A few weeks ago, I issued a challenge: Try to come up with a marketing plan for Nevada, recognizing that our state isn’t just about casinos, entertainment and night life, but also full of scenic destinations in every corner.
Representatives of the Transport Workers Union have begun meeting with Allegiant Air flight attendants to prepare them for negotiating the first union contract in the Las Vegas-based airline’s history.
When federal lawmakers changed the rules on telecommunications in the digital age, some traditions were shattered. Cable companies started offering telephone service and phone companies got into TV.
A representative of the owner of the Fontainebleau property told gaming regulators Wednesday that there’s still no plan to complete construction of the dormant 68-story building.
The LVCVA will continue to press for more international visitors to Southern Nevada, counting on their propensity to spend more and stay longer than domestic travelers.
When Craig Cavileer stood before the media and Rebel boosters last week explaining plans for a mixed-use development on the UNLV campus, he waxed nostalgic about how he and his family connected with the University of Texas Longhorns on football game days.
Robert Bigelow has been waiting for an important phone call from NASA. On Friday, he got a visit, instead. Bigelow is awaiting word from NASA that he can proceed with plans to develop his inflatable space station, which he hopes to have in orbit by 2015.
Viad Corp, parent company of Las Vegas-based convention services contractor Global Experience Specialists, narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter and indicated that the meetings and convention industry will continue to rebound in 2011.
Airline passengers won’t have to worry about airport security officers getting high-tech peep shows thanks to new software that has been developed for security checkpoint scanners.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of Allegiant Air, closed out 2010 with its 32nd straight profitable quarter and an 18.9 percent increase in revenue for the year, but a 13.9 percent decline in earnings over 2009.
The Hard Rock has built a reputation as one of the biggest party joints in a town full of them. And on Thursday it paid the price — a $650,000 fine — after conceding to state gaming authorities that it has had a hard time keeping its own employees in line, let alone the partyers who swarm the hotel and its notorious pool scene.
After weathering criticism from Democratic leaders about a plan that further cuts the state’s education budget, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday found a friendlier environment for his economic policies – the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
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.
Dispatchers at Allegiant Air have rejected a union representation in a close vote, but representatives of the Transport Workers Union say they’ll be back in a year to try again.
The New Nevada Task Force, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki’s team of economic development experts, completed its task of developing a statewide diversification strategy by delivering a series of reports outlining how the state should use the resources it has to recruit new business and industry.
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.
Southwest Airlines Co. is making money on more traffic and higher fares, and it says bookings for January and the rest of the winter look strong. Southwest is the largest carrier at McCarran International Airport.
Two Southern Nevada companies, including a new arrival to North Las Vegas that will grow shrimp for food outlets in Las Vegas and abroad, on Tuesday received tax and training grant incentives from the Nevada Commission on Economic Development.
Search for late CEO’s successor discussed as association regroups
Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
With the shock of losing their top executive still hurting them, leaders of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce have begun seeking a replacement for President and CEO Matt Crosson.
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?!?”
Two new members of the state Gaming Control Board made their first deliberations today in a meeting with little controversy and the three-member regulatory board had its first session in more than a decade under a new chairman.
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.
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.
Southwest Airlines is converting its popular Rapid Rewards loyalty program to a points-based system with accrual based on how much money a customer spends for a ticket.
Representatives of the Consumer Electronics Association and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday unveiled signage at the Convention Center for “World Trade Center, Las Vegas.”
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.
When the chambers of commerce of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas were searching for new CEOs last year, the Las Vegas Chamber went to the East Coast for its CEO, but the North Las Vegas Chamber didn’t go as far.
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.
Flight attendants at Allegiant Air have voted to be represented by the Transport Workers Union. It’s the first worker group of the airline, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., to seek union representation.
Tourism commission hopes to come up with proposals for marketing campaign
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
The Nevada Commission on Tourism is considering taking a page from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority playbook to establish and develop a brand for the state.
The top executive of DesertXpress Enterprises, the private company that is planning to build a $5 billion high-speed rail line from Las Vegas to Victorville, Calif., has retired from full-time service on the project.
Southwest Airlines could be heading as far southwest as the U.S. goes — to Hawaii. The airline’s chairman, president and CEO said in New York on Wednesday that Southwest would substitute 20 of its Boeing 737-700 aircraft orders to 800-series jets, opening the door to potential long over-water and international flights.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is revamping its marketing and advertising strategy to focus on attracting the likeliest visitors in a post-recession economy.
In another sign that the Las Vegas tourism economy is showing signs of life, the Nevada Taxicab Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved the temporary allocation of additional cabs on Las Vegas streets for the New Year’s Eve weekend and for conventions on the January calendar.
Thanksgiving and the December holidays are times when many people who fly infrequently climb aboard a plane in greater numbers for family reunions and winter vacations. It’s also the time of year when weather can really mess with a flight schedule.
Gaming industry leaders are confident visitors will return in greater numbers in 2011, benefitting hotels, restaurants and resort amenities, but they’re less confident about whether their casinos will see a similar increase.
RENO – Rapid advancements in technology and intense research on who is coming here are driving how Nevada’s leading tourism marketing agencies are communicating with travelers, a panel of experts told attendees at the Governors Conference on Tourism.
Larry Friedman, a longtime executive with the Nevada Commission on Tourism, is expected to serve as the agency’s director for a little longer than expected.