Tourism

DesertXpress inks deal to add train link from Victorville to Palmdale, making travel to L.A. possible

Andrew Mack, chief operating officer of DesertXpress Enterprises, points out California high-speed rail routes during a news conference for the DesertXpress high-speed rail project March 25, 2010. A line from Victorville to Palmdale could tie DesertXpress to the California high-speed rail line.

A seamless high-speed rail system linking Las Vegas with downtown Los Angeles is the goal adopted today by representatives of DesertXpress and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. DesertXpress Enterprises already is trying to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif.

7 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Taxicab Authority checkpoints to crack down on long-hauling

A sign warns taxis of a Taxicab Authority Police long haul checkpoint near the entrance to the airport tunnel exiting McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Friday, June 8, 2012.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority set up a checkpoint at McCarran International Airport today to discourage the illegal long-hauling of cab customers. Long-hauling typically occurs when drivers leave McCarran for a Strip or downtown resort by way of the runway tunnel.

6 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Obama visit to Las Vegas means no showgirls for Dutch airline

Virgin Atlantic Airlines' Richard Branson, dressed as Elvis Presley, poses with showgirls Pamela Boulden, left, and Kristy Brotherson at McCarran International Airport after Branson arrived on the first Virgin Atlantic nonstop flight from London to Las Vegas on June 8, 2000.

It’s a McCarran International Airport tradition when a new airline arrives: Showgirls and Elvis impersonators meet the first flight when it lands. Airport firefighters shower the arriving aircraft with a water arch.

5 June 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Economy starting to see recovery, albeit a slow one

A new UNLV report shows Las Vegas isn't expected to fully recover from the economic downturn for several years.

Southern Nevada’s economy is continuing its slow crawl out of the recession, with tourism and gaming leading the way and real estate and unemployment continuing to be a drag on sustained growth.

31 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Allegiant expands penetration into Hawaii

An Allegiant Air jet takes off from McCarran International Airport on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is continuing to grow its flight schedule to Hawaii, announcing plans Wednesday for nonstop trips between Monterey, Calif., and Honolulu.

31 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

UNLV's Singapore campus part of effort to preserve Las Vegas' status as gaming kingpin

Students from Singapore Janice Sou, center, 23, and Cheryl Toh, right, 23, learn the basics of dining decorum during an etiquette dinner at the Stan Fulton Building at UNLV on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

When a boom in her homeland's tourism industry prompted Foo Nyuk Xin to begin studying hotel management, the Singaporean student looked to Las Vegas as a learning ground. "It’s where they've been doing it for years, so there's no better place to learn how everything works," Foo said. "In Singapore, it's all new."

29 May 2012
By Ron Sylvester

Make no bones about it: Time has come for Fossil Beds National Monument

It’s time for lawmakers to act on establishing Fossil Beds National Monument in North Las Vegas.

28 May 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

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
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