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Virgin Galactic spaceship makes another successful flight

In this April 29, 2013, photo provided by Virgin Galactic, the company's SpaceShipTwo fires its rockets over Mojave, Calif., after it was dropped from its "mothership," WhiteKnightTwo.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its third rocket-powered supersonic flight in the Mojave Desert, soaring to a record 71,000 feet.

10 January 2014
Associated Press

Monorail boosts ridership in 2013, but revenue still drops

The Las Vegas Monorail train as it leaves the Convention Center Station, Monday Nov. 14, 2011

Annual ridership for the Las Vegas Monorail Co. went up for the first time in five years in 2013, the company said, but revenue trends continued the downward spiral that began in 2006.

10 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant Air execs talk routes, fees and the airline's future at McCarran

In this Thursday, May 9, 2013, photo, an Allegiant Air jetliner flies over the the the New York-New York Hotel & Casino after taking off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Allegiant Air didn't announce many new Las Vegas routes last year, but the sixth busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport still has big plans.

10 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Would you pay to gawk at CES?

Ly Nguyen of Vietnam cleans a glass desktop at the Tosy Robotics Joint Stock Company booth during set up for the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Las Vegas Convention Center Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.

Could the Las Vegas convention and trade show business learn a thing or two from the adult film industry?

6 January 2014
By Richard N. Velotta

Times Square's crystal ball gets gleaming new skin

With members of the media gathered, at left, a Waterford crystal triangle is installed on the New Year's Eve Ball by Landmark Signs workers, right, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 on the roof of One Times Square in New York.

Electricians working atop a New York City skyscraper on Friday installed the last of the 2,688 crystal triangles that give the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball its shimmer, including a panel dreamt up by a 12-year-old former cancer patient.

27 December 2013
By David B. Caruso, Associated Press

Delta running pilot program at McCarran to curb baggage thefts

Travelers pick up their luggage at the McCarran International Airport baggage claim area of Terminal 1 on Nov. 28, 2010.

Delta Air Lines, the second-busiest commercial air carrier at McCarran International Airport, has begun a two-month pilot program to prevent thefts from the airport’s baggage claim carousels.

24 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Medical school recommended to diversify economy

Developing a medical school at UNLV would be the single most productive means of diversifying Southern Nevada’s economy and improving the quality of life here, a panelist addressing an economic outlook presentation said today.

16 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Exporting our greatest ideas

Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and his wife Miriam Adelson, attend the opening ceremony of the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau Tuesday, August 28, 2007.

Some of Las Vegas’ most successful casino entrepreneurs have parlayed their fortunes by developing great ideas, tweaking them over time, then exporting them.

16 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Sandoval signs tourism agreement with state of Mexico

Gov. Brian Sandoval and the governor of the state of Mexico have signed an agreement to promote tourism between the two governments and to join in cultural and artistic exchanges.

13 December 2013
By Cy Ryan

Las Vegas deemed a top destination for tourists in 2014

People watch the fountain show at the Bellagio on the Strip Friday, Oct. 25, 2013.

Las Vegas is one of the top 10 U.S. destinations to visit in 2014, according to the Lonely Planet, which publishes travel guides. The city landed eighth on the list announced today.

10 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Should taxes here stay here?

Some members of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors have quietly begun asking questions about whether it’s appropriate for room tax revenue generated in Clark County to be used to market tourism attractions statewide.

9 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Killers music backs $1.3 million ski Tahoe ad campaign

A sunset overview of the south shore of Lake Tahoe.

The Nevada Tourism Commission this week launched a $1.3 million winter advertising campaign heavy on promoting the Lake Tahoe area as a skiing destination.

3 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Crowd problem building at airport

Congratulations! You made it through another harried Thanksgiving weekend of travel.

2 December 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

NFR Preview: Something for everyone

The 10th and final day of the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.

Every December, Christenson and his colleagues help turn Las Vegas into a cowboy town when they coordinate the National Finals Rodeo competition. Increasingly, they're working on ways to open the event not only to more cowboys but to people who might not know a steer from a bronco.

29 November 2013
By Tovin Lapan

Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport up 1.2 percent in October

A Delta jet at McCarran International Airport.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport was up 1.2 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago, with 3,729,896 travelers arriving and departing.

27 November 2013
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
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