Days after Allegiant Air announced plans for new special flights centered around Raiders’ games, Southwest followed suit and added four flights to Harry Reid airport.
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Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air announced several special flights to bring opponent team’s fans to Las Vegas for games against the Raiders in Allegiant Stadium.
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Allegiant Stadium continues to prove itself as one of Las Vegas’ biggest draws with nearly 1.7 million fans attending events at the $2 billion facility in 2022.
Through the first 15 months that fans have been allowed in Allegiant Stadium, over 2 million people have attended events at the $2 billion facility.
A full list of events is driving up room rates during a time of the year that’s typically slow for hotel and casino operators.
Raiders games alone drew more than 540,000 to the $2 billion facility in its first nine months of operations with fans allowed inside.
Allegiant Air is kicking off exclusive NFL travel packages for fans planning to make the trek this season to catch Raiders games in Las Vegas.
Allegiant Stadium proved to be a huge draw as advertised during the first few months fans were allowed to attend events at the $2 billion facility.
The nonprofit Super Bowl LVIII host committee on Tuesday will ask the LVCVA for the first $40 million to start planning the 2024 game.
With tourism volume nearing pre-pandemic levels, Clark County doesn’t expect to again dip into a debt reserve account to make the next scheduled bond payment for Allegiant Stadium.
The transportation agency is launching its Game Day Express bus service starting with the Raiders’ Aug. 14 preseason opener.
The 2022 NFL draft is still nearly a year away, but higher room rates on the Strip during the Las Vegas event hint that resorts will be seeing a surge in visitation.
Despite not being able to host fans for the 2020 NFL season, Allegiant Stadium played a vital role in advertising Las Vegas in a rocky year.
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. is looking to extend its underground people-mover project from the north end of the Las Vegas Strip to Allegiant Stadium.