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Most tourism indicators point to a gradual improvement month by month, but some categories still haven’t reached pre-pandemic levels established in 2019.
The transportation agency is launching its Game Day Express bus service starting with the Raiders’ Aug. 14 preseason opener.
Travel volume is nearing pre-pandemic levels in Las Vegas with June clocking 3.8 million travelers passing through McCarran International Airport’s gates.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air and Live Nation are teaming up to give customers an all-in-one experience option when booking trips with concerts in mind.
R&R Partners principal Billy Vassiliadis says countering the messages of health departments about Las Vegas being unsafe because of COVID-19 wouldn’t be productive.
Donald Brinkerhoff, who designed the landscaping of The Mirage and dozens of other projects worldwide, including the 4.5-mile Strip corridor, died July 16 in Newport Beach, California. He was 90.
Customers will enter the market with a credit card, and technology will detect which items they take from the store. Fred Segal Market will offer drinks, food and souvenirs.
After being shut down for over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic some of the E Gates at McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 3 are set to reopen.
Boasting a new brand that drops the mention of malls, ICSC is scheduled to hold its retail real estate conference and expo in December.
In its second-quarter earnings call, Southwest, profitable for the first time since 2020, reported that its expansion to new cities with new routes has been successful.
“This is an exciting time for Osaka and the entire Kansai region,” MGM Resort International said in a statement confirming the submission of the integrated resort proposal to Osaka government officials.
Clark County doesn’t have jurisdiction over gaming properties. But the Nevada Gaming Control Board made it clear Wednesday that the mandate would be enforced at Southern Nevada casinos and resorts.
Budget carrier Frontier Airlines is adding five nonstop routes out of Las Vegas. Tuesday’s announcement marks a continuance of Frontier’s rapid growth in Las Vegas.
Two Nevada neighbors, California and Arizona, are on separate paths toward adding sports wagering, with Arizona much closer to the finish line.