Tourism

Gov. Brian Sandoval to take roadtrip to promote Nevada tourism to Nevadans

Dilapidated building in the ghost town of Rhyolite located near Death Valley.

Gov. Brian Sandoval will travel throughout Nevada to promote a new effort to get residents to take vacations within the state, a sort of “buy local” program for tourism.

1 March 2012
By David McGrath Schwartz

Spirit Airlines adding Chicago, Minneapolis routes

The fastest growing airline at McCarran International Airport last year is adding another flight and destination in May and June.

29 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Caesars' revenue up, but loss widens on interest costs

Hotel-casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas said Wednesday that revenue increased in the fourth quarter, though the company posted a higher net loss from a year earlier.

29 February 2012
By Steve Green

Henderson, a top spring break destination? Website says yes

The cactus gardens at Ethel M Chocolate Factory in Henderson are shown in this 2011 image. The gardens were among the attractions cited by the editors of livability.com in listing Henderson as the No. 2 family spring break destination in the U.S.

Sunny and warn, check. Pools and swimsuits, check again. But is Henderson really the second-best spring break destination in the nation? And for families, no less? It is, according to livability.com, a Tennessee-based website.

27 February 2012
By Ric Anderson

Tourism marketers shift gears when gas prices go up

Kurtis Keeler of Jamestown, New York, replaces a pump after filling up at a gas station on Blue Diamond Road Thursday, April 14, 2011.

Las Vegas is finally hitting on all cylinders with tourists, conventioneers, international arrivals and special events contributing to a visitor volume projected to crack the 40 million barrier for the first time. Then, just as we thought the sunny skies of a booming economy had arrived, the black cloud of $4-a-gallon gasoline hit the horizon.

27 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Open-top tour bus doubles down on Las Vegas

Tour guide Susan Abramson gives information about the sights during an open top sightseeing bus tour of the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. The tour company is expanding and has doubled it's Las Vegas workforce in the last four months, said general manager Chris Crompton. The Las Vegas operation has 65 employees, he said.

A company that encourages tourists to go topless on the Las Vegas Strip is expanding.

26 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

A Hawaiian island in the Nevada desert

A Hawaiian island in the Nevada desert

The restaurants aren’t always easy to identify. They often use the word “island” or the pidgin “da” in the title, and sometimes they stress secondary ethnicities, like Filipino or Korean. The menus might have sushi alongside staples like oxtail soup, kalua pork and macaroni salad.

21 February 2012
By E.C. Gladstone

Allegiant, Southwest trim Las Vegas routes

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air is discontinuing service between Las Vegas and four destinations in April, citing declines in profitability due to higher fuel costs.

20 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Spirit Airlines’ future plans could spell success for Las Vegas

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

One of Spirit Airlines’ top executives made a somewhat cryptic comment to me when he came to Las Vegas recently to talk about his airline’s new crew base that had just opened and the new twice-daily service between McCarran International Airport and Mesa Gateway Airport in suburban Phoenix.

20 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

New restaurant in Primm pays homage to ‘King of the Accordion’

Ramon Ayala poses by an image of himself during the grand opening of Ramon Ayalas Cocina and Cantina at Buffalo Bill's resort in Primm on Feb. 16, 2012. Known as the "King of the Accordion," Ayala is a Mexican-American musician that has recorded more than 105 albums.

Ramon Ayala, the “King of the Accordion,” first rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of Los Relampagos del Norte, or "Lightning from the North."

18 February 2012
By Tovin Lapan

State targeting L.A., San Francisco and Phoenix in tourism ad campaign

The state will spend $2.8 million, most of it for television ads in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, to attract tourists to visit Nevada in the spring and summer months.

16 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

LVCVA signs contract to develop one-stop tourism website

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved a contract with LV.com LLC to develop a website to let visitors bundle and purchase tourism products from a single site.

15 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

LVCVA budget to increase $18.8 million as tourism grows

Tourists walk along the Las Vegas Strip in this April 28, 2011, file photo.

After 22 straight months of increases in visitor volume percentage in Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is finally seeing the payoff — an $18.8 million increase in its budget.

14 February 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Nevada expanding tourism program to reach more foreigners

The state is going to expand its tourism program to lure more visitors from such places as France, Brazil and South Korea.

14 February 2012
By Cy Ryan

Utah bid for 2022 Olympics OK with Denver, Lake Tahoe

The more the merrier. Organizers exploring the possibility of bringing the Olympics back to Salt Lake City say that's the kind of warm welcome they've received from officials pushing competing bids to hold the 2022 Winter Games at Lake Tahoe or Denver.

11 February 2012
Associated Press
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