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New Hampshire track is loser with race moving to Las Vegas

The general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday urged fans and small businesses to give him time to fill in the gaps now that one of its two NASCAR races is moving to Las Vegas. New Hampshire has hosted ...

9 March 2017
By Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Las Vegas will now host two NASCAR Cup races each year

Joey Logano, foreground, and Kyle Busch race side-by-side during the Kobalt 400 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday, March 6, 2016.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host two top-tier NASCAR races beginning in 2018. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved a sponsorship with ...

8 March 2017
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Norwegian Air has cheap flights to Europe. But not as cheap as you've heard.

Norwegian's inaugural nonstop flight from Oslo to Las Vegas is guided to its gate at McCarran International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016.

Norwegian Air, a budget carrier hoping to make a name for itself in the U.S. market, began promoting dirt-cheap, no-frills tickets from the United States to Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland last week ...

2 March 2017
By Liam Stack, New York Times News Service

First phases of Interstate 11 race to completion in 2018

Gov. Brian Sandoval, center, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Interstate-11 project near Boulder City on Monday, April 6, 2015. The $318 million project is expected to be completed in 2018.

Construction of the first 15 miles of Interstate 11, which will link Las Vegas to Phoenix and could eventually stretch from Mexico to Canada, is making progress. The Nevada Department of Transportation is in charge of ...

2 March 2017
By Mick Akers

McCarran starts year with uptick in traffic

Strip casinos are reflected in a window of the new Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control facility at McCarran International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

After witnessing one of the busiest years in its long history, McCarran International Airport began 2017 with another month of passenger growth. International travel proved ...

27 February 2017
By Adam Candee

'They want foodies who code': Hoteliers comb ranks of tech workers to gain edge

A view of the Cosmopolitan as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

The front desk manager or housekeeper may epitomize the hotel employee, but the hospitality industry is increasingly dependent on tech workers, vacuuming data scientists, web designers and other experts into its ranks. More than ever, guests look to their phones and computers to research, book, stay in and communicate with hotels. That translates to critical technology needs in information ...

17 February 2017
By Julie Weed, New York Times News Service

Over 340,000 visitors stayed in Nevada through Airbnb last year

Randy Tussing, an Airbnb host, looks at his phone while standing in his home, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. More than 340,000 people passed on Nevada's hotel rooms last year and opted instead to book a place to stay using the home-sharing service Airbnb. The $47 million in revenue that hosts took in is a loss for the state's hospitality industry that one expert says will only increase if not addressed.

More than 340,000 people passed on Nevada's hotel rooms last year and opted instead to book a place to stay using the home-sharing service Airbnb. The growth in the short term rental ...

16 February 2017
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Aviation officials speed dating to draw tourists to Las Vegas

An Interjet A320 taxis to its gate after its first daily nonstop flight between Mexico City and Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at McCarran International Airport.

With Las Vegas constantly seeking ways to draw new tourists, a convention this week caters to just that issue. The Routes America conference, at the Aria through Thursday, attracts airlines, airports and ...

16 February 2017
By Mick Akers

Taxicab Authority to lawmakers: Ride-sharing has spurred crime

Taxicab Authority Police Investigator II L. Walker talks to a taxi driver at a long haul checkpoint near the entrance to the airport tunnel exiting McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Friday, June 8, 2012. The driver did not get a ticket.

Adding ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft to the Las Vegas Valley has resulted in more illegal cabs and more passengers being ripped off, said Ronald Grogan, administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority, at a Senate Transportation Committee meeting today. The increased competition from ...

14 February 2017
By Thomas Moore

Why Raiders are so confident about L.V. stadium financing

A truck decorated with a Raiders helmet and "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign is displayed before a bill signing ceremony at UNLV Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Senate Bill 1 will increase hotel room tax to help finance a $1.9 billion stadium.

Oakland Raiders officials insisted Thursday they will acquire the suddenly missing $650 million needed to finance their new $1.9 billion stadium in Las Vegas. Exactly who will put up that money remains a mystery now that billionaire Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson withdrew his financial commitment to the project last week. Members of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority board and Raiders representatives attempted to calm concerns about ...

10 February 2017
By Adam Candee

Impact of Trump travel ban minimal so far on Las Vegas tourism

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

It’s a simple formula for Las Vegas: Fewer visitors to the area mean fewer gamblers and shoppers, which means fewer dollars not coming into the local economy. It has been more ....

9 February 2017
By Chris Kudialis

Most holidays beat Super Bowl hotel-room occupancy rate

A view of the Las Vegas Strip as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

If statistics provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) on hotel-room occupancy are any indication, Super Bowl weekend is far from ...

2 February 2017
By Thomas Moore

Serial litigants sue Harrah's over ADA issues

A view of Harrah's Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip Friday, March 13, 2015.

A disabled person with a history of suing businesses in Las Vegas has filed an Americans with Disability Act lawsuit against Harrah’s Las Vegas. ...

31 January 2017
By Thomas Moore

2016 was McCarran’s second-busiest year

McCarran International Airport's D Gates are seen from the new air traffic control tower Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

McCarran International Airport served 47.4 million passengers last year, making 2016 the second-busiest year in the airport’s 68-year history. ...

26 January 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

New Formula One chief's plans for expanded U.S. presence might include Las Vegas

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.

After an American company, Liberty Media, recently acquired the Formula One series, Chase Carey — a longtime executive with Fox and DirecTV — was given the reins to overhaul the organization’s management, reach and ambition ...

25 January 2017
By Sam Borden, New York Times News Service
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