Tourism

And now for a little good news ...

Are you tired of all the bad news in the tourism industry recently? Me, too.

27 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas-based Allegiant takes flight formula to Los Angeles

Allegiant Air is taking its successful formula of linking small towns with resort destinations to the West Coast, announcing new service to Los Angeles International Airport.

20 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Tourism Commission tries to protect funding

The Nevada Tourism Commission has offered a budget compromise that proposes a temporary revenue cap on funds generated for the board by the hotel room tax.

20 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Tourism funding could be reduced

The state might reduce its tourism fund this year, which could threaten the money Boulder City gets to promote itself as a travel destination.

18 March 2009
By Cassie Tomlin

A nibble for the economy

A customer in Alexandria, Va., has her toes nibbled by a type of carp called garra rufa, or doctor fish, during a fish pedicure treatment. The treatment, popular in Asia, is illegal in Nevada, though an Assembly bill seeks to overturn that.

With lawmakers considering hundreds of pieces of weighty legislation to address the crises confronting Nevada, it’s perhaps understandable that the most buzzed about bill over the past week was a bit of puffery — a bill to legalize fish pedicures. Yes, fish pedicures. They’re a craze in Asia, according to bill author Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas.

17 March 2009
By David McGrath Schwartz

Commission doesn’t like city’s special district plan

As if Las Vegas didn’t have enough critics of its downtown redevelopment moves, some members of the Clark County Commission are set to argue against the city’s plan to create a Tourism Improvement District on 4.5 acres of land surrounding the forthcoming mob museum.

13 March 2009
By Joe Schoenmann

Skeptics line up on LV celebrity awards show

Las Vegas’ history is full of stories about celebrity appearances that have attracted public attention and filled casinos with entertainers, sports figures and adoring fans that want a chance to see their heroes up close.

13 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Cost of convention center enhancement delay unknown

Now that the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has officially put the brakes on its $890 million Convention Center enhancement plan, it will face a new analysis: How much more the project might cost as a result of the delay.

13 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

New Hilton brand expected to replace Cosmopolitan

A view of the Cosmopolitan under construction just north of MGM Mirage's CityCenter project on Friday, March 6, 2009.

Hilton Hotels Corp. said Tuesday it's creating an eclectic brand called Denizen Hotels and is working to bring that brand to Las Vegas and other major destinations worldwide. The Denizen brand is expected to take the place of the Cosmopolitan, an under-construction resort at Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, as Hilton Hotels executives have been working at the Cosmopolitan site for months.

11 March 2009
By Liz Benston,
Steve Green

Room tax hike: Sun’s winners and losers

Room tax hike: Sun’s winners and losers

The state Senate passed a 3 percentage point increase in the hotel room tax Tuesday, which current projections show will raise about $230 million, making it one of the largest tax increases in Nevada history.

11 March 2009
By J. Patrick Coolican

Report: Las Vegas tourism tumbles 11.9 percent in January

Visitor volume took another header in January with fewer than 3 million tourists visiting Southern Nevada for the third straight month. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported today that 2.8 million people visited in January, an 11.9 percent decline from January 2008.

10 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Tourism board sends governor three names to lead agency

With the outlook a little brighter of keeping the Nevada Tourism Commission and the Nevada Economic Development Commission separate, the tourism board voted March 2 to submit three names for a prospective director to Gov. Jim Gibbons.

6 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Airport numbers down 11th straight month

Passenger volume declined at McCarran International Airport in January for the 11th consecutive month with traffic hitting the steepest monthly decline since the post-9/11 days.

6 March 2009
By Richard N. Velotta

Air tour business files for bankruptcy

A big Southern Nevada air tour business filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and has laid off 20 employees, citing the economic downturn that has reduced interest in aircraft tours of the Las Vegas Strip and the Grand Canyon.A big Southern Nevada air tour business filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and has laid off 20 employees, citing the economic downturn that has reduced interest in aircraft tours of the Las Vegas Strip and the Grand Canyon.

2 March 2009
By Steve Green

Could Nevada host the 2059 Ryder Cup?

Someday, the developers of the PGA Golf Club at Coyote Springs hope the course in the high desert northeast of Las Vegas will play host to the Ryder Cup.

27 February 2009
By Richard N. Velotta
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