Tourism

Theme parks opening new rides and slides in 2014

This May 16, 2014, photo shows Disney cast members testing the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The ride will be opened to park guests May 28.

Harry Potter's Diagon Alley in Orlando, the world's longest and fastest inverted roller coaster in Ohio and water parks in every corner of the United States are among the many new attractions at theme parks this season. And families with young kids won't be disappointed, either: Many parks are unveiling rides appropriate for children, yet exciting enough to thrill adults. "Amusement park guests demand...

Southwest taking reservations for new nonstop Vegas-to-Dallas flights

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

Southwest Airlines started taking reservations today for new nonstop service from McCarran International Airport to Dallas Love Field. The flights begin …

Frontier adding nonstop flights from McCarran to Washington Dulles

In this Feb. 22, 2010, file photo, Frontier Airlines jetliners sit stacked up at gates along the A concourse at Denver International Airport.

To kick off the new destinations from Washington Dulles, Frontier sold seats on round-trip flights from 14 cities, including Las Vegas, for $15 each way. By 5 p.m. today, however …

Las Vegas among nation’s cheapest cities for renting a car, survey finds

Renting a car in Las Vegas is cheaper than just about any other top destination in the nation, according to a survey from CheapCarRental.net. The website, in a survey released last week, put Las Vegas at No. 47 among 50 cities, with an average daily rate of …

Event center: ‘A reason to come to Laughlin’

Jason Aldean performs at the Laughlin Event Center in April. Tourism officials hope the new event center, which can seat as many as 21,000 people, will help the unincorporated gambling outpost south of Las Vegas grow.

The star entertainer hits the outdoor stage just as the sun is setting. Behind him and on either side is a grandiose stage standing several feet tall, with video screens on either side beaming his image to thousands of fans. The whole scene is framed in shiny steel; in the distance you see a cluster of resorts that have funneled guests to this performance. Sounds like a great night in Vegas. But it isn’t. This is...

Drunken British woman busted for allegedly having loud sex on Las Vegas flight

A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet, the first plane to arrive at Terminal 3, is welcomed with a water cannon salute during the opening day of the new terminal at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

A drunken British woman flying to Las Vegas with her parents was cuffed after loudly joining the mile-high club with a fellow passenger. The frisky flier...

Las Vegas breaks record with 3.7 million visitors in March

Tourists pass by the Flamingo with Caesars Palace in the background Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Las Vegas saw more visitors in March than in any other month in its history, thanks to college basketball tournaments, car races and conventions. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported...

Audit critical of Nevada tourism contracts

A legislative audit says that millions of dollars in contracts that were awarded by the state Division of Tourism didn’t follow the law. The audit released today found that ...

Joe Downtown: Thousands — mostly non-Nevadans — sign online petition opposing horse carriages

Passengers enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride near Central Park on New Year's Eve day, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in New York.

Posted online less than a week, a petition against horse-drawn carriage rides in Las Vegas had collected some 5,400 electronic signatures by Thursday afternoon. Of the most recent 1,000 signatures, only 30, or 3 percent, were ...

California mom, TSA settle breast milk lawsuit

A Southern California woman who was detained at the Phoenix airport four years ago after refusing to have her breast milk X-rayed has …

Spirit to offer nonstop daily service from McCarran to Kansas City

A Spirit Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Low-fare carrier Spirit Airlines today announced it would offer daily nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Kansas City beginning …

Adelson to address UNLV Hotel College students

Sheldon Adelson, chairman of the board and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., listens to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the Republican Jewish Coalition Spring Leadership Meeting at the Venetian on Saturday, March 29, 2014.

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will discuss the hospitality industry with UNLV Hotel College students next month. Adelson, board chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, will talk about leadership challenges ...

Stratosphere Tower welcomes its 40 millionth visitor

The Stratosphere Tower welcomed James Kennedy, Birmingham, England, right, as its 40 milllionth visitor. Paul Hobson, left, vice president and general manager, greets Kennedy.

James Kennedy’s visit today to the Stratosphere Tower was more than one in a million. Kennedy, a Birmingham, England, resident visiting Las Vegas for the first time, was singled out this morning …

How I grew to love the monorail

Passengers wait to board the Las Vegas Monorail at the Harrah's station Monday, Nov. 14, 2011.

John Katsilometes discovered a great deal for locals, who might have good reason to start riding the rail ...

Guinness confirms another world record for Las Vegas

A view of the 550-foot-tall High Roller observation wheel Monday, March 31, 2014. The observation wheel, the tallest in the world, is part of the Linq project, a $550 million development by Caesars Entertainment Corp.

The High Roller now has a page in the “Guinness World Records” book as the world’s tallest observation wheel. At 550 feet tall, the wheel is bigger than …