Unlike the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, the fabled Hollywood sign isn't quite so welcoming. In fact, nearby residents' frustration with sightseer traffic has reached a tipping point.
A tourist is suing Boyd Gaming Corp. after a group of employees surrounded her, accused her of being a man trying to use the ladies’ restroom and smirked at her when she told them she was a woman.
Traffic is getting worse in the resort corridor, and unless some of Southern Nevada’s road and highway problems are solved soon, tourists will start looking elsewhere for weekend getaways, a Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority transportation consultant warned.
Three thousand people are expected to arrive in Las Vegas this weekend to attend the four-day World Routes convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For McCarran International Airport, it’s a golden opportunity to entice airlines to develop routes that will bring more tourists to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas visitor volume inched upward in August, bringing the total number of travelers to Southern Nevada nearly even with last year over eight months.
Several months ago, Frias Transportation Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Frias Transportation, operators of five taxi companies in Southern Nevada, unveiled RideIntegrity, a software program that can put a big dent in the practice of long-hauling.
McCarran International Airport experienced another month of flat passenger levels compared with last year with international traffic buoying domestic arrivals in August.
Passengers arriving at McCarran International Airport have a new ground transportation option to get to or from their hotels. Phoenix-based SuperShuttle had a soft launch at McCarran last week and plans a public event today to promote its van shuttle service.
Anticipation for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s title defense against fellow unbeaten rival Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has been building for months. Hosting the match is a boon for the city. It is expected to bring thousands of people to town and pump millions into the local economy.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will resurrect its most successful — and most popular — ad campaign later this year when it rolls out more “What happens here, stays here” television commercials.
US Airways, which wants to merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest air carrier, was set to close the deal by the end of the year and start integrating the companies when the Justice Department stepped in.
