Tourism

Allegiant earnings solid; US Airways trims losses

The parent company of a Las Vegas-based airline continues to roll despite challenging the recession, while another, the second busiest at McCarran International Airport, narrowed its earnings losses.

30 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest rolls out 'green plane' to show commitment to environment

Southwest Airlines' "green plane," a Boeing 737 jet featuring environmental extras, bears a special Southwest recycling symbol with a heart and green arrows atop a set of flight wings.

Southwest Airlines hopes to enhance its reputation for being green, as in profitable, by being “green,” as in environmentally responsible, with new initiatives that not only move the needle on sustainability, but should save it millions of dollars.

30 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Tourism biz deals with flu fears

Just as Southern Nevada has begun claiming some small victories in its rebound from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, along comes another potential setback: concerns over whether travelers would stay at home to avoid being exposed to persons carrying the H1N1 virus.

30 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

LV lands trade show aimed at meetings industry

IMEX, a major international exhibition for meetings and incentive travel professionals, will have a version in Las Vegas in 2011. The inaugural IMEX America is planned at the Sands Expo Center Oct. 11-13, 2011, and is expected to draw leaders in the U.S. meetings industry as well as representatives from convention centers and large hotels from across the country.

28 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Some ideas to fix the Governor’s Tourism Conference

The Governor’s Tourism Conference is broken. Can anybody fix it?

23 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Q&A: Somer Hollingsworth

Aggressive recruiter: Somer Hollingsworth, president and CEO of the Nevada Development Authority, is shown in his office Sept. 17.

Longtime Las Vegas resident Somer Hollingsworth is president and CEO of the Nevada Development Authority, but it seems his favorite pastime is getting under the skin of California leaders trying to prevent businesses from leaving that state.

23 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

New British Airways flight will link LV with Europe, Middle East and Africa

Getting to London: A showgirl appears in the engine cowling of a British Airways aircraft as part of a campaign to promote the airline's new Las Vegas flight.

When British Airways makes its first 11-hour flight to McCarran International Airport, it will connect Las Vegas with more than just London.

23 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Southwest narrows third-quarter loss brought on by buyouts

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the market leader at McCarran International Airport, narrowed losses in a third quarter that would have been profitable had it not been for a one-time charge related to early retirement buyouts.

23 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Big hit in convention traffic cuts visitor volume again in August

Convention attendance took a big hit in August, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said, with the number of shows for the month down 22 percent over last year and attendance off 58.9 percent to 235,841.

16 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Aviation industry eager for upgraded air-traffic control system

In the early days of flying, when airplanes were contracted to move the U.S. mail, aviators used roads and rail lines to find their way across the country. Pilots would simply fly over established routes to their destination.

16 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Unusual rail proposals not likely to challenge existing plans

We have all heard about those two high-speed rail proposals that promise to whisk passengers between Las Vegas and Southern California in little more than an hour.

16 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Dann Lewis, Director of the Nevada Tourism Commission

Dann Lewis

You may have not heard of Dann Lewis, the recently appointed director of the Nevada Tourism Commission, but you have probably seen his work.

12 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Vegas visitor traffic falls 3.7 percent in August

The number of visitors to Las Vegas was down 3.7 percent in August compared to a year earlier. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 3,092,403 people visited the city in August, compared to 3,211,209 people in August 2008.

9 October 2009
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

What does Chicago’s failed Olympics bid mean for Nevada?

One of Nevada’s greatest tourism opportunities has been discussed by forward-thinking industry leaders for several years.

9 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Q&A: Dann Lewis

Promoting Nevada: Dann Lewis, director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, is shown in a tourism office at the Sawyer State Office Building on Sept. 22.

While you may have never heard of Dann Lewis, the recently appointed director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, you’ve probably seen his work.

9 October 2009
By Richard N. Velotta
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