Tourism

Las Vegas Strip-area businesses continue to bemoan F1’s costly effects

Wade Bohn, owner of Jays Market on Flamingo, stands under the temporary bridge that was put up in front of his business, at the corner of Koval Lane and Flamingo Road during the F1 event in Las Vegas, says that they will continue to lose millions in revenue as long as this bridge still stands on January 4, 2024.

For a group of businesses near the Las Vegas Strip, road construction and closures for this week’s Las Vegas Grand Prix continue to be costly. Lisa Mayo-DeRiso, a spokesperson for several of those businesses, calls the effects from ...

19 November 2024
By Grace Da Rocha

Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated

Culinary Union workers strike outside of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management and union members striking for a new contract.

17 November 2024
Associated Press

Economic outlook forecasts slowdown for Nevada’s tourism, gaming industries

Sandip Bhagat, left, chief investment officer at Whittier Trust, Stephen Miller, center, a UNLV economics professor, and Andrew Woods, director of the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), participate in an economic forecast panel discussion during the CBER 2024 Outlook conference at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

Las Vegas has seen an increase in visitors, gaming revenue and hotel occupancy rates in rebounding from the economic crisis brought on by ...

14 November 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

National Park Service opens bid for concession contract at Lake Mead

A view of the marina during a solicitation site visit Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Willow Beach, Ariz.

The contract includes guided raft tours to Hoover Dam, a marina, boat rentals, houseboat lodging, food and beverage stand, retail and campgrounds at Willow Beach and Black Canyon.

22 October 2024
By Ilana Williams

While Las Vegas is the crown jewel of the Southern Nevada tourism industry, Mesquite is a hidden gem

Nestled in the Virgin River Valley, Mesquite offers an enticing blend of entertainment, outdoor activities and a welcoming atmosphere that captivates visitors from all walks of life.

7 October 2024
By Brian Wursten

Tourism company says, 'Get yourself to Las Vegas and leave the rest to us'

This emoji is a continuing theme for the Exosphere.

Since its launch more than two years ago, Las Vegas-based Vibee has introduced an array of unique entertainment offerings in Nevada and beyond—from VIP experience and hotel packages for concerts at Sphere to the EDSea cruise, a sailing adventure based on the popular Electric Daisy Carnival.

7 October 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas tourism board targets UK, Ireland with NFL partnership

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (22) is congratulated by quarterback Kyle Allen after scoring a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

The NFL’s London Games will have a new presenting partner this year: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The deal is part of a larger effort by the LVCVA to reach potential tourists in the ...

10 September 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Has the spread of tipping reached its limit? Don’t count on it

Both major presidential candidates propose exempting tips from taxes which could encourage more reliance on tipping, and leave workers vulnerable.

Americans are being asked to tip more often and in more places than ever before: at fast food counters and corner stores, at auto garages and carwashes, even at self-checkout kiosks.

2 September 2024
By Ben Casselman, New York Times Company

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority hires new CFO

Jim McIntosh, Henderson’s former assistant city manager and chief financial officer, will serve as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s CFO, the authority announced Wednesday.

28 August 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Historic: After two decades, Culinary Union has its first contract with Venetian, Palazzo on Strip

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The tentative five-year agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the 4,000 unionized hospitality workers at the two properties, ends more than two decades of union efforts being stonewalled ...

20 August 2024
By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas Convention Center renovation hits milestone

Workers guide the final piece of structural steel in the $600 million renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s (LVCC) legacy campus as it is raised during a topping out ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. WADE VANDERVORT

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s $600 million renovation of its legacy campus hit a milestone this morning when the final piece of structural steel was installed. A 50-foot beam signed by members of ...

13 August 2024
By Ray Brewer

Union protections ease transition for Mirage workers as closing nears

Gabriel Fuentes, a barista at the Starbucks in the Mirage, poses outside the casino Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

In 2022, only about a year after Gabriel Fuentes started his new role at the Mirage, the property was sold as part of a more than $1 billion cash transaction to Hard Rock International, which is owned by ...

14 July 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas tourism board president to get raise, bonus

Steve Hill, CEO/president of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, speaks during a Welcome to Super Bowl LVIII news conference at Mandalay Bay Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, has received a salary boost and a six-figure bonus, after the LVCVA Board of Directors greenlit increasing Hill’s yearly income to ...

10 July 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Magician Shin Lim's show moving from Mirage to Venetian’s Palazzo Theatre

Shin Lim, the magician behind the Mirage’s popular longtime magic show, “Limitless,” has officially found a new home in the Venetian’s Palazzo Theatre.

Shin Lim, the magician behind the Mirage’s popular longtime magic show, “Limitless,” has officially found a new home in the Venetian’s Palazzo Theatre. “Limitless” is one of several attractions at the decades-old Mirage forced to either end or relocate ahead of the Las Vegas Strip property’s closure, as it prepares for a rebrand into ...

26 June 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Computer outage to blame for delays at MGM properties in Las Vegas

An exterior view of the New York-New York hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

A computer outage delaying the check-in process at MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas has been fixed and lines are returning to normal lengths ...

4 June 2024
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
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