Nevadans are optimistic about Las Vegas’ post-coronavirus future, but they believe a full economic recovery is going to take some time.
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Metrics like foot traffic, gaming revenue and occupancy rates in the Reno area are closing in on pre-pandemic levels ahead of Clark County.
The U.S. Travel Association is ready to kick-start the recovery of the travel industry, but acknowledged possible roadblocks to recovery, including a potential new federal mandate that would require COVID-19 testing for domestic flights.
As work crews put the finishing touches on the new West Hall and will add a solar power generating system, the first trade show since March prepares to arrive.
The Strip is set to reopen its final resort, The Cromwell, as an adults-only property in late October.
Planet Hollywood is back in business. It will be a limited reopening: Gaming floors will be open seven days a week, but the hotel will only accept weekend reservations.
The Tropicana is ready to reopen its doors for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Nevada.
Six months ago, the Las Vegas Strip was just a plane ride away. These days, it’s a road trip for gambling.
The property, known for its dolphin habitat and erupting volcano, had been closed since mid-March.
Many casinos are rushing to convert these new players into loyal customers.
The owners of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas are “carefully” looking at its scheduled fall opening after the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy.
The offers come as Las Vegas’ trade show and convention traffic has come to a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Foot traffic is expected to spike in Las Vegas this Labor Day weekend.
Hotel owners are facing an “unprecedented wave” of foreclosures, according to a Tuesday letter from the industry to Congress.
In the month that casinos and resorts were allowed to reopen, leisure visitors arrived, but there were still 70.5 percent fewer of them than in June 2019, the LVCVA said.