A small subsidiary of the world’s fourth largest airline will add two nonstop round trips a week between Zurich, Switzerland, and Las Vegas next year, the company announced today.
6 September 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air launched its first national television advertising campaign Tuesday, delivering a message that explains its controversial pricing philosophy. The ad is running through September on six channels, with most spots airing in the early evening and during prime time.
4 September 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
One of Las Vegas’ greatest selling points to attract new businesses is its airline network. As of August, there were 132 nonstop destinations from McCarran International Airport.
2 September 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
Every year at this time, tens of thousands of visitors flood the trails and scenic byways of Yosemite National Park in search of one last summer communion with Mother Nature. But now, as the devastating Rim Fire rages through the High Sierra and spreads deeper into Yosemite, would-be park visitors are having to decide whether to cancel plans made months or years in advance or press ahead with a visit that could potentially end in a smoky evacuation.
31 August 2013
Tony Barboza and Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times
Nevada’s “A world within, a state apart” slogan may have bombed publicly, but some tourism commissioners think the Killers killed it with the Las Vegas band’s rendition of “Don’t Fence Me In” in a television ad and now the state may look to expand use of the song.
28 August 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
The World Series Charreria event scheduled for the South Point in late September has been effectively canceled after Clark County commissioners decided Tuesday not to suspend a county ordinance forbidding horse roping, a key part of the traditional Mexican rodeo.
20 August 2013
By Conor Shine
As I drove through the desert east of Las Vegas, I tried to imagine what this place would be like if it achieved national conservation area status.
19 August 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
At kiosks crowding the walkways of Fashion Show mall, shoppers buy multicolored hair extensions, bedazzled cellphone cases and gaudy necklaces. They also buy real estate.
15 August 2013
By Eli Segall
I had just loaded up the car to visit one of Southern Nevada’s favorite getaways — Mount Charleston — when I heard the radio announcement from the National Weather Service. Moments later, my cellphone came to life, too.
12 August 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
Call it the Vegas itch. For many motorists headed here from Southern California, the obvious scratch is to gun the engine down that impossibly long incline on Interstate 15 across the Nevada border into Primm, adrenaline pumping, answering Sin City’s dizzying siren call.
9 August 2013
By John Glionna, Los Angeles Times
Three Southern Nevada tourist attractions have been recognized as standouts in the Nevada Tourism Commission’s Discover Your Nevada popularity contest.
5 August 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
The United States intercepted electronic communications this week among senior operatives of al-Qaida, in which the terrorists discussed attacks against U.S. interests in the Middle East and North Africa, U.S. officials said Friday.
2 August 2013
By Eric Schmitt, New York Times News Service
British Airways has become the third airline at McCarran International Airport to offer passengers self-service bag tagging for its international flights through London.
30 July 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
Authorities are looking into whether a tour bus driver bound for Las Vegas violated what's popularly known as Arizona's "Stupid Motorist Law" when he drove into a flooded wash after a trip to the Grand Canyon's west rim.
29 July 2013
By Felicia Fonseca and Ken Ritter, Associated Press
Would you change your flight plans if you found out your airplane’s pilot or co-pilot had minimal experience?
29 July 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
