Tourism

Survey ranks 11 Las Vegas hotels among world’s best

The pool at Mandarin Oriental.

Eleven Las Vegas hotels are ranked among the world’s best, according to an annual survey by U.S. News & World Report. The publisher evaluated more than 24,000 ...

6 February 2018
By Mick Akers

What upgrades are cleared for takeoff next at Las Vegas airport?

New flooring is shown in the baggage claim at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Airport officials celebrated the completion of $30 million Terminal 1 renovation project.

McCarran International Airport officials seem to always be looking toward the future. Whether it is a project under construction or in the works, the enhancement planning never stops. Made evident by the $30 million upgrade of Terminal 1 unveiled last month, McCarran officials say they intend to not only look up-to-date, but also have the latest technology. “We always want to keep on the cutting edge of technology,” said Rosemary Vassiliadis, director of Clark County’s aviation department. “So when ...

5 February 2018
By Mick Akers

311,000 visitors expected in Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend

Richard Ornelas of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. cheers a Falcons score in Super Bowl 51 during the Big Game Bash at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. .

The agency responsible for promoting Las Vegas says 311,000 people are expected to visit the destination during Super Bowl weekend. Data released today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority show ...

2 February 2018
Associated Press

Gun industry converges near Strip mass shooting site

In this Jan. 17, 2013, file photo, Michael Kiefer, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., checks out a display of rifles at the Rock River Arms booth during the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

The gun industry is holding its biggest annual trade show this week just a few miles from the site where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers outside his high-rise Las Vegas hotel room in October using a display case worth of weapons, many fitted with bump stocks that enabled them to mimic fully automatic fire. Gun control advocates, meanwhile, pointed to the ...

23 January 2018
By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Tourism chief: Raiders will spur growth of sports medicine in Las Vegas

Steve Hill addresses the audience during the Metro Chamber of Commerce's annual Preview Las Vegas event at the Cox Pavilion on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

Nearly a year after Steve Hill told an audience at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s annual outlook event to hold out hope that the Raiders stadium deal hadn’t fizzled, he ...

23 January 2018
By Ric Anderson

McCarran hits highest mark yet for annual passenger travel

People wait to collect luggage in the baggage claim area at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas on Feb. 27, 2017.

Las Vegas’ airport soared to new heights last year as a record number of travelers passed through its gates ...

23 January 2018
By Mick Akers

Is Vegas ready for NBA or MLB? Sports executive panel weighs in

The Vegas Golden Knights mascot Chance the Golden Gila Monster poses with fans during a Vegas Golden Knights Fan Fest at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.

Las Vegas has become a big league sports destination and could host an NHL All-Star Game or even a Super Bowl, but it’s not ready for the NBA or MLB, according to at least one of the sports executives at a commercial real estate panel on Thursday at the Orleans. ...

19 January 2018
By Thomas Moore

South Point’s arena gets new video display system

The new video board at the South Point's Arena and Equestrian Center is almost three times the size of the old one.

Those attending events at South Point’s Arena and Equestrian Center can now stare up at a new video display system almost three times as large as the previous installation. ...

17 January 2018
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Downtown's Golden Gate to celebrate 112th birthday

A view of the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 24, 2015.

One of the oldest structures in Southern Nevada, the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino will celebrate its 112th birthday on Saturday. The hotel was founded in 1906, a year after much of the land that would become downtown Las Vegas was parceled out and sold in an auction next to the rail line. Room rates, according to the company, were a $1 a day. The hotel has undergone ...

12 January 2018
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

LVCVA: Shooting, room remodels cause 2017 visitor volume to drop

A view of Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

The Oct. 1 shooting and fewer available hotel rooms caused a drop in visitor volume for 2017, according to preliminary numbers released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In his presentation to the board of directors ...

9 January 2018
By Thomas Moore

Phase Two of convention center expansion to begin, clear way to attract more trade shows

A conceptual rendering depicts the Las Vegas Convention Center district Phase Two expansion.

For years, convention organizers have been asking for more out of the Las Vegas Convention Center. More exhibition space. More meeting rooms. More ...

7 January 2018
By Ric Anderson

Disney hotels, citing security concerns, drop ‘do not disturb’ signs

Visitors at the monorail station in front of Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park have a view of the Seven Seas Lagoon outside the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Guests of some Walt Disney World hotels no longer have the option of hanging a “do not disturb” sign on their doors, part of a policy change that requires a hotel employee to enter every room at least ...

5 January 2018
By Maya Salam, New York Times News Service

Las Vegas revives 'What happens here, stays here' campaign

A view of the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign Saturday, March 14, 2015.

Three months after a mass shooting that killed dozens of concert goers on the Las Vegas strip, the gambling mecca has revived a lighthearted advertising campaign that once again paints ...

3 January 2018
Los Angeles Times

Tribe plans to open zip lines at west rim of Grand Canyon

The Hualapai Tribe is expanding tourist offerings at the west rim of the Grand Canyon. More than 1 million people a year visit Grand Canyon West, outside the boundaries of the ...

27 December 2017
Associated Press

Despite Wynn’s move, gaming grows slowly on north Strip

A view of the former New Frontier casino site Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, on Las Vegas Boulevard South.

Whether Wynn Resorts’ purchase of the site where the New Frontier was located will be the spark that ignites development on the northern stretch of the Las Vegas Strip remains to be seen since many proposed projects have significant issues that could delay or even prevent them from coming to fruition. ...

21 December 2017
By Thomas Moore
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