Tourism

Building a tech hub: Why conventions mean more to Las Vegas than just a tourist draw

The nation's first completely autonomous, fully electric shuttle was deployed in the Innovation District in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017.

Las Vegas, one of the top convention destinations in the world, has been cited as the best example of how a city has used those meetings to make itself a technology-innovation hub. A study has found that medical- and technology-based conventions and meetings are ...

10 May 2017
By Mick Akers

SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker to open in Bellagio in summer

In this Aug. 6, 2015, file photo, Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Broadway opening night of "Hamilton" in New York. SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker will open this summer at Bellagio.

After opening SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker at MGM National Harbor in Maryland in December, the actor and designer will open a second boutique in the Bellagio this summer. ...

9 May 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

LVCVA’s operating revenue up nearly 10 percent

The Strip as seen from Rivea on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Delano Las Vegas.

Revenue and tax earnings are up for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the agency tasked with marketing Las Vegas as a destination, largely because of the recent success of casinos in Southern Nevada. ...

9 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

Q+A: ESPN host Virk confident NHL, NFL can work in Las Vegas

ESPN's Adnan Virk moderated "Making It In the Major Leagues: How A Viral Video on Funny or Die Became the IFC Series 'Brockmire'” at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Adnan Virk’s professional history places him in the middle of a Venn diagram of the Las Vegas sports scene in 2017. ...

6 May 2017
By Adam Candee

Turner Sports exec bullish on Las Vegas as e-sports hub

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

Keeping a keen eye on how the e-sports industry is accepted in Las Vegas is Turner Sports with its Eleague, broadcasting shows on TBS and online via Twitch, one of the most popular video platforms for gamers. ...

4 May 2017
By Mick Akers

The Venetian taking reservations via Facebook Messenger

The Venetian on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Venetian on Tuesday becomes the first hotel in Las Vegas to offer bookings using Facebook Messenger, with help from ...

2 May 2017
Los Angeles Times

Brothel owner Dennis Hof faces 'serious' code violations

Dennis Hof, left, owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, with Cami Parker, a worker at the ranch, during a campaign stop of presidential candidate Ron Paul in Reno, Feb. 2, 2012. Officials say Hof may have violated rules at one of his brothels.

Famed brothel owner Dennis Hof is facing several violations at one of his Nye County brothels. The Nye County Commission will ...

2 May 2017
By Mick Akers

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
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