Tourism

County scraps proposal for elevated expressway

Clark County is abandoning its pursuit of an elevated expressway. The proposed expressway, which would have cost an estimated $200 million, would have run along Koval Lane and Swenson Street to and from ...

Las Vegas air traffic up slightly in November

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas increased slightly in November compared to a year earlier. Data released Tuesday by the Clark County Department of Aviation show more than ...

Downtown’s D-finitive personality: Derek Stevens moving full speed ahead

Derek Stevens, CEO of Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, offers a toast during the opening ceremony of the casino's expansion, Friday Sept. 1, 2017.

Walk into the D on any given night, and odds are good that you’ll find Derek Stevens there. He’ll be the big guy at the Long Bar, possibly buying a drink for a new acquaintance and likely wearing a jacket designed to make it impossible for you to miss him. It may be a color you’d normally see on a muscle car, or maybe two-tone, or maybe with lapels as wide as the mouth of a martini glass. Stevens and his brother Greg own the D, as well as the Golden Gate, the Downtown Events Center and the property that ...

Viva Aerobus adding nonstop flights from Mexico City to Las Vegas

Consul General of Mexico Alejandro Madrigal speaks during a news conference at McCarran International Airport to announce new Viva Aerobus service between Las Vegas and Mexico City Friday, December 15, 2017.

Just past noon Saturday, travelers from Mexico City will start arriving in Las Vegas via new nonstop service on budget airline Viva Aerobus. At a news conference to announce the new route, officials with ...

17-story hotel under construction next to Palms on Flamingo Road

Rendering of a 3883 Flamingo, a CAI Investments retail and housing development which will be located just east of the Palms.

Construction is underway on a 17-story non-gaming hotel on Flamingo Road, next door to the Palms resort just west of the Las Vegas Strip. The project, called 3883 Flamingo, sits on almost 9 acres and will include multifamily housing and retail, according to the developer, CAI Investments, which hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday. Tenants at the site will include ...

Design contract OK’d for expansion of Las Vegas Convention Center

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors signed off today on a contract for the firm designing a 1.4 million-square-foot expansion of ...

IGT adds stimulating dimension to slot machine

Margie Ascone is instructed how to play IGT's new Sphinx 4-D slot machine at the Red Rock Resort, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.  Members of Station’s players club get one free play during the rollout.

From the very beginning, slot machines — with fast-spinning reels and the sound of coins clattering into metal buckets — were designed to excite the senses and hopefully drive players to bet more. Today, slot makers are hoping new technology will make games even more immersive. One example is IGT’s new 4-D Sphinx slot ...

Is it a suitcase or a robot? Luggage rolls along with the latest technology

Travelmate Robotics' suitcase automatically trails its owner when paired with a smartphone app.

Looking to take some of the hassle out of traveling, a San Francisco-based startup has developed a high-tech solution to lugging around a suitcase. ...

Quirks, habits of international visitors explored at Governor’s Tourism Summit

Pedestrians are shown along the Las Vegas Strip on Christmas Day Friday, Dec. 25, 2015.

Travel tendencies of international tourists were among the discussion topics on the second day of the Governor’s Summit on Tourism at the Flamingo Las Vegas. ...

Are hotel concierges endangered by apps? Don't bet on it

Joanna Husk, a veteran concierge at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, assists a guest at the front desk, Nov. 8, 2017.

In an age when so many travel tasks can be done with an app, is the hotel concierge — that font of local wisdom with the connections to land a hot last-minute reservation — about to be superseded?

Funds OK’d for tourism in Nevada’s rural areas

An abandoned Carl's Burgers & Sandwich shop is one of many shuttered building in Caliente, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.

The Nevada Commission on Tourism approved $660,000 in grants to help promote tourism in the rural areas of the state during its quarterly meeting on Monday. ...

Turf replaced at iconic sign on Las Vegas Strip

Work began Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, to replace the turf at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign on Las Vegas Boulevard, just south of Russell Road.

Work began Monday to replace the turf surrounding the world-famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” landmark. The project on Las Vegas Boulevard just south of ...

LVCVA says mass shooting slowed Las Vegas tourism in October

Visitor volume to Las Vegas dropped by 4.2 percent after the Oct. 1 shooting, while convention business remained strong, according to numbers released today by the ...

Renowned Chandelier bar refreshed to fit in with other changes at Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan's Chandelier bar, known for its opulent crystal chandelier, unveiled the newly renovated second floor Monday, Nov. 20, 2017.  Renovations continue on other areas of the three-story bar.

The Chandelier bar, the crystal-festooned centerpiece of the Cosmopolitan, has received a few upgrades recently, a facelift that management says blends it with other ongoing tweaks at the resort over the last few years. The eye-catching strands of crystals that give the multilevel lounge its distinctive theme aren’t going away, but the changes include new furniture, colors and ...

Thanksgiving Dining Guide: Where to get your fill in Las Vegas

Looking to avoid the stress of cooking for Thanksgiving? At restaurants across Las Vegas, menus feature traditional holiday fare with myriad trimmings.

If your Thanksgiving dinner plans don’t involve cooking at home, this is a good city to be in. Not only do many properties on the Las Vegas Strip, in downtown and the suburbs have ...