Tourism

Northeastern Nevada city a home for outdoor enthusiasts

Angel Lake, located near Wells, is a great place for all types of outdoor enthusiasts.

Nevada is a sprawling state with most of its people in two population centers. But beyond the reaches of Las Vegas and Reno is a land filled with attractions and history. Some of them, of course, might not be familiar to most Nevadans. The Sun has reached out to mayors and representatives of the Silver State’s 19 cities, giving them a platform in our pages to talk about their area’s history and attractions and to describe what makes them special and what challenges they face.

Fontainebleau celebrates its long-awaited debut on the Las Vegas Strip

A casino floor is shown during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

Fontainebleau Las Vegas welcomed community leaders and the first guests for a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the Strip’s newest resort and casino. The festivities included ...

Long-awaited Fontainebleau Las Vegas brings Miami chic to the Strip

Exterior of the new Fontainebleau located on Las Vegas Blvd on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Las Vegas’ newest resort is the sister property of Fontainebleau Miami Beach, which has been in operation since the mid-20th century.

Regulators OK $3 billion for Las Vegas-California high-speed rail project

A Brightline train rendering

The grant funding announced Tuesday clears the way for the long-anticipated commuter project to soon break ground, though it’s not yet clear when that may be.

Station Casinos opens doors on Durango Resort, its next generation of luxury

A look at the high limit gaming area inside the new Durango Casino & Resort Monday Dec. 4, 2023

Patrons who step into the new Durango Resort for the initial time should notice something distinct: It’s bright. Between the natural light flowing into the $780 million resort on Durango Drive and ...

MGM exec returning to Las Vegas as president of Mandalay Bay, Luxor

A view of the Mandalay Bay Friday, July 24, 2015.

Travis Lunn, president and COO of the Borgata in New Jersey, is returning to Las Vegas in June as president of Mandalay Bay and Luxor, officials with the properties’ parent company ...

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas’ president ready to steer property into bright future

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President Cliff Atkinson, a veteran of the hospitality industry who stepped into his current role about four months ago, said the property near the Las Vegas Strip is treating Formula One as it's "coming out party." Tuesday, November 13, 2023.

In August, Cliff Atkinson, a longtime leader in hospitality, stepped into the role of president of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, which was formerly the Hard Rock Hotel and is part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. With two major events on Las Vegas’ calendar — Formula One’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in November ..

For Formula One fans in Las Vegas, the experience goes beyond the racecourse

Amber Meranda from Indianapolis and Chris Algera from Chicago pose for a photo showing their Formula 1 driver friendship bracelets during the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The pair hand out the bracelets, made by Meranda, to attendees during the race.

It was almost midnight Thursday when 12-year-old Ismael Amanullah and his family made it to the T-Mobile Zone at the Sphere. The family had arrived in Las Vegas ...

Plans in place to get resort workers to jobs on Strip during Formula One weekend

The Las Vegas Convention Center is opening up their convention parking lot off of Paradise Road, where Strip employees can park-and-ride into the Strip via Monorail or by Bus, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Brian Ramos.

With Formula One road closures expected to cause heavy traffic later this week, the plan to get workers to and from Strip resorts is looking like a logistical jigsaw puzzle. The jumble of pieces include remote parking lots, shuttles ...

Vivid Seats strikes $240 million deal to buy Vegas.com travel site

The Vivid Seats logo.

The stands at Allegiant Stadium on a Sunday in September featured many fans wearing black and yellow. The Las Vegas Raiders were playing a home game, but supporters of the Pittsburgh Steelers had ...

Las Vegas prepares to host prestigious UFI Global Congress

Panelists, including Kai Hattendorf, foreground, CEO and managing director of UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, watch a new commercial from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) during a news conference at the Aria convention center Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. The news conference highlighted the 90th UFI Global Congress which will open at the convention center on Wednesday.

The UFI Global Congress, which brings together exhibition organizers and trade show operators, will run today through Saturday at Aria, where 500 industry leaders across 50 markets are scheduled to discuss trade shows and their destinations. About 20% of participants at the UFI Global Congress, now marking ...

Culinary continues to raise specter of strike against Las Vegas Strip resorts

Secretary-Treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, speaks to the press as thousands of culinary union members picket outside of the Paris hotel and other MGM and Caesar properties in Las Vegas, Thursday, October 12, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 is “putting the industry on notice” and prepared to set strike deadlines for workers at MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts if negotiations ...

Officials making plans to get workers to Strip when Las Vegas Grand Prix in town

The Las Vegas Convention Center is opening up their convention parking lot off of Paradise Road, where Strip employees can park-and-ride into the Strip via Monorail or by Bus, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Marcus Lucas, a porter at the Mirage, leaves his home each day about one hour before his shift begins on the Las Vegas Strip. When the Las Vegas Grand Prix comes to town ...

Visitor volume climbing, but Las Vegas airport keeps up high standards

A view of the baggage claim area at Harry Reid International Airport Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Harry Reid International Airport ranked third in passenger satisfaction in the “mega” category of airports in the recently released J.D. Power 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Airports nationwide are maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, despite an ongoing influx of passengers, the survey found. Las Vegas in the study trailed ...

Legislation aimed at cutting credit card fees could adversely affect Las Vegas tourism

A shopper pays for a purchase using a credit card. The Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 is designed to reduce credit card fees paid by merchants and spur more competition among credit card-issuing financial institutions. Some analysts warn, though, that credit card rewards programs, including those that help pay for travel, could be negatively affected.

Proposed federal legislation could reduce credit card fees paid by merchants and spur more competition among credit card-issuing financial institutions, but it might also cut into ...