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Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria to debut on Las Vegas Strip

Hilton will begin rebranding the Mandarin Oriental hotel on the Las Vegas Strip as a Waldorf Astoria Friday, a transition for the 389-room, casino-less property that will lead to renovations and mark the debut of another luxury brand on the world-famous corridor.

Las Vegas airport sets single-month record for passenger traffic

Triple-digit temperatures couldn’t keep tourists away from Las Vegas as a summertime surge helped propel McCarran International Airport to another single-month record for passenger traffic.

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Supersonic planes could change Las Vegas tourism, expert says

Blake Scholl, who designed the aircraft and founded Boom in September 2014, said his airliner would be able to fly from Washington D.C. to London in 3½ hours instead of the more than seven hours it currently takes. San Francisco to Hawaii would take 2½ hours instead of five. Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles could be completed in just under seven hours instead of just under 15.

Tariffs top of mind at MAGIC retail convention in Las Vegas

Tens of thousands of fashion industry wholesalers and retailers gathered in Las Vegas this week to strike deals and learn the latest industry trends under a cloud ofconcern that trade wars could harm their industry.