November visitation statistics continued to be a mixed bag, but while Las Vegas visitor volume was down, average daily room rates surpassed 2019 figures.
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The former head of Exotics Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is now CEO of SpeedVegas and has three attractions for speed enthusiasts, including a redesigned track.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved four major contracts, including a sponsorship deal for newProfessional Bull Riders event.
The world-famous New Year’s Eve fireworks display on the Las Vegas Strip, sidelined last year by COVID-10 restrictions, is planned for 2022 with details coming Dec. 16.
MSG Entertainment Corp. won a competition that will enable the camera creating content for the MSG Sphere at The Venetian to be tested by scientists on the space station.
Every tourism indicator was higher in October than a year ago and some categories soared past October 2019 levels, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
With CES weeks away, tourism leaders are wondering if the recently discovered omicron variant will prevent people from traveling to Las Vegas’ largest annual trade show.
Las Vegas visitation numbers tell the same story with hotel occupancy rates staying average, but resort operators managing to keep average daily room rates at their highest level in the pandemic era.
Rep. Dina Titus and LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill say highway gridlock is hurting Southern Nevada’s tourist economy, but the problems can be fixed.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of 10 acres of Strip-front property to a Chilean resort and real estate developer for $120 million.
A large number of international attendees will make the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW an important gathering to show off Las Vegas to leisure and business travel buyers.
The passage of key legislation funding infrastructure should help the mining industry thrive, panelists agreed during the Monday kickoff address of the MINExpo trade show in Las Vegas.
Rosemary Vassiliadis, then the deputy director of McCarran International, guided the speedy reopening of the airport after the 9/11 disaster grounded all flights.
Construction crews working on the $1.9 billion MSG Sphere at The Venetian will continue to install the exterior LED lighting system and begin work on interior features of the venue.
The LVCVA has approved a contract revision giving employees more time on the COVID layoff call-back list. Next come discussions for employee vaccinations or testing.
Sean Bloom has a sharp eye for success, always considering risk versus reward. Last year, the 21-year-old made headlines alongside his billionaire father, Jay Bloom, after narrowly escaping a deadly trip aboard OceanGate’s Titan Sub. They might both be dead if Jay hadn’t heeded Sean’s warning. “I’m always assessing whether potential deals or situations are […]
A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
Decades in the making, residents now have another option to cross the Colorado River between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona.
Harry Reid International Airport set more records during a weeklong heat wave in early June.
Donald Trump spoke at an outdoor rally Sunday at Sunset Park.