Tourism

Las Vegas expects big, but not abnormal, crowd for holiday weekend

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.

While millions of Americans are still expected to take the highways for the Memorial Day weekend, the slight economic recovery of the past year isn’t expected to give a major boost to visitor numbers in Las Vegas. AAA says it expects 34.8 million Americans to travel 50 miles or more this weekend, a 1.2 percent increase from a year ago but an almost identical number to 2010.

25 May 2012
By Kyle B. Hansen

Travel business rebounding as agents adapt to tech-savvy generation

A WestJet airplane takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

The Internet has become a game-changer for the travel industry. But it was also a job-killer. Thousands of travel agency professionals lost their jobs, and small mom-and-pop agencies either were absorbed by giant travel companies or disappeared.

21 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Work on Wayne Newton's museum halted as legal allegations fly

Wayne Newton addresses the media Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, after Clark County Commissioners approved an application that would open up his Las Vegas ranch to the public.

Work on entertainer Wayne Newton’s museum in Las Vegas has stalled because of disputes between Newton and his partner, a new lawsuit says. CSD LLC, the company that teamed with Newton on the attraction, and two related firms filed suit against Newton and two of his family members.

17 May 2012
By Steve Green

Medical tourism could thrive if Las Vegas excelled at specialty care and treatments, panel says

A view of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The center was designed by architect Frank Gehry.

Building on the quality of health care in Southern Nevada is the most important element in developing a thriving medical tourism industry, an all-star panel of doctors agreed in a symposium designed to advance the concept.

16 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Uncork'd elevates Las Vegas' taste

This is an oxtail Benedict at the Vegas Uncork'd Grand Tasting Friday, May 11, 2012 at Caesars.

For the foodies who flocked to Caesars Palace on Friday night for the culinary smorgasbord that is the Vegas Uncork’d Grand Tasting, the payoff was obvious: bellies full of gourmet wonders.

12 May 2012
By Delen Goldberg

Visitor volume continues steady climb, latest numbers show

Las Vegas visitor volume continued to climb in March despite a drop in convention attendance, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday.

10 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

LVCVA boss rewarded for reaching goals

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter is in line for a 4 percent pay increase and a performance bonus of nearly $80,000.

8 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Valley of Fire emerges as Southern Nevada's top tourist attraction in poll

A view of the Valley of Fire State Park during an earth science workshop for teachers Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The workshops are sponsored by the Nevada Mining Association and the Nevada Division of Minerals.

Thousands of people have confirmed what many Southern Nevada residents have known all along — that Valley of Fire State Park is one of the state’s tourism treasures.

8 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

3 international airlines ready to begin nonstop flights to Las Vegas

The “international” in McCarran International Airport will be highlighted three times in the next two months, beginning with next week’s inaugural arrival of nonstop flights on Air Berlin from Dusseldorf, Germany.

4 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Mexican officials hit road to promote Baja tourism

Hugo Torres, the former mayor of Rosarito Beach, Mexico and an owner of a hotel there, is traveling the United States with a contingent from Baja California to promote tourism. Torres said even though crime fell to its lowest rate ever in Rosarito in 2010, U.S. residents still perceive it as a dangerous place.

Hugo Torres, the former mayor of Rosarito Beach, Mexico, is on a mission to “replace fear with facts” and again lure U.S. tourists to his beloved Baja California. Torres and Juan Tintos, Baja California’s secretary of tourism, were in Las Vegas on Thursday as part of their tour across the Southwestern United States, spreading the word that the Mexican state just south of San Diego is full of great spas, wineries, restaurants, beaches and other attractions.

4 May 2012
By Tovin Lapan

Where does Las Vegas rank among the world’s top vacation spots?

An aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

Las Vegas has been named one of the world’s top 25 vacation destinations based on ratings from users of TripAdvisor. The travel review website on Thursday released its “Traveler’s Choice Best Destinations of 2012” list. Las Vegas ranked No. 17, above Bora Bora, Los Angeles and Honolulu but below Chicago, Istanbul and Beijing. London topped the list as the world’s best destination.

3 May 2012
By Delen Goldberg

Campaign to encourage U.S. tourism launches

How do you sell Times Square and the Grand Canyon? The Carolinas and California? Residents of Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom are getting a taste Tuesday of the United States' first-ever marketing campaign aimed at boosting tourism.

1 May 2012
By Samantha Komkamp, Associated Press

Tired of airline fees? Here are a few tips to get around them

A WestJet airplane takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

In their earnings conference call last week, Allegiant Air executives fielded an interesting question from analysts. Would the company consider initiating a fee for passengers to have a seat that reclines when the airline initiates its six-hour flights between Las Vegas and Honolulu? The executives said no, they wouldn’t, because none of the seats on the airline’s Boeing 757 jets recline.

30 April 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Bellagio Fountains make TripAdvisor list of most talked about attractions

The Bellagio Fountains.

The Panama Canal, the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Harbor and the Bellagio Fountains. All made TripAdvisor’s list of "most talked about attractions." The travel website based its picks on attractions that received the most reviews over the past year.

28 April 2012
By Delen Goldberg

Traffic up at Las Vegas’ McCarran airport for March, 1st quarter

A US Airways jet is seen during a rainstorm at McCarran International Airport on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

Passenger traffic continued to rise at McCarran International Airport in March, with international arrivals and performances by airlines known for charging high ancillary fees bumping totals 2.5 percent higher than last year.

26 April 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
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