Tourism

With fewer tying the knot, county keeps focus on wedding tourism

In this Aug. 1, 2017, photo, Eddie Powers, right, performs as Elvis during a wedding for Wil and Sarah Wilson in Las Vegas. Powers works full-time as an Elvis tribute artist performing at weddings and leading Elvis themed tours around Las Vegas.

Wedding tourism officials for Clark County are moving forward with efforts to boost Nevada’s long-stagnant industry. The County Commission unanimously directed staff to ...

6 June 2018
By Yvonne Gonzalez

Tourist hotspots Las Vegas, Orlando get more anti-terror money

In this March 22, 2012, photo, tourists watch the canopy light show at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas.

Federal officials have awarded more money under an anti-terrorism grant to tourist hotspots such as Las Vegas and Orlando after deciding to include the number of visitors and high-profile special events when ...

4 June 2018
By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

'It’s in nobody’s interest': Scholars say impact of a strike would bleed into local economy

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, applaud during a presentation before voting on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

If 50,000 Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas follow through on a proposed strike starting Friday, the economic impact would extend far beyond the 34 affected Strip and downtown resorts, scholars said Wednesday. UNLV’s Stephen Miller, director of the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research, said ...

31 May 2018
By Chris Kudialis

Passenger traffic in April up at Las Vegas airport

Some 4.2 million passengers passed through the Las Vegas airport in April, a 3.1 percent increase over the same month last year. McCarran International Airport has seen ...

30 May 2018
By Mick Akers

320K visitors expected in Las Vegas for Memorial Day weekend

Motorists navigate rush hour traffic on Interstate 15 in Clark County near the Strip.

The agency responsible for promoting Las Vegas says 320,000 people are expected to visit the destination during Memorial Day weekend. Data released Thursday by the ...

24 May 2018
Associated Press

New tourism spots tout ‘adult freedom’ in Las Vegas

One of the new ads introduced by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority involves a couple expressing their love in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s new advertising campaign is using contemporary storylines in its promotion of “only in Vegas moments.”

22 May 2018
By Mick Akers

Survey: Less visitors to Vegas using travel agencies plan trip

The skyline glows brightly as Uber Technologies partners with Maverick Helicopters during CES in Las Vegas to help attendees experience the Las Vegas Strip from the air on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.

Just 10 percent of visitors used a travel agent according to the study, the lowest mark in the past five years ...

20 April 2018
By Mick Akers

Record number of convention visitors helps boost Vegas tourism spending

This file photo shows the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

The 42.2 million visitors to Las Vegas last year, including 6.6 million conventioneers, accounted for $34.8 billion in direct spending ...

11 April 2018
By Mick Akers

Las Vegas Convention Center $860M expansion design unveiled

This artist's rendering shows the entry to the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The project is expected to be completed by January 2021, in time to welcome the annual CES gadget show.

The multimillion-dollar expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center that officials say will allow the city to remain at the top of the list of trade show destinations will have a modern design tied by a ribbon-like roof on the outside and iconic imagery inside ...

9 April 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Nevada casino gambling win tops $1 billion again in February

Players enjoy a craps game during the Golden Gate's 112th year anniversary celebration on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.

Nevada casinos continued a winning streak in February, topping the $1 billion mark in gambling revenues for the second month in a row. The state Gaming Control Board ...

28 March 2018
Associated Press

Pac-12 women's basketball tournament headed to Las Vegas in 2019

After a six-year run in Seattle, the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament is moving to Las Vegas in 2019. Due to the pending $600 million renovations at KeyArena, Commissioner Larry Scott said ...

9 March 2018
By Percy Allen, The Seattle Times (TNS)

How hotels are increasingly able to cut back on housekeeping

A look inside the newly remodeled rooms at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017.

The question came at check-in: Did I want to forgo housekeeping for the two days I was staying at the Flamingo in Las Vegas in exchange for a $10 a day food and beverage credit? Huh? The clerk repeated himself. Some guests, he said, didn’t want to be bothered during their stay. So the Flamingo, along with nearly all of its sister properties in Las Vegas (it is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment), decided ...

5 March 2018
By Abby Ellin, New York Times News Service

Authority OKs agreements for Raiders stadium

This rendering shows the Las Vegas Raiders stadium west of Interstate 15 and the Strip. Construction on the 65,000-seat stadium is expected to be completed in time for the 2020 NFL season.

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority today approved all agreements and documents related to the planned Raiders football stadium, pending a legal review. Raiders President Marc Badain also announced that the team is in talks to secure some 30,000 off-site parking spots within 1.5 miles of the Russell Road stadium site. The approval of the agreements represents significant step toward Clark County issuing construction bonds for the ...

1 March 2018
By Mick Akers

Las Vegas airport passenger traffic up 2.7 percent in January

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

McCarran International Airport saw 3.77 million passengers pass through its gates in January, a 2.7 percent increase from January 2017, the Clark County ...

28 February 2018
By Mick Akers

Picking the right home rental for a Mexico beach vacation

This Dec. 24, 2017, photo taken in Cozumel, Mexico, shows people relaxing by the pool in the yard of their Airbnb rental. Mexico is a popular vacation destination for winter and spring. But big decisions await travelers, especially those uninterested in the all-inclusive resorts that Cancun is known for.

Now with Airbnb, HomeAway and other sites, we have a plethora of houses to pick from, with photos from every angle and customer reviews ...

19 February 2018
By By Marjorie Miller, Associated Press
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