Tourism

Las Vegas visitor numbers see increase for fifth month

The number of visitors to Las Vegas in January increased over the same month a year ago, according to figures released today. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 2,877,716 people visited Las Vegas in January, which is up from 2,765,916 visitors in January 2009 -- and increase of 4 percent.

10 March 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Las Vegas Strip casinos to go dark for Earth Hour

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, flanked by showgirls Meda Bell, left, and Candice Dickerson, speaks during a 2010 Earth Hour news conference at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Earth Hour will take place on March 27 at 8:30 p.m. Las Vegas time. For the second year in a row, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip will turn off marquee and non-essential exterior lighting for the event.

Las Vegas will join the worldwide Earth Hour event as lights are turned off around the city – and the Strip – from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. The World Wildlife Fund, which organizes the event, held a news conference Tuesday at the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, which also will be turned off for the event. The organization hopes to send a message about climate change and the importance of energy conservation by getting as many people as possible to turn off their lights.

9 March 2010
By Kyle B. Hansen

Nevada Resort Association chief Bill Bible leaves for MGM Mirage board

Former gaming regulator Bill Bible is resigning immediately as president of the Nevada Resort Association so he can become a board member of MGM Mirage.

9 March 2010
By Steve Green

McCarran International Airport traffic declines a bit

Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport showed a fractional decline in January from last year.

5 March 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Obama signs tourism promotion bill into law

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama today signed a long-pushed bill to establish a national tourism promotion agency that would market the United States to visitors from abroad.

4 March 2010
By Lisa Mascaro

Report: Las Vegas No. 2 in summer travel behind Orlando

Las Vegas remains one of the top destinations for summer travel, although it ranks just behind Orlando, according to the American Society of Travel Agents.

2 March 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Obama visit turns Grand Canyon wedding plan into grand disappointment

It was going to be a lovely wedding.

26 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Airport passenger counts hold steady in January

The number of passengers at McCarran International Airport held steady in January compared to a year earlier, airport officials said today.

24 February 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Taxable sales fall in December, but numbers show positive signs

CARSON CITY – As the Nevada Legislature convened in special session to find ways to fill an $881 million hole in the state’s budget, more poor financial news continued to flow in.

23 February 2010
By Cy Ryan

Goodman pleased about Obama's Las Vegas comments

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Friday he thinks President Obama's positive statements today about Las Vegas indicate the president has learned not to put the city in a negative light in the future.

19 February 2010
By Dave Toplikar

How Station Casinos’ winners become budding TV stars

And ... action! #Soo and Bill Schanel give an on-camera interview in hopes of being selected to star in a Santa Fe Station resort commercial while attending a Station Casinos' winners banquet Feb. 12.

Maybe you’ve asked the same question when you’ve seen them smiling from behind the nicely fanned-out handful of big bills or chortling through their spiels on how fun it is to be a winner.

19 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

VEGAS.com gets county's support in obtaining .vegas Web suffix

The competition is on for control of the .vegas Internet domain, after Clark County commissioners voted Tuesday to write a letter of support for VEGAS.com’s bid to control the proposed Web suffix.

17 February 2010
By Joe Schoenmann

National monument designation could boost tourism, economic diversification

Will an area north of Las Vegas be designated the nation’s newest national monument?

12 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Number of visitors to Las Vegas dropped 3 percent last year

An aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip is shown in 2009.

The number of visitors to Las Vegas declined by 3 percent last year when compared to 2008. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said the city had 36,351,469 visitors last year.

9 February 2010
By Tim Richardson,
Richard N. Velotta

February packs 'em in for convergence of conventions, events

February packs 'em in for convergence of conventions, events

Maybe for just this one month, Las Vegas can pretend it’s not wallowing in the depths of a recession. And why not?

8 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta
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