Tourism

Las Vegas Sands donating $7 million to bolster UNLV hospitality program

UNLV officials this morning announced a $7 million donation from the Las Vegas Sands Corp. to help build a new academic building for the hotel college. The donation comes as UNLV looks to bolster its hospitality and gaming education as Las Vegas’ primary industry faces ...

Vegas welcome sign going blue for autism awareness

Vegas welcome sign going blue for autism awareness

The bulbs on the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign are going blue to shine a spotlight on autism. Clark County commissioners are expected to attend a ceremony Wednesday afternoon to mark …

Las Vegas is top trade show destination for 20th consecutive year

A Hisense 110-inch Ultra HD LED television, the world's largest, is displayed during the first day of the 2013 International CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. STEVE MARCUS

Las Vegas’ status as the nation’s top trade show destination was reaffirmed again this week. For the 20th consecutive year, Las Vegas found itself atop the Trade Show News Network’s …

Linq observation wheel passes another hurdle toward full operation

The High Roller observation wheel at the Linq as seen during a hard hat tour Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014.

The High Roller, the towering observation wheel located within Caesars Entertainment’s new Linq development, has been granted an operating permit from...

Vegas has most expensive room service in the country, nobody is surprised

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/27/most-expensive-room-servi_n_5035672.html?utm_hp_ref=travel

Job with a view: Workers clean glass at Grand Canyon Skywalk

In this Tuesday, March, 25, 2014, photo provided by Abseilon USA via AZ Photos, technicians dangle from a series of ropes before polishing the underside glass at Grand Canyon Skywalk in Hualapai Reservation, Ariz. The more than 40 panes of glass underneath the horseshoe-shaped bridge on the Hualapai reservation aren’t easily accessible. The structure juts out 70 feet from the edge of the Grand Canyon, offering visitors a view of the Colorado River 4,000 feet below.

Workers from a Phoenix-based company had an awe-inspiring view as they dangled from ropes to clean the glass at the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The more than 40 panes of glass underneath the horseshoe-shaped bridge aren't easily accessible. Technicians from Abseilon USA had to …

Only in Vegas: Transportation Authority moves to regulate party buses

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/03/24/only-in-vegas-state-moves-to-regulate-party-buses/

Report: NHL commissioner meets with prospective Las Vegas ownership group

Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll tries to get the puck from New York Rangers forward Rick Nash during their preseason game Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Kings won 4-1.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/shoalts-conference-imbalance-works-in-favour-of-seattle-and-las-vegas/article17560340/

Las Vegas has everything, except NCAA Tournament games

The Fresno State mascot performs during their Mountain West Conference tournament game against New Mexico Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Thomas & Mack Center. New Mexico won 93-77.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/sports/ncaabasketball/las-vegas-has-everything-except-ncaa-tournament-games.html

Water park plans to blow away visitors with new attraction

Riders cool off on the Tornado water slide on a hot sunny day at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort in Darien Center, N.Y., Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

What could make Wet ’N’ Wild better? The water park's boss details upgrades for Year Two that include more parking and shade, heated water and an "exhilarating" new ride called...

Unhappy with extra fees and surcharges? Try these tactics

The South Point hotel and casino is seen Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2014/03/09/fees-surcharges-social-media-campaign-boycott/6233491/

Palms rolling out 24-hour checkout for hotel guests

An exterior view of the Palms Casino Resort, June 6, 2013.

http://www.usatoday.com/experience/las-vegas/vegas-buzz/the-palms-in-vegas-lets-guests-sleep-in/6120681/

Joe Downtown: Historical society crowdsourcing for not-so-famous Las Vegas photos

Long before they were lawyers and judges, Carl J. Christensen and Lloyd
George let their fists make the ruling (1947).

Some of the pictures the society already has are ones you may not have seen before: Elvis checking into the Sahara a day before “Viva Las Vegas” shooting began; Liberace standing by his car talking to a priest; and Lloyd George as a young man in 1947.

McCarran reports solid start to 2014 with increase in January passenger traffic

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

McCarran International Airport kicked off the first month of 2014 with a healthy increase in passenger traffic. Nearly 3.3 million passengers passed through the airport’s gates in January, up 5.3 percent from January 2013, according to figures released this afternoon by the Clark County Department of Aviation.

Space-tourism enterprise opens office in Las Vegas

An artist's rendering provided by World View Enterprises shows a capsule lifted by a high-altitude balloon up 19 miles into the air. The price to spend a couple hours looking down at the curve of the Earth: $75,000.

Jane Poynter is joining the space-tourism race. The part-time Las Vegas resident has opened a small office in downtown Las Vegas in support of World View Experience, a venture that by 2016 would tow tourists to the upper limits of the atmosphere by helium balloon. The Las Vegas office eventually would be expanded into a sales office, but for now, it also doubles as a base from which to explore possible launch sites in Nevada.