Tourism

Index shows job losses beginning to ease in Las Vegas

Nevada Job Connect is shown in December 2008, months after the nation's economy began to sputter. A new index out Friday shows the rate of job loss in the Las Vegas area is beginning to moderate.

An index that measures the Las Vegas economy through the spring edged up slightly in January, a reflection that job losses are starting to moderate, according to the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV. The index measures economic data in November and is a six-month forecast through May 1.

5 February 2010
By Buck Wargo

Company acquires Travelocity subsidiary, plans Las Vegas ticket kiosks

Miami-based Entertainment Benefits Group has acquired Travelocity on Location, a Travelocity.com subsidiary, and will operate 30 Las Vegas ticket sales locations. Alissa Bavli, vice president of sales and marketing for EBG, said the acquisition is a move by the company to branch out.

4 February 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Who gets .vegas name unclear despite city’s vote

The Las Vegas City Council endorsed Wednesday an Internet entrepreneur’s plan to create a .vegas Internet domain over the objections of Clark County officials and a local company. But it doesn’t appear the decision by a divided council will resolve who get the rights to the Vegas name.

4 February 2010
By Joe Schoenmann

Vegas not alone in wanting in on .vegas

The Las Vegas City Council will debate today whether to strike a deal with an Internet entrepreneur who seeks to use the Internet suffix .vegas — over the objections of Clark County officials and one local company who say the city is jumping the gun and in the process likely shortchanging Las Vegas and county taxpayers.

3 February 2010
By Joe Schoenmann

Too reliant on tourism

Southern Nevada’s dependence on tourism has been noted time and again, but the level of the region’s dependence is surprising. A report by Applied Analysis found that there may be no other large city in the nation more reliant on tourism than Las Vegas.

29 January 2010

Geyser on private land chosen as attraction to draw tourists to state

Inaccessible: The Fly Geyser is an attraction closed to the public.

Like most tourism marketers, the Nevada Tourism Commission is doing what it can to get a maximum bang for its advertising bucks.

29 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Jim Murren: ‘Near-death experience’ nearly pushed MGM Mirage to bankruptcy

MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren speaks at Preview Las Vegas at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 28.

MGM Mirage, the state’s largest employer and taxpayer, is rejoining the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce after a six-year hiatus. Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of the company, told an audience at Preview 2010 on Thursday that the decision to rejoin the chamber came after MGM Mirage’s “near-death experience” during the construction of its CityCenter.

28 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Business leaders to outline expectations for 2010

How Southern Nevada will fare economically in 2010 will be the key topic today at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce’s biggest networking event, Preview Las Vegas.

28 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxicab Authority OKs boost in cab numbers for events

Expecting good turnouts for four conventions that end when the Super Bowl weekend begins, the Nevada Taxicab Authority has approved additional cabs on city streets in early February. The five-member board that regulates Clark County’s taxi industry also authorized additional cabs for NASCAR weekend at the end of the month.

28 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Report says area is nation’s most dependent on outsiders

Southern Nevada’s dependence on tourism has been common knowledge for years, but a new report suggests that it’s the most tourism-dependent economy in the United States. The Las Vegas area ranked first, second or third in five of the six comparisons, and in the sixth index, it ranked fourth out of the 23.

25 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas may be most tourism-dependent city in U.S.

We all know Southern Nevada is dependent on tourism, but a new report suggests that it’s the most tourism-dependent economy in the United States.

22 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Passenger traffic down 2.1 percent last month at McCarran

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport last month was down 2.1 percent compared to December 2008.

21 January 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Leaders get call to diversify economy

In trying to hash out the lessons learned from the collapse of the economy, 70 of Southern Nevada’s business leaders, academics and politicians returned to a suggestion that has been around for years: Diversify the local economy.

18 January 2010
By Buck Wargo

DesertXpress prepared to build; maglev, monorail extension on hold

One of the assets of a great tourism destination is its transportation infrastructure, and 2009 had its fair share of news about three rail proposals that not only would get tourists to Las Vegas, but move them around the city once they are here.

15 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Hometown tourist

No, you can't rent jet skis to navigate the waters of the Venetian's Grand Canal.

What a Vegas local saw when she boarded the bus.

14 January 2010
By Abigail Goldman
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