A brief rundown of current restrictions in the city and Clark County for those visiting for the holidays.
Tourism
For the latest Las Vegas tourism news and stats let the Las Vegas Review-Journal be your top source.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will get more than half of the $13.65 million in federal pandemic recovery funds to help market tourism.
Gov. Steve Sisolak joined gaming and hospitality industry leaders in urging more people to get vaccinated.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is pushing licensees to get workers vaccinated quickly, and they’re responding with some offering incentives like gift cards and paid time off.
With more visitors coming to Las Vegas and locals beginning to hit the town with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, a new problem has surfaced.
New cases of COVID-19 among TSA workers at McCarran airport have declined significantly in recent months after rising dramatically to close out 2020 and to start 2021.
A new medical center planned for McCarran International Airport is slated to begin seeing patients this summer.
While new mandates could be key to opening international travel, local tourism and health experts don’t expect the order to have much of an impact on Las Vegas’ tourism rates or COVID-19 case count.
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