charging solutions for drivers of electric vehicles.

Wendy Green and her husband travel to Las Vegas from Los Angeles at least twice a year in their Tesla.

20 January 2025
By Ilana Williams

Visitors authority chief questions news report, says Las Vegas Loop is safe, has adequate oversight

A view of the LVCC Central Station during a tour of Elon Musk's underground transportation system under the Las Vegas Convention Center Friday, April 9, 2021. The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is the first commercial endeavor for Musk's Boring Company.

The head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority defended the tunnel system connecting the Las Vegas Convention Center’s campus and Resorts World ...

15 January 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism agency OKs $40 million for College Football Championship

The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy is shown before the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game between Texas and Ohio State, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has approved spending up to $40 million if Las Vegas is selected to host the College Football Championship at some point from 2027 to 2031. The funding approved today would be ...

14 January 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Vegas party: Delta celebrates 100 years with event at Sphere during CES

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian speaks at the Sphere in Las Vegas during the CES gadget show on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

The CES keynote late Tuesday was the first to use the high-tech arena on the trade show circuit, and Delta CEO Ed Bastian brought heavy hitters throughout the hourlong program. Oscar-winner Viola Davis introduced the presentation, football legend ...

8 January 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism chief talks monorail’s future, another Super Bowl and convention attendance

Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), is interviewed Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

The Las Vegas Monorail has been transporting passengers in the Resort Corridor for the past two decades ...

2 January 2025
By Ray Brewer

The Strat executive: Focus on customer service a priority for Las Vegas resort

A view of the Stratosphere Tower Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Golden Entertainment earlier this year named Skylar Dice senior vice president and general manager for the Strat. Vegas Inc sat down with Dice, who has more than two decades of experience in the gaming industry, to learn more about his plans and what visitors to the longtime Strip staple can expect.

23 December 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Mesquite resort evolves with tourism landscape but maintains familial charm

Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite, Nevada on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Taking the 90-minute drive from Las Vegas to Mesquite, civilization quickly falls to the wayside as the desolate landscape turns a deep red. Those earthy tones of the Mojave Desert are ...

22 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far

Travellers pass through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Denver.

Travelers who waited until the last day to make their Thanksgiving holiday treks need to be prepared for busy highways and the most crowded day yet this week at the ...

27 November 2024
By David Koenig, Associated Press
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