British Airways will expand its Las Vegas presence early next year with three additional seasonal flights between London’s Heathrow International Airport and McCarran International.
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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and newly formed Clique Hospitality, founded by former Light Group CEO Andy Masi, are partnering on a new cocktail lounge called Clique to open this winter at The Cosmopolitan.
Southern Nevada visitation continues to roll as Las Vegas recorded its second-busiest month of 2015, tallying 3.7 million tourists to the destination, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Friday.
McCarran International Airport had its largest post-recession month-over-month passenger percentage increase in July, breaking the 4 million barrier for the first time in more than seven years.
The last time Las Vegas hosted a Routes event, the number of airline seats coming into McCarran International Airport expanded by 17 percent. On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved spending $490,000 to host the Routes Americas Development Forum in February 2017.
Las Vegas’ newest venue for small conferences, corporate retreats, weddings and parties isn’t in a Strip resort.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday reported a record June for visitation, despite convention attendance being off by 16.6 percent.
While average daily room rates and hotel occupancy rates are below historic highs, Las Vegas is seeing the highest level of visitation in its history, economist Jeremy Aguero told members of a new committee this week.
All United Airlines flights were grounded for almost two hours early Wednesday due to a computer hardware problem, creating travel headaches for thousands of passengers that stretched into the afternoon.
The governor on Monday signed an executive order forming a committee to prioritize tourism improvement projects in Southern Nevada and draft a report with recommendations in the next year.
With Fourth of July falling on a Saturday this year, some valley officials are expecting travel to the Las Vegas Valley to compete with the biggest events and holidays of the summer.
The oldest of the pedestrian bridges that crisscross the Las Vegas Strip will be overhauled in a $26 million upgrade that will be paid for by the people who use them most — Las Vegas tourists.
Las Vegas visitor totals in May increased almost 5 percent with special events making the month a record for tourist volume
Planning is underway for a new road and other improvements aimed at easing congestion at Red Rock, which gets more than 1 million visitors each year.
Gov. Brian Sandoval and NV Energy officials held a news conference Tuesday to announce an initiative to install electric-charging stations in key rural communities along U.S. 95 corridor between Las Vegas and Northern Nevada.