Tourism

Tourism board approves $42 million Riviera demolition plan

Traffic passes in front of the Riviera on Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Las Vegas. The casino closed at noon May 4.

The Riviera will be destroyed under a $42 million plan approved by Las Vegas tourism officials. It’s still unclear ...

11 August 2015
By J.D. Morris

Hacker summer camps crash Las Vegas this week

People arrive for the Black Hat USA 2014 hacker conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Aug. 6, 2014.

When the hackers are in town, mischief is often close behind.

5 August 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Allegiant’s second-quarter earnings are up 62 percent from last year

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, an airline ground worker guides an incoming Allegiant Air jetliner at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

The airline, with small base fares and a large menu of add-on fees, flew more people in the second quarter compared with a year earlier but, to fliers’ delight, charged less money per ticket ...

29 July 2015
By Eli Segall

Las Vegas hosts 21 million visitors in 6 months

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

Tourism officials say more than 21 million people have visited Las Vegas in the first half of 2015, about 1.5 percent more than a year ago when ...

28 July 2015
Associated Press

Tourism authority committee votes for $42 million Riviera demolition plan

Lights are shown on the Riviera facade Sunday, May 3, 2015, before the casino closed.

The shuttered Riviera inched closer to destruction today when a subgroup of the Las Vegas tourism authority voted in favor of plans to demolish it for $42 million. A Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority committee considered ...

28 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Mob Museum in Las Vegas to open soccer scandal exhibit

A view of the Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013.

The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is setting up an exhibit dedicated to the FIFA corruption scandal. The permanent display entitled "The 'Beautiful Game' Turns Ugly" will open at ...

28 July 2015
Associated Press

Las Vegas Sands’ earnings drop 30 percent as Macau problems reverberate

Las Vegas Sands Corp. owns the Venetian and Palazzo.

CEO Sheldon Adelson admitted in a statement that the high-end gaming market in Macau was particularly challenging, but he said his company is focused on the mass market and nongaming segments ...

22 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Bleisure: Sightseeing day adds sanity, fun to business trip

Chandran shows Sashee Chandran stands outside Shangri La, a historic home and museum that houses a collection of Islamic art in Honolulu, July 10, 2015. Chandran, who owns a small tea company called tea drops, was in Hawaii for a trade show.

Jeanne Achille used to find business travel "really depressing" because she never got to sightsee in the places she was visiting. But these days, Achille, s "quite intentional" about flying in early for ...

16 July 2015
By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press

Weddings in Las Vegas have dropped 37 percent in last 10 years

Ronnie and Lisa Littlejohn enjoy champagne after their marriage during this century's last sequential wedding date of 12/13/14 on the High Roller on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, in the Linq Promenade.

Wedding bells have been ringing less often in Las Vegas recently — nearly 47,000 fewer couples were married here in 2014 than were a decade ago, even though record numbers of tourists have flocked to the city. In 2004 the number of weddings performed in Clark County peaked at 128,000. Last year, only 81,000 took place ...

15 July 2015
By Conor Shine

3 new names join Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Three new directors have been sworn in to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board. An authority spokeswoman said Tuesday that Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow and ...

14 July 2015
Associated Press

Mirage volcano times: Volcano in Las Vegas to erupt less frequently

A view of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Sept. 16, 2011. Flames from the volcano at the Mirage can be seen at left.

The man-made Mirage volcano that has been spewing fire and water since the Strip hotel's 1989 opening, a first-of-its-kind attraction, will now offer Two to three nightly shows. The Mirage volcano times ...

13 July 2015
By Kimberly Piercall, Associated Press

Las Vegas brings ‘Disneyland for adults’ vibe to table tennis’ U.S. Open

Yuqin Yang of China serves to Crystal Wang of Maryland at the 2015 U.S. Open. The largest international table tennis event in the United States started July 6 and ends Saturday night with the men's and women's finals at Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace.

“When you think of big events you think of Las Vegas,” said Gordon Kaye, the CEO of USA Table Tennis. “It’s a natural fit.” The five-day event concludes on Saturday night, when the men’s and women’s singles championships are played inside Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace ...

10 July 2015
By Jesse Granger

Las Vegas seeks solutions to tourist traffic on the Strip

In this Sept. 16, 2014, photo taken with a slow-shutter speed, lights of cars blur along Las Vegas Boulevard.

For a travel destination that offers helicopter tours and jaunts in rented luxury vehicles, getting from point A to point B in Las Vegas can nonetheless pose a challenge. The Las Vegas Strip ...

29 June 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press

Chain invasion: Tourist-driven economy ideal for fast-food restaurants

The grand opening of White Castle at the Best Western Plus Casino Royale on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, on the Las Vegas Strip.

White Castle opened its doors on the Strip at the end of January, then had to shut them less than 24 hours later because staff couldn’t keep up with the frantic demand of 4,000 burgers per hour. The recent arrivals of White Castle and Shake Shack — and others such as Chick-fil-A and possibly Cracker Barrel on their heels — could be a sign that ...

22 June 2015
By Howard Riell

Any day can be April Fool’s with this prankster tourist attraction

Scott Jason owns and operates I Got Married in Vegas! Just Kidding, which creates elaborate pranks for customers to trick friends and family.

For fake wedding to fool family and friends, “I Got Married in Vegas! Just Kidding” can provide an Elvis officiant to conduct the ceremony, a ring exchange, a pronouncement and even a fake marriage license with all of the couple’s information. A variety of photos are taken during and after the ceremony against a green screen, and customers receive prints as well as electronic images that can be uploaded instantly...

21 June 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff
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