Uncertainty exists about the nation’s economy, which is keeping tourists and their discretionary spending on the sidelines, the LVCVA’s top executive says.
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Las Vegas’ tourism arm approved spending over $7 million to go toward hosting WrestleMania next year and buying tickets to this year’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
With room and gaming taxes waning for Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, all eyes are expected to be on the House and its vote to end the government shutdown.
Aviation experts say despite a congressional vote to end the government shutdown nearing, it could take weeks before flight schedules return to normal.
FlightAware is projecting 1,o58 flight cancellations today, 47 of those at Harry Reid International Airport.
Mike Boyd of Evergreen, Colorado-based Boyd Group International, said airlines are carefully choosing which flights to cut to inconvenience the fewest number of passengers possible.
Southwest Airlines was hit hardest, with 24 cancellations and 53 delays at Harry Reid International Airport.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is set to spend over $7 million related to hosting the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix and WWE’s WrestleMania.
Room rates on the Strip during this year’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend at the top two resort companies are contrasting compared to last year.
Harry Reid International Airport is bracing for flight delays and cancellations as the FAA helps implement a 10 percent reduction in flights as a safety precaution in reaction to the government shutdown.
Airport officials may not know until today whether the FAA’s plan to reduce air traffic by 10 percent starting Friday morning will affect Harry Reid International Airport.
An airport parking garage will be built next to a cluster of large jet-fuel tanks under plans approved Wednesday.
While the federal government shutdown is affecting workers at airports, Allegiant Air executives say the airline is holding on for now — but that could change soon.
The meeting this week comes after a Clark County advisory board recently denied the application, and after Clark County firefighters responded Saturday to a report that jet fuel was spilling over the top of a tank at Reid International.
Las Vegans will have new options to fly to several new cities in the West and Midwest starting in 2026.