Strip attractions are slowly returning to normal from the Formula One race with trees returning to the Bellagio and a promise that gondoliers will be back in front of The Venetian by early December.
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Hotel occupancy dropped from the same month last year, but room rates remained high and convention attendance continued to soar, the LVCVA said.
CBRE’s John DeCree met with more than 20 companies and came away with an optimistic outlook with record convention, special events traffic.
With millions of Instagram posts of Las Vegas casinos, including the most posted Bellagio fountains, the city’s resorts are getting a boost with little financial outlay.
Work will begin soon on the 35,000-square-foot meetings and convention space for the downtown resort, with the first customers expected in September.
The annual NCAA college basketball “March Madness” tournament won’t have any games in Las Vegas, but that doesn’t stop thousands from coming to watch and bet on games.
Billions of dollars in resort, entertainment and transportation construction projects are anticipated by the LVCVA, which issued a bulletin detailing the projects list.
Tourism industry analysts say it’s going to be hard to put the genie back into the bottle when it comes to revamping health and safety regulations addressing COVID-19.
Thousands celebrated Thursday during the opening of the newest hotel in Las Vegas, the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas. It’s the first new resort on the Strip since The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened in 2010.
Resorts World Las Vegas will feature a cash-free casino management system and a video wall that can be seen for miles.
At 11 p.m. Thursday, Resorts World will open the doors of its 3,500-room integrated resort on the site once home to the storied Stardust.
Placed in an online-only format last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s largest gaming industry exhibition will return to a live gathering in the fall.
Malaysia-based Genting Group will make its Las Vegas debut in June with a $4.3 billion, 3,500-room megaresort on 87 acres formerly occupied by Boyd Gaming Corp.’s Stardust resort.
It had been 415 days ago when the Hard Rock Hotel closed. On Thursday night, the doors reopened with several flourishes, including a new owner and casino operator and a fresh look.
Nevadans are optimistic about Las Vegas’ post-coronavirus future, but they believe a full economic recovery is going to take some time.