Tourism

Las Vegas is placing its bets on Hollywood

"The Hangover" actors, from left, Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha, appear in a scene at Caesars Palace's reception area.

http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80752235/

Tahoe trashed: Beach crowds take memories, leave garbage

The view of Lake Tahoe from Logan Shoals Vista on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011.

The recent holiday weekend saw tens of thousands of people cram the shores of Lake Tahoe, presumably, to enjoy clean water and mountain scenery. Then a bunch of them treated the shoreline like their own personal garbage dumps. The mess took some of the shine off what was …

In Las Vegas, defying the odds of reality

A view of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore taken from a Maverick Helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, above the Las Vegas Strip.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/us/in-las-vegas-defying-the-odds-of-reality.html?_r=0

More crowded roads expected for July Fourth weekend

Traffic is shown on Interstate 15 in this April 14, 2011, file photo.

Expect more traffic on the road this Fourth of July weekend, as 41 million Americans travel for the Independence Day holiday, a 1.9 percent increase compared to ...

Las Vegas airport traffic up slightly in May

In this file photo, long lines form outside a security checkpoint at McCarran International Airport.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport has inched up compared with a year earlier. Data released Thursday show...

Buy a vowel? Couple flown to Grenada, not Granada

British Airways' inaugural, nonstop flight from London to Las Vegas arrives at McCarran on Oct. 25, 2009.

A District of Columbia couple has sued British Airways, saying the airline ruined their vacation by booking them tickets to the Caribbean island of Grenada instead of Granada, Spain. Edward Gamson and Lowell Canaday wanted to travel from Washington to ...

15 cocktails rings to see at Jewelry Week 2014 in Las Vegas

http://www.jckonline.com/blogs/style-360/2014/05/30/live-from-las-vegas-15-cocktail-rings-to-see-jewelry-shows

Las Vegas bets big on gays

Las Vegas bets big on gays

These days, what happens in Vegas is increasingly gay. Even Chippendales. But is it possible to welcome tourists to a state that doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage?

Report: Las Vegas crowd getting younger, gambling less

Tourists stroll along Las Vegas Boulevard in front of Paris Las Vegas.

A statistical snapshot of Las Vegas visitors finds a younger crowd with fewer gamblers spending more money on food and drink than five years ago. A visitor profile for 2013 found that almost four of five visitors were ...

Passenger traffic continues upward trend at Las Vegas airport

A Southwest Airlines flight approaches McCarran International Airport with the Luxor in the background.

Passenger traffic continues to climb at McCarran International Airport, increasing for the eighth consecutive month. Data released today showed about...

United Express ending its Fresno-Las Vegas route Labor Day

A view of signage at McCarran International Airport's Terminal 3, Feb. 1, 2012.

http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/05/27/3947184/united-express-ending-its-fresno.html

The D casino unveils ATM that will exchange Bitcoin for dollars

CEO of the D Derek Stevens, left, and Robocoin CEO Jordan Kelley stand next to a Bitcoin ATM, the first available at a casino property.

Las Vegas-based Robocoin is the first company to introduce a Bitcoin ATM in the United States, and the D Las Vegas is just the seventh U.S. property to …

Vice writer: Las Vegas is the most depressing place on earth to be alone

An aerial shot of the Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas is an empty, impotent display of status in a barren, uncaring desert God abandoned eons ago. By sheer virtue of being there, you're...

Southwest expands mobile boarding pass program to McCarran passengers

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

Southwest, the largest carrier at McCarran, last year launched a pilot program in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, for its mobile boarding pass, an electronic document that enables passengers to

JetBlue announces new nonstop route between Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale

A JetBlue airplane taxis to park at a gate at Logan Airport, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Boston. JetBlue announced today it would offer a new nonstop route later this year from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Fla., International Airport.

Florida-based JetBlue Airways today announced a new nonstop route between Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning in …