Tourism

Maglev tech backers not invited to transportation forum

An impressive list of dignitaries has been in town this week for a transportation trifecta.

15 October 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas visitor numbers increase 3.5 percent in August

A spike in convention attendance helped bring an increase in visitors to Las Vegas in August compared to a year earlier.

8 October 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

August gaming win surges 21 percent on Las Vegas Strip

CARSON CITY – Strong baccarat play and a rebound in the slot machine business helped casinos on the Las Vegas Strip post a 21-percent increase in gross gaming win for August.

8 October 2010
By Cy Ryan

Arizona Charlie’s clears the air, provides smoke-free room

Ron Lurie, general manager of Arizona Charlie's, shows off the new no-smoking room in the Decatur Boulevard casino. "We knew this was kind of a risk," he said.

Arizona Charlie’s, the locals casino on Decatur Boulevard near Charleston, has long prided itself as a place with executives who listen to their customers.

8 October 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Plaza gets Strip stuff at downtown prices

The Plaza Hotel & Casino recently announced that it would be closing its hotel and portions of its casino to make much-needed repairs and renovations to all guestrooms and hallways.

In the business world, one person’s loss is often another’s gain. But in recession-battered Las Vegas, a fortuitous sale is benefiting both parties by helping an investor boost his bottom line while helping another get a leg up on the competition. The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas will get a 21st-century makeover aided by the Fontainebleau, the unfinished Strip resort.

7 October 2010
By Liz Benston

Casinos see Southwest's acquisition of AirTran as win for Las Vegas

Southwest Airlines planes sit at McCarran International Airport.

Gaming executives are optimistic that Southwest Airlines’ acquisition of AirTran will bring more flights to Las Vegas, countering some predictions that the deal won’t significantly alter the local aviation landscape.

30 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Cosmopolitan to fill thousands of openings with virtual job fair

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas debuts its signature marquee featuring full-bleed videos on Aug. 3, 2010.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is ramping up its hiring process with a virtual job fair today in an effort to fill thousands of open positions at the resort.

28 September 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Taxable sales up 5.5 percent in Clark County in July

CARSON CITY – Spurred by robust business in cars and clothing, taxable sales in Clark County jumped 5.5 percent in July.

27 September 2010
By Cy Ryan

DesertXpress likely further delayed by a federal agency

Despite the various reader comments that have pleaded, “Just build it, already!” in reference to the proposed DesertXpress high-speed passenger train, it appears that the public will have to wait a little bit longer for ground to be broken on the Las Vegas-to-Victorville, Calif., system.

24 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas lobbies for return of direct flights to Seoul

Alicia Malone and Ryan Lee check out the first class seating in a 747-400 during a celebration of Korean Air's fourth anniversary of service in Las Vegas Wednesday, September 22, 2010.

It may take a lot more Southern Nevada customers for Korean Air to bring back the airline’s nonstop flights to Seoul.

24 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Grounded balloon ride set to resume flights over Strip

After being grounded for more than six months, the Cloud Nine balloon will return to the Las Vegas skies this week. The tethered helium balloon attraction, on the Strip across from Mandalay Bay, will be taking a test flight today and will reopen to the public by this weekend, Vice President of Operations Anita O’Connor said.

23 September 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Las Vegas cabdrivers among best in U.S. — with exceptions, survey finds

Taxis wait at "the pit" for fares at McCarran International Airport. At any time, there are about 2,000 cabs on Las Vegas streets.

Las Vegas cabdrivers have been known to boast they provide tourists’ first impression of the city. The public appears divided on whether that impression is good or bad.

21 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Report marks recession's 2009 end, but Nevada recovery lags

Nevada Job Connect is shown in December 2008, months after the nation's economy began to sputter.

A report Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research found the recession ended long ago – June 2009, in fact – and the country has been in recovery mode ever since. Try selling that in Nevada, where the unemployment rate continues its unrelenting climb, reaching a record high of 14.4 percent in August.

20 September 2010
By Karoun Demirjian

Las Vegas executive named to board promoting U.S. tourism

The top executive of one of the world’s largest vacation ownership companies, Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts International, has been appointed to the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation that will promote travel to the United States.

18 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Google, Nevada tourism officials partner for winter ad campaign

A sunset is shown on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada showing the Montbleu casino and spa in the foreground.

The Nevada Commission on Tourism, partnering with Google.com, expects to produce more than 8 million page views from its target demographic in an Internet winter tourism ad campaign that begins in November. The commission began working with Google late last year and will spend $835,000 of its $2.4 million media budget on Internet marketing in the current fiscal year.

16 September 2010
By Richard N. Velotta
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