New evidence concerning the engine and the erratic flight pattern of the tour helicopter that crashed Wednesday has emerged from the National Transportation Safety Board’s first day of investigation — the engine had been replaced and the helicopter made a sudden climb and sharp left turn before crashing near Lake Mead and killing all five people aboard.
A federal crash investigator said Friday in Henderson that a Las Vegas tour helicopter that crashed, killing all five people aboard, made a sudden climb and sharp turns moments before plunging into a canyon near Lake Mead.
Light hits every rhinestone on her hips, and her hair swings in time to the click of heels that have never seen dirt. You can’t miss the cut of her jeans or the cinched-on hardware, which looks heavy, real, borrowed. Maybe she won it with her own sweat. But chances are she did what Buckle Bunnies do — charmed it off a cowboy.
Runners who became ill after the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and half marathon Sunday night continue to register their complaints on Facebook, but at least one runner is happy: She got her money back.
The National Transportation Safety Board's 12-member investigative team will spend at least three days combing through the wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed Wednesday near Lake Mead, killing all five aboard, authorities said today.
While U.S. tourism attractions are clamoring for efforts to reduce the wait time for processing visa applications for foreign visitors, a Commerce Department official said today the State Department already has made gains to accommodate record demand.
The fastest growing commercial air carrier at McCarran International Airport in 2011 will have a head start toward keeping that status next year with the announcement of two new flights beginning in February.
Tourism is a complex machine and its numerous cogs — federal policymakers, state government leaders, convention and visitors bureaus, industry strategists and the airport — came together Wednesday to map out how they can team to lead Nevada out of its economic doldrums.
Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki says Nevada has agreed with officials in California to make a run at hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics at Lake Tahoe. If successful, the bid would bring the games back to where they were held in 1960.
With the Nevada Commission on Tourism six months away from unveiling the state’s new tourism branding message, commissioners agreed Tuesday to double their meeting schedule next year to offer more frequent feedback to their new director on the project.
Gov. Brian Sandoval told tourism leaders that they’ll be working arm in arm with economic development experts to rebuild Nevada’s economy as he opened the 26th Governor’s Conference on Tourism at the Rio on Tuesday. The 1 1/2-day conference brings tourism leaders from across the state together to discuss strategies to attract visitors.
More than 26,000 people have signed an online pledge not to break the code by “tweeting, tagging, posting, telling, whispering, emoting, defining, drawing up, writing about or in any way revealing” their Las Vegas “moment.”
It’s been nearly four years since the Governor’s Conference on Tourism made an appearance in Las Vegas. Not coincidentally, that’s roughly the same time frame as the span of the Great Recession and former Gov. Jim Gibbons’ term of office.
There’s some good news this week for recession-weary Las Vegas. Travel experts say more visitors are coming, adding millions of dollars to the local economy. And, officials say, our roads and airport are ready for crowds, so locals shouldn’t be afraid to head out of town.
