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For the latest Las Vegas tourism news and stats let the Las Vegas Review-Journal be your top source.

Lake Tahoe faces decline in skiing, gambling

Baby boomers who helped Lake Tahoe’s ski industry expand are skiing less and millennials are not hitting the slopes nearly as much as the previous generations, said Ralf Garrison, founder of DestiMetrics, a resort lodging analytics firm.

Sandoval talks up three new Nevada tourism attractions

When Gov. Brian Sandoval goes looking for solitude once he’s term-limited out of office next year, there’s a chance you’ll see him at Walker River State Recreation Area, one of three new facilities being preserved that in the future will attract millions of tourists from all over the world.

Officials see Boulder City Railroad Museum as tourism draw

Nevada’s Division of Museums and History is working on a $40 million plan to turn the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City into a tourism attraction that could lessen the sting of the Interstate 11 bypass around the city that opens next year.

7 cases of Legionnaires’ disease tied to Las Vegas’ Rio hotel

Five months after an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease was reported at the Rio, the number of confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like bacterial illness among guests has risen to seven, with 29 more cases suspected, the Southern Nevada Health District said Tuesday.

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Reno airline capacity still trails pre-recession levels

Airline seat capacity has grown at Reno-Tahoe International Airport over the past 2½ years, but it still hasn’t reached levels prior to the Great Recession, the Nevada Commission on Tourism was told Wednesday.

Interbike riding out of Las Vegas for Reno

Interbike, the largest U.S. cycling trade shows, is leaving Las Vegas for cooler and cheaper pastures.

Southern Nevada visitor volume down in June

Southern Nevada tourism leaders saw things in June that they rarely see in their tourism statistics — negative percentages.

Las Vegas gasoline prices down as US prices rise

Even as the national average price of gasoline starts to increase, the price of a gallon in Las Vegas has dropped over the last month.

Study ranks Nevada among best states for road trips

This week, when people are thinking about Fourth of July road trips and getting out of town, there’s good news and bad news about a recent study commissioned by WalletHub ranking the best states in the country to get on the open road.

Gasoline prices are on the rise in Nevada

GasBuddy.com reports the average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the state has increased more than 7 cents in the past week, to an average of $2.82. That’s according to a survey of more than 1,100 gas outlets in Nevada.