Tourism

Union cuts off flight attendants’ nose

I get the role of unions trying to obtain the best contracts for workers. But I have a really hard time understanding the latest tactics by the Transportation Workers Union Local 577, which represents flight attendants for Allegiant Air.

18 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Nevada’s new tourism brand to launch next month

The state’s new tourism brand will be launched April 9. Former Kentucky State Tourism Director Randy Fiveash explained how that state unveiled its “Unbridled Spirit” campaign with support from every state department, placing marks and logos on letterheads, license plates and state maps.

15 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas tourism chief gets surprise tribute marking 40 years

Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority speaks during Preview Las Vegas 2012 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

When it comes to local events, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter is always in the know.

12 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Taking a closer look at Singapore

Interior of Resorts World Sentosa, Sunday Feb. 14, 2010 in Singapore. Resorts World Sentosa,built by Malaysia's Genting Bhd for $4.7 billion, opened Singapore's first casino Sunday.

When talking about gaming in Singapore, local media — myself included — have focused on Sheldon Adelson’s magnificent Marina Bay Sands. Last week’s surprising announcement that the Genting Group plans to build a 3,500-room megaresort on the Strip will lead us to take a closer look at Singapore’s other casino, which I happened to visit in 2011.

11 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Fewer people started the year in Southern Nevada than in 2012

Tourists take photos of the Bellagio Conservatory & Gardens Chinese New Year display Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.

Southern Nevada’s new year visitor volume began the way 2012 ended — treading water compared with the previous year.

8 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Who stands to gain and lose from the Strip's new megaresort

Who stands to gain and lose from the Strip's new megaresort

It didn’t take long for the buzz to become a roar after the Genting Group announced plans Monday to develop a 3,500-room resort on the Strip. Here's a look at who stands to gain from the arrival of Resorts World Las Vegas and who stands to lose.

8 March 2013
By Eli Segall,
Richard N. Velotta

Plans for downtown luxury boutique hotel pushed back a year

A view of the future site of the Charlie Palmer, a boutique luxury hotel and restaurant, in the Symphony Park development in downtown Las Vegas Monday Feb. 27, 2012.

Celebrity chef Charlie Palmer’s proposed luxury hotel and restaurant at Symphony Park in downtown Las Vegas are still on hold until room rates in the city increase, developers for the project told the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday. Developers for the project presented an update to the council on the stalled project and exercised an option to extend the closing date on the land for another year.

6 March 2013
By Conor Shine

Las Vegas tops list of 'Trashiest Spring Break Destinations 2013'

Pauly "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio at the MTV Spring Break 2011 pool party at the Palms on March 6, 2011.

Las Vegas has topped numerous accolade-filled travel lists in recent months, but a recent ranking from Coed Magazine is not one of them. ...

6 March 2013
By Andrea Domanick

Iconic Las Vegas sign to give green nod to St. Patrick's Day

A view of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Nevada September 10, 2011.

Las Vegas may lack the rolling green hills of Ireland, but this month it won’t lack for Irish spirit. Friday marked the start of Irish-American Heritage Month and to celebrate, one of Las Vegas’s most iconic landmarks will be going green for St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

5 March 2013
By Conor Shine

Symphony Park boutique hotel developers to update council on plans

A view of the future site of the Charlie Palmer, a boutique luxury hotel and restaurant, in the Symphony Park development in downtown Las Vegas Monday Feb. 27, 2012.

The Las Vegas City Council will get a glimpse of what the future holds for Symphony Park during its regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

5 March 2013
By Conor Shine

May the best contractors win

Over the past three months, minority business organizations in California and Nevada have met in high-speed train diversity summits centered on the prospect of the $6.9 billion XpressWest train project planned between Las Vegas and Southern California. This week, a similar gathering pulls into Las Vegas, and local organizers are hoping it will be the best-attended summit of the series.

4 March 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

MGM Resorts announces plan for 20,000-seat arena

MGM Resorts International wants to build a privately funded, 20,000-seat indoor arena behind the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts that would feature boxing, top-draw headliners and special events.

1 March 2013
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Passenger traffic dips at Las Vegas airport

In this photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, British Airwaysi first flight from Londonis Gatwick Airport pulls into the gate waving the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes out of the cockpit windows after a traditional water cannon salute at McCarran International Airport on October 29, 2012.

Passenger traffic got off to a slow start at McCarran International Airport in January as airport officials reported a 1.6 percent dip for the first month of 2013. Clark County Aviation Department officials said that 3.12 million passengers used McCarran, with most of the drop-off in domestic traffic.

28 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Snubbed by the Olympics, wrestling is heading to Las Vegas

In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, file photo Amer Hrustanovic of Austria competes against Damian Janikowski of Poland, in blue, during the 84-kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. An official familiar with the decision says IOC leaders have dropped wrestling from the program for the 2020 Olympics. In a surprise decision Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013, the official tells The Associated Press that the IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon and remove wrestling instead.

Las Vegas will host an international wrestling event in 2015 that is expected to draw thousands of people to the city and could be one of the last links the sport has with the Olympic Games. The 2015 World Wrestling Championships are slated for the 9,500-seat Orleans Arena in September of that year and will be the first and largest qualifying event to send athletes to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

27 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxicab Authority OKs extra cabs for Electric Daisy Carnival

The Nevada Taxicab Authority will allow cab companies to put additional cars on the road during June’s Electric Daisy Carnival, but not as many as they had asked for.

26 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
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