Many have seen the progress in construction of the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas when driving throughout town. The property on the north Las Vegas Strip is ...
19 April 2021
By Bryan Horwath
A new U.S. Senate subcommittee focused on travel and tourism met for the first time Tuesday to discuss ways to help the industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic. “Travel and tourism-related industries drive job creation and economic growth in states across America, especially ...
14 April 2021
By John Sadler
With virus cases decreasing, including no deaths in the past two days and the vaccine reaching hundreds of thousands of residents, officials are taking a significant step to return toward normalcy ...
13 April 2021
By John Sadler
When the G4 Live cannabis conference comes to the Strip in September, some 20,000 attendees will likely have to prove they don’t have COVID-19 and are vaccinated. They will be screened through an encrypted “health passport” smartphone application by ...
8 April 2021
By Bryan Horwath
The Rio will resume hotel operations seven days per week beginning on April 19, according to a news release from Caesars Entertainment. The Rio reopened its gaming ...
31 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath
Last weekend, in arguably the best three-day stretch of visitors since Las Vegas shuttered last March because of the pandemic, some passengers reported waiting at least an hour to be picked up by a rideshare driver.
31 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath
Evidence is mounting that Americans are eager to drive or fly somewhere after being mostly cooped up at home for a year. American Airlines said Monday that bookings are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels as more people get vaccinated, but public health leaders repeated their ...
29 March 2021
By David Koenig and Zeke Miller, Associated Press
At times Friday night, sidewalks and escalators along Las Vegas Boulevard were packed shoulder-to-shoulder.
22 March 2021
By Bryan Horwath
When the El Cortez changed the carpet on its gaming floor January as part of ongoing renovations, officials sensed customers would be interested in having pieces of the matting pattern as memorabilia and made it for sale in the gift shop.
22 February 2021
By Bryan Horwath
Many people remember watching celebrities like Muhammad Ali or Elvis Presley on their living room TVs in the 1970s. Lorenzo Doumani remembers watching them in his living room. Growing up the son of a Las Vegas casino landlord ...
24 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath
The first signs of widespread tourist demand returning for Las Vegas aren’t quite visible, but several experts who track visitation trends say they’re ready to bubble up this year.
18 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath
Every January, huge crowds descend on Las Vegas for the CES gadget show, an extravaganza of tech and glitz intended to set the tone for the coming year in consumer technology. CES kicks off this week, but thanks to the pandemic, it will be in a radical ...
11 January 2021
By Mae Anderson, Associated Press
Standing on the roof top Legacy Club at his new Circa Las Vegas, Stevens proclaimed what appeared to be obvious ...
22 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath
In October, just under 111,000 people visited Laughlin, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That was down 25% from October 2019.
13 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Once the pandemic subsides, Las Vegas could recover like the “Roaring '20s” with economic prosperity, according to one casino executive. “People are going to want to get out and have a good time,” Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox said in an ...
1 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath
