Tourism

Taxicab Authority OKs more cabs for Super Bowl, NASCAR

Anticipating big crowds in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl weekend, a major fashion trade show in February and the city’s NASCAR race, the Nevada Taxicab Authority in unanimous votes has approved additional cabs on city streets during the events.

25 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Here’s the scoop on Ben & Jerry’s helping out at St. Jude’s

One of the unseen benefits of being the host to more than 20,000 conventions, trade shows and corporate meetings every year is that Southern Nevada often is on the receiving end of an organization’s philanthropy.

24 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Loyal Southwest Airlines customers say airline blew it

A Southwest Airlines plane flies over Las Vegas.

Loyal Southwest Airlines customers who learned of the enhancements the company is making to its popular Rapid Rewards loyalty card program last week are sounding off: “Southwest, what have you done?!?”

17 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Stratosphere undergoes $20 million renovation

Stratosphere marketing director Todd Ford stands in a renovated room at the Stratosphere Wednesday, January 12, 2011. The new rooms are part of a $20 million renovation at the Stratosphere.

Straddling the Strip and downtown, the Stratosphere has long toed the line between an Old Vegas resort and a modern mid-level hotel. Its Top of the World restaurant with its pricey steaks speaks of a luxury resort, but its rides atop its tower say family fun on a budget.

13 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

LVCVA approves spending for Big League Weekend at Cashman

Las Vegas will get several hours – or, more precisely, at least 18 innings – of publicity in two of the top five media markets in the country in March when Cashman Field hosts its annual Big League Weekend baseball series.

11 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas records ninth straight month of visitor increases

November brought Las Vegas its ninth consecutive month of increases in visitation, according to numbers released today.

11 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

How would you brand Nevada to the world?

Here’s the challenge: capture the essence of Nevada with a simple slogan that will tease the imagination. That’s a task the Nevada Tourism Commission will assign to a brand development expert over the next couple of months.

11 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

What’s in a brand? Nevada in search of an effective hook

How do you capture the essence of Nevada in a brand?

10 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Attendance increase, innovations spark 'sense of recovery' at CES

Attendees trade in their old earphones for new ones during CES on Jan. 8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show was packed with innovation, the latest in gadgetry and thousands more visitors than the convention has seen in recent years. If there’s any indication that Las Vegas convention attendance is returning to its pre-recession glory, one of the city's largest annual conventions might be it.

10 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

CES, adult conventions send Las Vegas hotel room rates soaring

Show attendees walk past a display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Two of Las Vegas’ largest annual conventions — the Consumer Electronics Show and Adult Entertainment Expo — are scheduled to open today and have given Strip room rates a major boost for the weekend.

6 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Bet the over on International Consumer Electronics Show

If our local sports books offered an over/under on attendance at the International Consumer Electronics Show as set by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the over would be a lock.

3 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Strip rated No. 1 New Year's Eve party destination

Fireworks erupt over Planet Hollywood and the Strip on New Year's Eve 2009.

Deciding to spend New Year's Eve gallivanting on the Strip in Las Vegas? You're not alone. For the sixth year in a row, discount travel site, Priceline.com has ranked the Las Vegas Strip as the No. 1 New Year's Eve party destination.

31 December 2010
By Rich Coleman

320,000 revelers expected to ring in new year in Las Vegas

A vendor shows off her holiday wares to passers by as the Strip fills with revelers to ring in the new year.

Bolstered by a big fight this weekend, Las Vegas is gearing up to host 320,000 New Year's Eve revelers who are expected to drop $177 million while they are here — not including gambling.

30 December 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Signs of a surge in Las Vegas conventions

Show-goers browse the show floor on Jan. 8, 2009, at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. About 120,000 to 130,000 people have attended the convention in recent years.

fter more than a year of lethargic convention attendance in Las Vegas, the meetings and trade show industry will regain much of its health in 2011.

28 December 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Airlines, an arena and a train might be talk of 2011

Usually around this time, we glance back at the year that was. But since there’s nothing we can do about it now, we might as well look ahead. Here’s my list of the Top 10 Southern Nevada tourism and gaming stories you’ll be reading about in 2011.

25 December 2010
By Richard N. Velotta
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