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Tourism
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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved four major contracts, including a sponsorship deal for newProfessional Bull Riders event.
Las Vegas tourism officials launched Monday their latest television advertisements highlighting Southern Nevada as the “Greatest Arena on Earth.”
Cowboy Christmas, the annual Western-themed gift show tied to NFR, kicked off Wednesday in Las Vegas after a yearlong hiatus.
More than 250,000 people attended the Cowboy Christmas gift show in 2019. Now, after a year’s hiatus, organizers are expecting another promising turnout.
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 LVCVA is embarking on the next phase of its “Greatest Arena on Earth” ad campaign focusing not only on major sporting events such as the Raiders and UFC, but other amenities Southern Nevada has to offer.
The transportation agency is launching its Game Day Express bus service starting with the Raiders’ Aug. 14 preseason opener.
Two Nevada neighbors, California and Arizona, are on separate paths toward adding sports wagering, with Arizona much closer to the finish line.
The California-based Americans for Nonsmokers Rights is connecting casino revenue with smoking bans and has enlisted the Oakland A’s to take up the fight in Nevada.
If the A’s ultimately move to Las Vegas, the team likely will need to draw from the millions of visitors who annually come to Las Vegas to assure the team’s financial success.
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.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday agreed to spend nearly $9 million to sponsor six sporting events at Allegiant Stadium over the next five years.
The attraction tourism leaders had hoped would lead the next wave of greater visitation to Las Vegas, is being touted as a major factor in keeping the city afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
Resort-casinos across the Las Vegas Valley are seeing room rates soar this weekend, with some hitting prices not seen in months.