Nevada has a new national monument — and state leaders hope it will drive more visitors to the Las Vegas Valley and stoke the local economy. Spanning more than 22,000 ...
22 December 2014
By Ed Komenda
A pizzeria built on customizable options is among several recent openings at Downtown Summerlin. Also, a salon, café and chocolate maker open new locations and ...
22 December 2014
By Tristan Aird
Las Vegas tourism officials say 40 million people have visited the destination in 2014, breaking an all-time record for the gambling and entertainment hub. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ...
17 December 2014
Associated Press
A $15 million renovation has given the Golden Nugget’s Gold Tower a sparkling look. Also, restaurant openings spread across the Las Vegas Valley, Cox Communications celebrates added services, and a popular comic-book retailer ...
15 December 2014
By Tristan Aird
VivaAerobus officials say the airline has begun flying nonstop between Monterrey, Mexico and Las Vegas again. The airline said Friday that it would offer the flights four days a week — on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday. VivaAerobus returns after ...
5 December 2014
Associated Press
Tourism officials say nearly 3.6 million people visited Las Vegas in October, up 3.2 percent compared with a year ago. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Wednesday that ...
27 November 2014
Associated Press
Visitors from around the world are drawn to New York City's High Line, an elevated park built on defunct railroad tracks transformed into an urban sanctuary of flowers, grasses and trees. Private planners inspired by the High Line's success are now looking deep under Manhattan at a proposal to ...
25 November 2014
By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press
A rule change allowing Chinese visitors to return to the U.S. multiple times over a 10-year period is being hailed as a boon to American tourism, with the federal government predicting the economic impact could be ...
20 November 2014
By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
In an era when digital screens large and small proliferate but attention is increasingly scarce, some marketers are making a huge bet that one of the biggest displays in the world will captivate audiences. Their gamble: the largest and most expensive ...
18 November 2014
By Emily Steel, New York Times News Service
Air tour operators at the Grand Canyon would be able to take more visitors over the most popular flight routes under a proposed incentive to ...
17 November 2014
By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press
Las Vegas tourism officials say the destination expects to see more than 40 million visitors this year —an all-time record number— after four years of consecutive growth. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ...
14 November 2014
Associated Press
Officials say passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport jumped 2.7 percent in September compared with a year earlier. Data released Monday show more than ...
27 October 2014
Associated Press
Gay rights groups celebrated Tuesday and Clark County clerks began making plans to for a burst of marriage applications after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down ...
7 October 2014
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press
Officials say passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport jumped 3.4 percent in August compared with a year earlier. Data released Thursday show more than ...
25 September 2014
From staff and wire reports
Do you leave a tip in your hotel room for the maid? Marriott is launching a program with Maria Shriver to put envelopes in hotel rooms to encourage tipping. Envelopes will be placed in 160,000 rooms in ...
15 September 2014
By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press
