Tourism

Southwest reveals plans to offer interisland Hawaii flights

In this Sept. 4, 2013, file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 takes off, rear, as another taxis in the north runway complex at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Two different flights are expected to travel four times daily in each direction beginning Jan. 19, 2020 ...

19 August 2019
By Associated Press

Vegas-to-California passenger rail project working to secure financing for $4 billion project

Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, already operates a high-speed train in Florida. Its California-Nevada project is expected to span 185 miles and take 90 minutes to move passengers between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., which is northeast of Los Angeles.

The company proposing to build a high-speed passenger rail line from Las Vegas to Southern California has applied to the Nevada Department of Business & Industry for the right to sell ...

2 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Tourism group reports increase in visitors last month

Tourists pose in front of the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in this file photo.

With last month’s numbers in, Las Vegas saw a year-over-year increase in visitation, according to a report released today. Visitation jumped by more than 1% in June compared to the ...

30 July 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas airport can handle 10 million more passengers, official says

A Delta passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

McCarran International Airport is prepared to handle another 10 million passengers a year, although the region would need to add about 30,000 hotel rooms to ...

22 July 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Builder picked for MSG Sphere at the Venetian

Rob Goldstein, Las Vegas Sands president and COO, gestures toward a rendering of the MSG Sphere at the Venetian during a groundbreaking ceremony for the project near Koval Lane and Sands Avenue, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The new venue is expected to be completed in fiscal 2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021).

AECOM was the general contractor for Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena and built Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, which hosted the Super Bowl in February ...

3 June 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Report: Lake Mead visitors spent about $336 million in 2018

People prepare to launch watercraft as wind kicks up dust on an area that was once under water at Boulder Harbor boat ramp in Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Monday, May 18, 2015, near Boulder City.

Visitor spending around Lake Mead National Recreation Area held steady last year, according to a report from the National Park Service. The report, released Tuesday, estimated that Lake Mead visitors spent about $336 million within a 60-mile radius around the park in 2018. That figure matches the ...

29 May 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Tourism board OKs $48 million for underground people mover in L.V.

This undated conceptual drawing provided Elon Musk's The Boring Company shows a high-occupancy Autonomous Electric Vehicle (AEV) that would run in a tunnel between exhibition halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center proposed for Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved a contract with an Elon Musk company to build an underground people mover ...

22 May 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Israeli national airline adding nonstop service to Las Vegas

An El Al Airlines jet prepares for takeoff from Newark Liberty International Airport en route to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Newark, N.J.

Not long ago, according to an El Al Airlines executive, a direct flight between Israel and Las Vegas would not have been considered. With added demand for travel to the West Coast, including Las Vegas, however, the ...

18 May 2019
By Bryan Horwath

With tourism board near vote on tunnel transport system, Goodman raises objections

This undated conceptual drawing provided by tvs design/Design Las Vegas and The Boring Company shows the entrance to the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop outside a new exhibition hall proposed for Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors will vote on contract for a new underground transportation system next week, but not all members are on board with the plan ...

14 May 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Tourism group retains firm to sell old Riviera property

Cleanup continues at the Riviera site on Las Vegas Boulevard South Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. The casino was imploded to make room for a expansion of the Las vegas Convention Center.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has retained CBRE Group Inc. to sell 10 acres of land it owns on the Strip. The Los Angeles-based real estate firm will work to ...

27 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath

February passenger traffic up at Las Vegas airport

In this June 9, 2012, photo, visitors are shown in Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

McCarran International Airport's passenger traffic was up nearly 2 percent in February compared to the same month in 2018, airport officials said. A total of 3,632,956 passengers arrived or ...

26 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Five years later, High Roller wheel keeps on spinning in Las Vegas

Kenia Aguilar, right, looks out at Strip casinos from the High Roller Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The High Roller, the world's tallest observation wheel, celebrates its five-year anniversary this month.

Five years after its debut, Caesars Entertainment’s massive High Roller observation wheel has cemented a spot among the top attractions on the Strip. A constantly moving wheel with 28 glass-walled pods, the attraction ...

18 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Funding sought to expand Boulder City railroad museum

A look at the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum in Boulder City Saturday, June 11, 2011.

Boulder City officials are pushing the state to provide some $35 million to expand the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum and build an urban park. Leaders from the city and the Chamber of Commerce met last month with ...

9 March 2019
By Jessica Hill, Special to the Sun

If a tunnel transport system thrives at Las Vegas Convention Center, will McCarran to Strip follow?

A view looking northeast from 100 Convention Center Drive shows phase two of the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion project, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. An underground tunnel system has been proposed to transport visitors within the convention center.

Proponents of a possible tunneled passenger transport system under the Las Vegas Convention Center say it could spread to other popular destinations in the city’s core. They ...

7 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Tinder rolls out new 'spring break mode' feature for Las Vegas

It wasn't too cold for revelers to get in the Palms pool to celebrate spring break for MTV's cameras in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.

Tinder is looking to match up daters even before they head to Las Vegas for spring break. The dating app, which allows people to swipe left or right depending on whether they're interested in ...

6 March 2019
By Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (TNS)
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