The French government on Tuesday pledged more aid to help the country’s struggling tourism sector cope after a wave of Islamist attacks, bringing to 10 million euros its contribution to a campaign to promote the country abroad.
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Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters on Thursday launched a new set of flights that will take off even closer to Lake Mead, with opening of a helipad at the Hoover Dam Lodge and Casino.
A Las Vegas shooting-range owner wants to bring some high-octane excitement to Sloan, with bungee jumping, an ATV obstacle course and speedboats zipping through man-made channels.
By December, about 300 direct flights a week are expected from the U.S. to 10 cities across Cuba. America’s biggest airlines and the Obama administion hope the planes will carry hundreds of thousands of U.S. travelers.
Sin City and Asian investors are going all in on Chinese tourism as some of Las Vegas’ latest developments on and off the Strip target Chinese nationals and Chinese-Americans.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority projects that 307,000 visitors will descend upon the valley this Labor Day weekend.
Topgolf officially opened in Las Vegas in mid-June and is widely known as a place to hit golf balls. But there are many other things you can do at the facility besides hit the driving range.
More than 4.1 million airline passengers flew through McCarran International Airport last month, marking the airport’s best July performance since 2007, the Clark County Department of Aviation will report Thursday.
Lawmakers approved the transfer of $469,000 from the Department of Tourism to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City to fund the development of construction documents for a proposed 6,000-square-foot visitors center.
Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson on Monday challenged MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren’s support of a proposed $1.4 billion upgrade of the Las Vegas Convention Center, calling a new stadium backed by Sands a higher priority for Southern Nevada’s tourism economy.
Las Vegas is one of the top retirement havens according to a new ranking by finance website WalletHub. Las Vegas ranked sixth, trailing another resort town, Orlando, Florida, which took the top spot. Four of the top seven cities were located in Florida.
The audit committee of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has approved of the hiring of an executive with Boyd Gaming as the organization’s new director of internal audit.
Tourists, conventioneers and shipping companies are continuing to cope with the logistical nightmare of highways and rail lines closed by the Blue Cut Fire in Southern California.
The MAGIC trade show now underway in Las Vegas is all about start-up designers and manufacturers in the fashion industry looking to break through with their new brand of footwear, clothing or accessories.
An undisclosed number of people who used credit cards at 20 Hyatt, Sheraton, Marriott, Westin and other hotels in 10 states and the District of Columbia might have had their cards compromised as a result of hack of the hotels’ payment system.