Nearly 1,000 people from 26 countries are coming to Henderson this weekend for the 2011 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, which will close parts of roads across Henderson Saturday.
4 November 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
The Las Vegas-based parent company of Allegiant Air has again cracked the top 10 of Forbes magazine’s list of the nation’s best small companies.
2 November 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Once a year, Bellinda Erikson packs a special little something in her bag and hits the road for a weekend of romance on the Las Vegas Strip. But don’t get the wrong idea. This isn’t another tale of naughtiness in Las Vegas. The little something is exercise gear.
31 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent company of Allegiant Air, offset higher fuel costs with increased revenue to propel its 35th straight profitable quarter, the company said today.
26 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Claudia Vecchio has four weeks to cram for a big test. The newly appointed director of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs will deliver opening remarks for the two-day Governor’s Conference on Tourism beginning Nov. 29 at the Rio.
26 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Nevada’s tourism program is going to put money into luring visitors from Phoenix and starting a fledgling effort to market the state in four foreign countries.
25 October 2011
By Cy Ryan
A top executive with Malaysian-based gaming giant Genting Group said his company is taking dead aim at Las Vegas with its plans to build a multibillion-dollar casino resort in Miami.
25 October 2011
By Dave Berns
“The Las Vegas Health and Wellness Destination Guide,” a 176-page book offering information to patients traveling to Las Vegas for medical procedures, will be unveiled this week at the fourth annual World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress in Chicago.
24 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
They met in separate, completely unrelated conventions in halls about a mile apart. But their messages were strikingly similar: Why is the federal government making it so difficult for us to thrive?
19 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
September’s passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport was 8.7 percent higher than last September, the largest such increase this year. The month gives McCarran its ninth straight month of increases in traffic.
18 October 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen
Dutch air carrier ArkeFly will begin seasonal nonstop air service between Amsterdam and three western U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, next summer.
13 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Las Vegas is home to more than 300 hotels and motels stocked with almost 125,000 rooms. Choosing the right one can be daunting.
12 October 2011
By VEGAS INC Staff
Las Vegas has taken center stage in a bid to attract more business travelers to the United States, a key component in the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s goal of increasing the percentage of foreign visitors here from 18 percent to 30 percent by 2021.
12 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
You're in luck if the cooler temperatures in the valley have made you eager for winter sports. The Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort became among the first in the country to open a ski lift early this morning after nine inches of snow fell on Mount Charleston this week.
8 October 2011
By Aida Ahmed
In the coming days, the tarmac at the Henderson Executive Airport will be turned into a first-class showroom for business jets as part of a national aviation convention. The event is expected to draw 25,000 people to the valley and have an economic impact of about $40 million.
6 October 2011
By Conor Shine
