The long-awaited opening of the Sphere took place Friday night with U2 christening the one-of-a-kind venue.
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A legal fight alleging online travel companies avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in hotel room taxes in Nevada can move forward in district court.
Visitation to Southern Nevada grew again in August, bolstered by double-digit gains in convention attendance, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Friday.
The venue is an attraction in and of itself. Every component of it: the inner bowl, its exoskeleton, and even the atrium, which greets visitors upon entrance with scads of innovative flourishes.
The last time a large interestingly shaped building took center stage in Las Vegas was nearly 30 years ago when the pyramid-shaped Luxor was under construction.
When the doors open for the Sphere’s inaugural events — U2’s residency and “Postcard from Earth” by Darren Aronofsky — bring plenty of money for parking.
The studio is the third advertiser to display its wares on the Sphere’s 4-acre exterior LED screen.
While domestic traffic declined slightly, the airport serving Las Vegas is still on a pace to surpass 2022’s record totals after eight months.
Plaintiffs say Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International failed to protect customer data during attacks revealed this month.
But an analyst says Las Vegas should continue to hold its own if it continues to invest in infrastructure, with prospective UAE casinos a potential wild card.
Allegiant Air flexes flight schedules to satisfy the heavy demand for fans flying into Las Vegas for Raiders games.
Images from the new game, released Tuesday, will appear on the Sphere’s giant exosphere twice an hour through Monday.
Sphere fans are sharing with each other the best locations to get pictures and videos of the building — some of them good, some of them problematic.
Experts say MGM Resorts International’s cybersecurity issues are not likely to affect travelers visiting for Life is Beautiful and the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
The company behind the Sphere said a set of “spokesbots” will interact with guests when they visit the 17,500-seat venue.