Gary Kelly has a lot on his plate, and that’s very good news for Las Vegas. The chairman, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines has been on the go during the past year, which means his calendar will be full for the next five.
Concerns have escalated in corner offices up and down the Strip about smut peddlers and the X-rated litter their leaflets create along Las Vegas Boulevard as well as the proliferation of homeless people, costumed performers and unlicensed vendors.
For most people, the weather at McCarran International Airport was a blazing hot 105 degrees today. But a couple of dozen journalists saw it rain. And snow. There was even a threat of a sandstorm.
Southern Nevada will continue to be hampered because Southern California’s economy is expected to remain mired in double-digit unemployment, although there are signs of improvement.
The dozen fit, comfortable-in-their-own-(exposed)-skin men lounging around the Blue Moon pool one recent afternoon may not realize it, but they’re in the sweet spot for Las Vegas image makers.
Apparently showgirl head dresses and Elvis jumpsuits are not considered fashionable, at least not to one lifestyle magazine. Las Vegas ranked No. 13 on GQ magazine’s "Worst-Dressed Cities in America" list, released this week. The magazine plans to release its top 10 on Friday. The list pokes fun at fashion trends and stereotypes of some of America’s most well-known cities.
With Las Vegas boasting themes like “Just the right amount of Wrong” and “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” it’s hard to believe the Strip would cater to families and tourists not old enough to feed a slot machine.
The LVCVA took a pass on getting involved with last month’s Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Today, authority board members were singing a different tune.
May brought Las Vegas its 15th straight month of visitation and room rate gains, according to numbers released today. The number of visitors for May increased by 3.3 percent from 3.26 million in 2010 to 3.37 in 2011, according to a monthly LVCVA report.
We’ve all done our fair share of complaining about the hassles we encounter at those airport security checkpoints. But how many people would be willing to enroll in—and pay for—a trusted traveler program that offers less screening?
Today’s Strip pool parties are a much different scene than the resort pools of yesteryear, where the high roller’s wife might park herself for a tan and an umbrella drink before meeting her husband for a show and dinner after a day of gambling.
On any given summer Sunday, a line forms as early as 7 a.m. and stretches through the Hard Rock Hotel. Patrons are dressed in their Sunday bests—barely-there bikinis and sky-high heels or board shorts and white tanks—waiting to worship at the mecca of the daylife scene.
The Fourth of July is once again expected to lure visitors in big numbers to the Las Vegas Valley, but for one of the first times since the recession, they’re expected to spend more this holiday weekend.
The Nevada Tourism Commission has launched a new website catering to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The site, gay.travelnevada.com, lists events of interest to the gay community and LGBT-friendly hotel properties.
