When former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman was getting ready for his debut as the city’s goodwill ambassador, he didn't know he was going to get a chance to crack wise on New Jersey's governor and his comments that people were “stupid” to visit Las Vegas in the summer.
As Las Vegans sweat out the dog days of summer, a Canadian discount air carrier with a major presence at McCarran International Airport is gearing to bring snowbirds to the city with an expanded slate of seasonal flights that began today.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is projecting visitation to Las Vegas this Labor Day weekend will increase from what turned out to be a disappointing Labor Day in 2010. The LVCVA today projected 291,000 people will visit the nation’s gaming capital this weekend, up 3.6 percent from last year.
San Diego has overtaken Las Vegas as the No. 1 Labor Day travel destination for Los Angeles-area residents. It’s anybody’s guess as to how that development may affect visitation during the holiday.
The imagery is everywhere. A billboard advertising Tao Beach at the Venetian features a buxom woman and the promise, “You’ll see a lot of breast stroke. Just not in the pool.”
The family-friendly Circus Circus in Las Vegas will soon offer another attraction for kids: an interactive exhibit themed after the animator who created the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon characters.
The image of a person standing on a street corner hailing a taxi usually conjures up thoughts of New York City. But Las Vegas for a second time outpaced its eastern rival to earn the honor of best U.S. destination to snag a cab.
Interviews are scheduled Monday for eight applicants to be director of the state Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, which brings together several state agencies.
When Mike Valles travels to Las Vegas for business several times a year, he brings his four buddies — Ivy, Harley, Honey and Cosby — with him. Although small and well-behaved, they’re not welcomed at many Las Vegas hotels.
When Anthony Curtis speaks of the challenge of getting debt-laden consumers to spend money in Las Vegas, his analysis is framed by personal business experience as an analyst of gaming and entertainment industry trends.
For 15 years, off-road enthusiasts have brought their desert race cars to the Nevada-California state line, participating in SCORE International’s popular Primm 300. But organizers have moved the race to Mexico — depriving Primm of about $2 million in nongaming revenue.
