Celebrating its 40th anniversary in Las Vegas and 50th anniversary overall, the SEMA show from Tuesday to Friday at the convention center has 2,400 exhibitors, a 2 percent gain over last year and a record.
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As Mexico has been referenced on the U.S. campaign trail, the bordering nation has increased outreach to the U.S. through various ministers.
McCarran International notched a new record by serving more than 4 million airline passengers for five consecutive months, the longest stretch in the airport’s history, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported Thursday.
Visitor volume continued on a torrid pace in September, driven by strong convention business that could reach record levels for the year, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday. Also, state gaming win inched upward in September.
A company that was fired by convention center officials in Columbus, Ohio, received unanimous support by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Monday and will become the new food service contractor for the Convention Center and Cashman Field next year.
Allegiant Air on Thursday launched nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Kansas City, Missouri, with company officials estimating that the new route will bring more than 21,000 additional tourists to Las Vegas.
The winner of November’s presidential election could determine just how successful Las Vegas and the United States will be in attracting international visitors.
Up to this point, it seems as though the projected expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center has been viewed by many during a special legislative session as more middle child.
When it comes to the debate over a $1.9 billion domed football stadium, rural and Northern Nevada tourism leaders aren’t much different from their counterparts in Southern Nevada.
Gov. Brian Sandoval took a break from Carson City politics Tuesday, opening the Nevada Governor’s Global Tourism Summit, receiving applause for his efforts in pursuing construction of a new football stadium in Las Vegas.
After eight months of presentations, discussions, press conferences, lobbying, arm twisting, strategizing, cajoling and all sorts of arguing, the proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium finally makes its way to debate before the Nevada Legislature in a special session that begins Monday.
The Neon Museum on Friday unveiled the first stage of its expansion plans that includes a partnership with Las Vegas-based Marshall Retail Group to build a retail store.
W Las Vegas, a 289-room tower of the SLS Las Vegas, is now taking reservations for a Dec. 1 soft opening.
When legislators dig into the details of financing a stadium and a convention center expansion at next week’s special session, they’ll have plenty of questions.
