Tourism

Tourists in Las Vegas, like the rest of us, are split on the mask mandate

A couple wearing face masks kisses as they celebrate New Year's Eve along the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, Dec 31, 2020, in Las Vegas.

In spite of their vaccination status, a vast majority of Las Vegas tourists have been going bare-faced since mask mandates for vaccinated people were dropped June 1 …

29 July 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Vaccinations, other precautions are key to Las Vegas' economic health

Duran Heath, 24, gets the COVID-19 vaccine at UNLV on April 5, 2021. Beginning Friday, Gov. Steve Sisolak is mandating that all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks in most public, indoor places in Clark County.

From coast-to-coast, travelers are being urged to exercise caution in visiting Las Vegas, as the delta variant of the coronavirus is causing cases here to surge. That advice, in part, is behind recent efforts locally and on a statewide basis to stem the surge. Those efforts include …

29 July 2021
By Ray Brewer

Canada's Flair Airlines plans flights to Las Vegas in October

Canadians and Americans looking to fly across the border could have one more airline to choose from this fall, if virus-related travel restrictions between the two countries are gone by ...

8 July 2021
Associated Press

Renovations at Caesars Palace will enhance main entrance, gaming floor

The redesigned main entrance at Caesars Palace will include a high dome ceiling, a 15-foot-tall Caesar statue, two redesigned gaming areas and new lobby bar.

Construction will begin this month and is scheduled to be mostly completed by the end of the year ...

6 July 2021
By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas resorts look to build on leisure traveler momentum

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021.

In the video clip, the woman walking through a Las Vegas resort tells viewers that “it’s time to go places normal has never been.”

5 July 2021
By Bryan Horwath

‘Magnificent,’ ‘phenomenal’: Resorts World Las Vegas opens on the Strip

Fireworks explode during the grand opening of Resorts World Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, June 24, 2021. The $4.3 billion megaresort, built by the Malaysia-based Genting Group, occupies the site of the former Stardust hotel-casino.

Resorts World Las Vegas opened its doors Thursday night to guests eager to be part of the glamorous excitement of a new, ground-up megaresort the likes of which hasn’t been seen on the Strip since the Cosmopolitan opened in 2010. A traditional lion dance was conducted to ensure luck and prosperity. Performers in elaborate ...

25 June 2021
By Hillary Davis

Escapism on rebound: Strat exec excited by possibilities of Vegas tourism comeback

The Strat's Stephen Thayer says the Boring Company’s underground transport system can be a game-changer for the resort corridor.

"We’ve seen it time and time again where we’ve had downturns in Las Vegas for various reasons. Each time, Vegas seems to come back stronger than it was before. It feels like that is what's happening this time."

17 June 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Cosmo on Las Vegas Strip to return to paid self-parking next week

The Cosmopolitan

Non-hotel guests will be charged $10 for up to four hours to park beginning Tuesday. It’s free for Nevada residents for the ...

27 May 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Extended wait times for Uber, Lyft are raising concerns in Las Vegas

Christian Sanchez of Orlando, Fla. waits for a Lyft ride at a rideshare pickup area in the Terminal One parking garage at McCarran International Airport Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Depending on the day, time and location, longer-than-normal wait times for Uber, Lyft and taxi rides in Las Vegas have become common since visitation started to increase ...

23 May 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas welcomes back trade shows with tobacco expo

A sign displays capacity limits during the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE21) at the Las Vegas Convention Center Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The convention, the first at the LVCC since the COVID-19 shutdown, is expected to attract 350 exhibitors and 4,500 attendees.

As attendees ventured into the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall, a security guard checked to make sure people were wearing masks. One man had to be reminded to put his on while another said he didn’t have one. The security guard went to grab a surgical mask from a box near the entrance to give to him. Tobacco Plus Expo — a convention featuring ...

13 May 2021
By Bryan Horwath

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus applauds federal relief funding in Nevada

In this Feb. 28, 2020, photo, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington.

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus told Nevada lawmakers on Monday that coronavirus relief funds recently passed by Congress would be a “linchpin” in the state's efforts to boost the economy. “Especially in ...

3 May 2021
By Sam Metz, Associated Press/Report for America

Las Vegas Convention Center expansion a ‘game-changer,’ senator says

Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer/President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) gives Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, a tour the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall, Monday, May 3, 2021.

The expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center will play a big role in reviving the Las Vegas trade show industry, Nevada’s senior U.S. senator said. After a tour of the $980 million West Hall expansion today, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., called the facility a “game-changer.” “The architecture and the high-tech ability of ...

3 May 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021.

To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel made it too easy to say yes.

1 May 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

MGM Resorts sees increase in Strip hotel occupancy rates

An exterior view of the MGM Grand hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Hotel occupancy at MGM Resorts International properties on the Strip is on the rise. During a quarterly earnings call Wednesday, MGM officials noted a steady increase in ...

29 April 2021
By Bryan Horwath

New TV spot reminds tourists Las Vegas is ready for them

A view of the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on the Las Vegas Strip Friday, March 27, 2020.

As Las Vegas tourism officials prepare for what they hope will be a busy summer, a new TV advertising campaign hit the airwaves today. Dubbed “Vegas You,” the campaign’s ...

26 April 2021
By Bryan Horwath
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