Tourism

Las Vegas sets sights on hosting NCAA basketball tourney games

USC and Washington face off during their Pac-12 tournament game Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena. T-Mobile would be a logical location to host NCAA basketball tournament games should Las Vegas ever be chosen as a site.

While Las Vegas has long been a hot spot for March Madness viewing parties, it was, until recently, barred from hosting NCAA tournament games. A longstanding rule was ...

4 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Two decades in, Mandalay Bay might be the most complete and quintessential Las Vegas resort

The exterior of Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on December 8, 2015.

Less than five months after Bellagio set a new standard for luxury and grandeur on the Strip—and just before the Venetian and Paris opened—Mandalay Bay was a different kind of game-changer, a resort that really seemed to have something for everyone.

28 February 2019
By Brock Radke

LVCVA plans to sell 10 acres on Strip worth up to $300 million

Las Vegas Convention Center expansion rendering.

A piece of real estate fronting the Strip is expected to go on the market soon. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority plans to sell a 10-acre parcel where the Riviera once stood, authority CEO Steve Hill said. “We will be looking to sell that front 10 or so acres,” Hill said while speaking at a breakfast meeting of ...

21 February 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Guests at MGM properties in Las Vegas can access their room using smartphone

Digital keys through the MGM Resorts mobile app will be available for M Life Card members staying at Bellagio, Aria, Vdara, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Delano Las Vegas, Park MGM and Luxor.

Guests staying at some MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas will now be able to access their room using a smartphone. Digital keys through ...

5 February 2019
By Ray Brewer

The Stratosphere is rebranding to the STRAT

The STRAT's rebranded porte cochere.

Two commercials set to air during the Super Bowl will announce the iconic Las Vegas property's new name.

2 February 2019
By Brock Radke

Residents try to save Bonnie Springs Ranch from development. But how?

A look at Bonnie Springs Ranch in Las Vegas, NV on June 25, 2016.

The public backlash was swift. Recently, news broke that Bonnie Springs Ranch would be redeveloped. The petting zoo and Wild West town would give way to luxury homes and a smaller public area with an inn, restaurant and ...

21 January 2019
By C. Moon Reed

Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown

Passengers wait in line at a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, in Miami.

America's busiest airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International, is a blur of activity on the best of days. But an extra layer of anxiety gripped the airport Friday, the eve of a three-day holiday weekend. The partial government ...

19 January 2019
By David Koenig and Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Las Vegas airport has busiest November in history

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport Tuesday, August 2, 2016.

Last month was the busiest November in history at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas as more than 4 million travelers arrived and departed ...

27 December 2018
Associated Press

October the busiest month ever for Las Vegas airport

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

More than 4.4 million travelers passed through McCarran International Airport in October, making it the busiest month in the facility's history, according to the Clark County Department of Aviation ...

29 November 2018
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

New Las Vegas driving experience puts participants in police chase

A media demonstration at Police Chase Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.

Blue and red lights flashed in the rearview mirror of a convertible at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Then suddenly, the red Ford Mustang spun out and came to a stop, tires smoking and the smell of burning rubber wafting through the air. The demonstration of the ...

25 November 2018
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

MSG Sphere project calls for bars, museum, private suites, new Monorail stop

A rendering shows the MSG Sphere Las Vegas arena project, slated to open in 2020 behind the Venetian and Palazzo. This view shows "cloak mode," which appears to make the structure disappear by displaying the city's background.

The MSG Sphere Las Vegas could have seven interior levels, a museum, private suites, retail shops, luxury seating areas, taverns and more in about 600,000 square feet. The plans indicate the seating capacity for the arena will be 18,453 seats. An elevated pedestrian bridge will ...

1 November 2018
By Mick Akers

New NoMad brings unique sense of chic to central Strip

The entrance to the NoMad Las Vegas, a boutique hotel that occupies the top four floors of the Park MGM, shown Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.

NoMad Las Vegas, which opens Friday within the newly remodeled Park MGM, was designed to give guests a residential feel, not one of staying in a corporate-owned hotel. From the boutique rooms to the bar and restaurant, the intention is to give guests the feeling that they are ...

10 October 2018
By Mick Akers

NoMad Las Vegas now taking room reservations for Oct. 12 soft opening

A guest room is shown at NoMad Las Vegas, which is set for a soft opening on Oct. 12. The property pledges to bring the grandeur of European casino resorts to the Strip.

Room reservations for NoMad Las Vegas are now available for booking. The luxury hotel, located on the top floors of the newly renamed and remodeled Park MGM, will host its soft opening Oct. 12. The 293-room hotel includes a high-limit casino, a Moroccan-style pool ...

24 September 2018
By Mick Akers

Tourism board OKs $375,000 salary for new CEO

Steve Hill, president and chief operating officer of the LVCVA and chairman of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority speaks during Caesars Entertainment Community Review reception at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino Monday, March 5, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Chief Executive Officer Steve Hill will receive a $375,000 annual contract. The board unanimously approved Hill’s new ...

11 September 2018
By Mick Akers

315K tourists expected in Las Vegas during Labor Day weekend

Tourism officials expect 315,000 people to travel to Las Vegas during Labor Day weekend ...

30 August 2018
By Associated Press
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