As expected, November’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix boosted the average daily room rate visitors paid, especially on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Revenue records were shattered during November’s Formula One race. The live entertainment tax collection was between $30 million and $35 million, the LVCVA said.
More information on the delayed start of the country’s biggest rodeo will be announced Thursday.
With Sands shareholder Miriam Adelson near to completing the sale of $2B in stock to buy a majority interest in the Dallas Mavericks, a role in the Oak View project has been dismissed.
Las Vegas Events and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association are happy with NFR at Thomas & Mack Center, but the allure of higher capacity at the A’s stadium is attractive.
The inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix was successful for some of the big resorts and a good time for fans, which is why it will continue to run here.
Although no one knows what a UFC fight will look like in the new entertainment venue, UFC’s top executive says he’s embracing the challenge of combat sports at the Sphere.
As the Strip got back to its usual bumper-to-bumper traffic, resort executives said Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix went better than they had hoped.
Many guests weren’t aware of Major League Baseball’s Thursday morning vote to relocate the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas. But fans are excited about a stadium at the Tropicana.
The “egregious” $3,000 landing fees have been trimmed, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association said.
The closure and reopening of several streets in the resort corridor was a test Wednesday morning. County officials say they’ll do better getting streets open on race days.
“It makes a bunch of sense,” LVCVA president and CEO Steve Hill said. “If you go out there now, traffic is better than it was before we built all this and that bridge is a big part of that.”
After over 500 days of preparation, Formula One fans from around the world are ready to gather for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the biggest event in the city’s history.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. expects to generate the most revenue for a three-day period in its history next week when the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix rolls into town.
Five airlines, including four foreign carriers, are adding flights to and from Las Vegas to accommodate the Formula One race crowd expected next week.