Tourism

Marriott Grand Chateau timeshares adding 223 units in Las Vegas

A third tower is under construction at the Marriott Grand Chateau timeshare villas on Harmon Avenue, just east of the Strip.

31 July 2012
By Ron Sylvester

Nevada gets the cold shoulder

The speedboat, bottom left, carrying the Olympic Flame, heads to Tower Bridge during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

When the curtain rose on the Olympic Games over the weekend, millions of people saw Big Ben, Tower Bridge, the London Eye and other icons. That’s exactly the kind of publicity Nevada hoped to get in 2022.

30 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas convention contractor sees rise in profits

One of Southern Nevada’s top convention contractors overachieved in the second quarter, driving higher earnings for Phoenix-based Viad Corp. Global Experience Specialists, the Las Vegas-based Marketing and Events Group subsidiary of Viad, helped drive a 15.5 percent increase in operating income for the division for the quarter that ended June 30.

27 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Study finds Allegiant, Spirit generate high percentage of revenue from ancillary sources

An Allegiant Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport Friday, August 26, 2011.

A company that monitors special airline fees says Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air generated 27 percent of its revenue from ancillary sources, the third-highest percentage among 50 airlines worldwide.

24 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Which way do you go now?

A Copa Airlines passenger jet from Panama City, Panama receives a water cannon welcome as it arrives on it's inaugural flight to Las Vegas at the new Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The Copa Airlines service is the first direct flight from Central or South America to Las Vegas, said airport spokesman Chris Jones.

As Las Vegas International Airport — er, McCarran International Airport — moves into the next phase of Terminal 3, there are still a few housekeeping matters to tend to. Next week, some domestic air carriers will move their ticket counters into the new building. That means locals will have to start paying closer attention to where they pick up friends and family and where they park or get dropped off.

23 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Famed Nevada hot springs celebrates 150th

David Walley's Hot Springs Resort, which dates back to when Nevada was a territory, was on the brink of fading into history two years ago. Now, it's about to celebrate its 150th anniversary.

16 July 2012
Associated Press

Beat the heat: Mount Charleston has room to grow without becoming Big Bear Lake

A truck heads down Kyle Canyon Road (Nevada State Route 157) on Mount Charleston on Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Big Bear Lake in Southern California is offering refuge from Southern Nevada’s heat this month. That got me to thinking about whether someday the Mount Charleston area could develop into a bigger summer haven than it already is — and if local residents would want to see that.

16 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

New York firm wins $3 million contract to promote Nevada tourism

Gov. Brian Sandoval says he knows there will be some concern with the state awarding a $3 million contract to an out-of-state firm to increase tourism in Nevada.

13 July 2012
By Cy Ryan

Public's help sought in designing logo for Nevada's 150th birthday

The committee planning Nevada’s 150th birthday celebration is seeking the public’s help in designing a logo to be used to publicize the event.

13 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas sees slight, steady increase in visitors

Tourists pose in front of the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in this file photo. Officials expect large, but not abnormal, crowds for Memorial Day weekend.

Visitor volume maintained its slow but steady pace in May, with volume increasing 2.4 percent for the month, the same level of increase for the first five months of the year, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday.

12 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Why McCarran can handle extreme heat that causes grief for pilots elsewhere

A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

The soaring temperatures that Las Vegas is experiencing this week could cause grief for pilots at other airports, because heat thins the air and makes it more difficult for aircraft to lift at take-off. To deal with that, pilots need to gain more momentum as they roll down the runway before reaching liftoff speed.

11 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

International tourists in Las Vegas outspend domestic travelers, analyst says

Southern Nevada has always known that foreign tourism is lucrative. But how lucrative? Applied Analysis principal Jeremy Aguero cited examples, quantifying what most experts have believed all along.

10 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Nevada coalition will pursue Olympic dreams despite U.S. committee's decision

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, who has spent seven years leading the effort to bring the Winter Olympic Games to Nevada, said organizers would continue to meet and plan despite a U.S. Olympic Committee decision not to bid to host the event in 2022.

10 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

The other benefits of McCarran's new Terminal 3

The local airport isn’t a place where most of us would choose to linger. But an airport like ours is more than a collection of gates; it’s part of our economic engine.

9 July 2012
By Bruce Spotleson

Dispirited: A la carte airline travel experience not ideal, but a market is there

Spirit was the fastest-growing airline at McCarran International Airport last year. The company is trying to make Las Vegas its largest western outpost.

9 July 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
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