Voting ends Friday for a series of new “Welcome to Nevada” signs that will be placed this summer on highways leading into the state.
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Hotels are getting more aggressive in their fight to get travelers to book reservations directly with them instead of through online travel agencies such as Expedia and Priceline.
Tourists are spending more money on their trips to Las Vegas, according to a new report by the Las Vegas tourism board.
Exotic supercars from Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi and Corvette are on the track, and everyday Joes and Josephines are at the wheel.
Las Vegas promotion officials will unveil a limited edition #WHHSH beer during a party Friday and Saturday at the Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, California. The event will complement the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.
Clark County is moving ahead with plans to develop an elevated limited-access airport expressway along Paradise Road, Koval Lane and Tropicana Avenue.
A consultant hired by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus Improvement Authority says a domed stadium on 42 acres at Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane would not disrupt operations at McCarran International Airport. But a McCarran official said the FAA is still reviewing the stadium site.
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis will appear before a state committee later this month to discuss relocating the National Football League team to Las Vegas.
The overall number of tourists visiting France in 2015 rose marginally compared with the year before to reach an all-time high despite the two deadly attacks in Paris in January and November.
The overall number of tourists visiting France in 2015 rose marginally compared with the year before to reach an all-time high despite the two deadly attacks in Paris in January and November.
The Gold Spike of today is geared for a generation that combines work and play. It’s a place to go during the day, sit on the couch and access Wi-Fi to get some work done or a place to hold meetings with workers from the office.
Construction is seen Thursday, March 31, 2016, at the Park Theater at Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Boulevard South. The 5,000-seat theater, which topped off earlier this week, will be opening later this year. The Park Theater will complement the new entertainment neighborhood taking shape on the Strip featuring the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena, Toshiba Plaza and The Park.
Tourism technology leaders said in a panel discussion Thursday that hackathons have become the new gathering places for programmers and software experts to devise technological solutions to problems in a wide range of industries.
A double-digit percentage increase in convention attendance and an extra day in February helped propel Southern Nevada to another strong month for tourist visitation, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Wednesday.
Alcohol consumption is up in Nevada — distribution of wines increased 18.2 percent, spirits went up 14.8 percent, and draft beer 10 percent, all in gallons, state figures show.