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Nevada sex resort tries new business plan for world’s oldest profession

Las Vegas witnessed the rise of the megaresort on the Strip. Now a brothel may be setting a similar trend for the sex industry in which opulent brothel resorts cluster as close to Las Vegas as the law will allow. Or maybe it’s another gimmick.

Southern Nevada records best-ever October visitation

Southern Nevada recorded its best-ever October visitation totals and the second-best month ever last month, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Wednesday.

Vegas air tour operators take Obama visit disruption in stride

For more than 100 people who spent big bucks and traveled thousands of miles to get to Southern Nevada last week, President Obama’s three-day trip to Las Vegas resulted in a huge disappointment. They had to postpone or cancel their helicopter trips to see the Grand Canyon.

McCarran traffic up 3.4 percent, helped by strong Southwest gains

Southwest Airlines got the traffic bump it expected in Las Vegas with the repeal of the Wright Amendment contributing to a 3.4 percent increase over last year in passengers using McCarran International Airport in October.

New Chinese visa rules expected to boost tourism in US

A rule change allowing Chinese visitors to return to the U.S. multiple times over a 10-year period is being hailed as a boon to American tourism, with the federal government predicting the economic impact could be $85 billion by 2021.

Some people call it a rodeo, but Las Vegas calls it an economy

Less than a year after the National Finals Rodeo nearly left Las Vegas for new pastures, the Super Bowl of rodeos and Las Vegas have patched things up and look to celebrate the NFR’s 30th year in Southern Nevada next month.

Convention authority extends contract with R&R Partners

R&R Partners spent 90 minutes dazzling members of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors on Thursday en route to winning a multimillion-dollar, three-year advertising and marketing communications agreement.

Las Vegas room-tax revenue soars to record levels

Room-tax revenue, the primary source of income for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, climbed to record levels in the 2014 fiscal year giving the agency the happy task of figuring out what to do with a cash windfall.

Forget the AC, Vegas embraces the great outdoors for entertainment

Whether it’s a beer festival, country music concert or truck race on a dirt lot across from the Luxor on the Strip’s south end, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. are among the landowners and event promoters using open space as outdoor venues.

Recycling deal announced as SEMA revs up

Two companies exhibiting at this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association trade show figure there’s still some mileage left on tires well after they’ve been removed from their cars.

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