Tourism

Trump's Las Vegas hotel draws attention, protesters, arson case

Chris Knudson holds up a flag during a protest against drone warfare outside of the Trump International hotel Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Las Vegas. The protest was held a day after a man was accused of trying to set fire to the property. The incidents are just the latest targeting the president's gold glass tower just off the Las Vegas Strip.

Anti-war demonstrators wanted attention Thursday when they moved their protest after several days from a remote U.S. Air Force base to the foot of ...

28 April 2017
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

On the clock: Raiders host first event in Las Vegas

Matt Gutierrez carries a Raiders flag by the iconic sign welcoming visitors to Las Vegas in March, when the NFL approved the team's move. The Raiders will announce their NFL draft selections on Saturday during a party at the sign.

The 129th man selected in the NFL draft will be the first one chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders during their first public event here since announcing their move to Southern Nevada beginning ...

28 April 2017
By Adam Candee

The four basic buckets of Vegas tourists, and what they’re worth

Las Vegas visitors can be categorized into four categories: wholesale customers, group customers, FIT (free independent travelers) and casino discount customers.

Millions of Las Vegas visitors, hotel marketing experts say, can be categorized into four buckets: wholesale customers, group customers, free independent travelers and ...

26 April 2017
By Thomas Moore

The latest technology for vending machines displayed in Las Vegas

Attendees stream about the National Automatic Merchandising Association Show within the Venetian Convention Center on Thursday, April 20, 2017.

The days of dropping a few coins in a vending machine, making your selection and yanking your choice behind the metal door at the bottom could be nearing an end. The National Automatic Merchandising Association displayed the latest and greatest in the vending machine world at this year’s NAMA OneShow, which ended ...

22 April 2017
By Mick Akers

First e-sports arena coming to the Strip

Teams compete during the Dreamhack Masters e-sports tournament Feb. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Las Vegas will be getting its second e-sports arena soon, in the space once occupied by the now-closed LAX nightclub at Luxor, according to an announcement Tuesday from Allied Esports, the company developing the facility.

12 April 2017
By Thomas Moore

New rooftop pool at Plaza getting additional upgrades

The rooftop pool and recreation deck at the Plaza that opened in July is getting additional improvements to be ready this season.

The rooftop pool and recreation deck that the Plaza opened in July is getting more attention as the weather heats up. ...

11 April 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Hospitality Hall nearly ready to enhance UNLV hotel college’s soaring reputation

An exterior view of Hospitality Hall, a new facility under construction at UNLV, Tuesday, April 4, 2017.

You can’t say the new $59 million, 93,500-square-foot building under construction at UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration signals a coming of age for the program if only because ...

10 April 2017
By Thomas Moore

What that $100 Raiders deposit actually gets you

A look at the proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium for the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football in Las Vegas.

That Las Vegas Raiders season-ticket deposit you plunked down does not go toward your season tickets. No, your $100 reserves only the chance to buy a license to purchase those season tickets. Your money actually helps the Raiders pay their portion toward the new $1.9 billion stadium through a system of personal seat licenses (PSL) that provide the right to buy tickets instead of the tickets themselves. The Raiders launched a PSL deposit drive days after ...

7 April 2017
By Adam Candee

Millennials make biggest impression in visitor survey

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

A spike in millennial visitors to Las Vegas has the generation almost eclipsing Generation X tourists in town. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority released its annual Las Vegas Visitors Profile on Wednesday, confirming millennials are poised to ...

5 April 2017
By Mick Akers

Beyond the pigskin: What events are needed for stadium’s long-term viability

A look at the proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium for the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football in Las Vegas.

Years before they open their new $1.9 billion home, the Las Vegas Raiders need to line up a few wealthy houseguests. What major events follow the Raiders and co-tenant UNLV football into the 65,000-seat facility will determine much of the project’s success, as the two teams will combine to occupy the building fewer than ...

31 March 2017
By Adam Candee

Why security expert says Las Vegas visitors should feel 'very, very safe' here

Stewart Homnack, of the Flamingo security crew, guards the Strip entrance to the new Margaritaville casino inside the Flamingo on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011.

Acts of terror may be happening more frequently in tourism hot spots around the world, but visitors to Las Vegas are coming to one of the safest destinations in ...

24 March 2017
By Thomas Moore

Train leaving the Station: Railroad theme jettisoned in Palace Station's renovation

A section of Palace Station is shown under construction as part of a multimillion-dollar remodeling project, Friday, March 17, 2017.

Palace Station will soon be ditching its train motif as a multimillion-dollar renovation project on the 41-year-old casino continues. The remodeling began last fall, and work on the parking lot and landscaping has ...

21 March 2017
By Thomas Moore

Early wagering on March Madness has sports books giddy

Bettors stand in line to make their wagers at the LVH sports book during the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament Thursday, March 20, 2014.

If March Madness seems a little madder than usual this year, you’re not hallucinating. Las Vegas sports betting pros say this year’s college hoops tourney could be one of the busiest ever for Las Vegas. ...

16 March 2017
By Thomas Moore

Las Vegas sees record tourism, visitor spending in 2016

Tourists take photos at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign Saturday, March 14, 2015, on the Strip.

A record number of tourists visited Southern Nevada last year and spent a record amount of money, according to a report that economic analyst Jeremy Aguero presented today to the board of the Las Vegas ...

14 March 2017
By Thomas Moore

Mob Museum gains accreditation from national group

The Mob Museum, Friday Feb. 10, 2017.

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has turned a 1-in-35 chance into a sure thing, by gaining accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. Museum executive Jonathan Ullman on Thursday credited ...

10 March 2017
Associated Press
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