Tourism

Will tourists agree with officials' assurances that Las Vegas is safe?

Security officers at the Flamingo give instructions to tourists near the site of a shooting and multi-car accident that left three people dead and at least three injured on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday morning, Feb. 21, 2013. Most tourists had already heard about the shooting by the afternoon but needed directions on how to navigate around the crime scene.

While police continue to search for a suspect in last week's shooting and taxi explosion that killed three people on the Strip, the question remains: Will the violence discourage people from coming to Las Vegas? Most tourism leaders say it won’t, and a local expert in crisis communications said the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority did all the right things to assure the public that Las Vegas is a safe place to visit.

26 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Integrity: There’s an app for that

There are about a dozen good reasons the Nevada Taxicab Authority should adopt Frias Transportation Infrastructure’s RideIntegrity taxi monitoring software to help regulate the taxi industry. But there are a handful of reasons why it won’t.

25 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Will Strip shootout and crash hurt Las Vegas tourism?

Las Vegas tourism officials say this morning’s shootout and car crash on the Strip shouldn’t discourage people from coming to the city. But it's too early to determine what effect the violence will have on tourism.

21 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

The reaction: Tourists try to make sense of the violence on the Strip

Wrecked cars are shown on Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Avenue as Las Vegas Metro Police investigate a shooting and multi-car accident that left three people dead and three injured on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday morning, Feb. 21, 2013.

At any given time, hundreds of thousands of people are on the Las Vegas Strip, walking around to take in the sights, sleeping in hotel rooms or working in resorts. Early this morning, some heard the ruckus when a person in a black Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati, sending it crashing into a taxi that burst into flames, leaving three people dead and at least six injured.

21 February 2013
By Ron Sylvester

County to study easing rules to allow vacation home rentals

Short-term vacation rentals are currently outlawed in residential areas in unincorporated Clark County, but that could be changing.

20 February 2013
By Conor Shine

Governor names members of 150th Anniversary Commission

Gov. Brian Sandoval has named 13 members to the 150th Anniversary Commission to the headed by Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki. The commission will plan events to mark the 150th birthday of Nevada’s addmission to the Union in 1864.

20 February 2013
By Cy Ryan

Legislation to extend downtown hotel-room tax raises questions

The Elvis Presley tribute artist contest finals during the 2012 Ultimate Elvis Weekend at Fremont Street Experience on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

The city of Las Vegas' proposed state legislation regarding downtown redevelopment now includes extending a 20-year-old room tax an additional 25 years. And it's raising questions among downtown businesses.

19 February 2013
By Joe Schoenmann

Southwest Airlines CEO talks about fares, fees and new routes

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly speaks during his "Message to the Field" presentation on Feb. 7, 2013 at Planet Hollywood.

Southwest Airlines is, by far, the busiest commercial air carrier at McCarran International Airport. And, McCarran is Southwest’s second-largest station of the 98 airports it serves. With more than 2,700 Southwest employees in Las Vegas, the company is a major economic force in Southern Nevada, and the airline views the city as a key corporate partner.

18 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Unions hot under the collar

When Punxsutawney Phil peered out of his burrow in Gobbler’s Knob, Pa., this month, he projected an early spring but didn’t say anything about how hot it was going to get this summer. It has taken a few remarks and actions from Southern Nevada’s labor unions for local prognosticators to forecast how much heat we’re going to get.

18 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Miss America pageant moving from Las Vegas back to New Jersey

2013 Miss America Mallory Hytes Hagan, 23, of New York during a news conference after winning the 2013 Miss America Pageant in PH Live at Planet Hollywood on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.

There she is, Miss America, headed back to Atlantic City. The Miss America pageant was an Atlantic City staple for decades before it was moved to Las Vegas in 2006.

13 February 2013
Associated Press

Troubling airline developments

Two big national aviation stories could affect Las Vegas tourism in the months and years ahead. One is a potential merger between American Airlines and US Airways. The other is the grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

11 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas sets record with 39.7 million visitors in 2012

A group of tourists use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun while walking down the Strip,Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012.

Las Vegas closed the book on 2012 visitor volume with moderate growth in occupancy and average daily room rates, on top of a record 39.7 million people who came to the city for vacations and conventions.

8 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas deemed sexiest city in America, just in time for a Valentine's Day tourism bump

Randy Anderson and Jenni Lafollette of Minneapolis, Minn. look at a photo on their digital camera after getting married Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Las Vegas wedding chapels were busy all day as many couples wanted to get married on the date of 12-12-12.

Las Vegas, for the sixth year in a row, will be the most popular Valentine's Day destination in America. The city also scored an added bonus this year. It was named the nation's sexiest city by customers of the travel website Orbitz.com.

8 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta

LVH joins forces with Red Lion to boost hotel occupancy

An exterior view of LVH, or Las Vegas Hotel, formerly the Las Vegas Hilton, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012.

The LVH hopes that teaming with a hotel chain will help fill its rooms. The Las Vegas Hotel, which has struggled since losing its Hilton name in 2011, signed a licensing agreement this week with Red Lion Hotels Corp. It will give the LVH access to the Red Lion reservations database and to the chain's customer loyalty program reaching 48 hotels in nine states and Canada.

4 February 2013
By Ron Sylvester

Southwest adding nonstop service between Las Vegas and Flint, Mich.

Southwest Airlines’ conversion of its AirTran subsidiary to the Southwest brand will lead to a new nonstop route for Las Vegas.

4 February 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
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