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The chairman of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association board, which governs the popular 10-day rodeo held in Las Vegas for nearly three decades, said Monday that his board wants to make a counter offer that would keep the NFR in Las Vegas after 2014.
Las Vegas is ranked in the Top 10 best travel destinations for 2014, but not for the same old reasons. The outside world is taking note of downtown’s arts and entertainment attractions.
U.S. residents are traveling more this year.
Leave it to Allegiant Air to come up with a new way to get a few more dollars out of its passengers.
North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee took issue on Tuesday with how the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is funded and where its money goes.
The new stadium’s big canopy will provide shade to keep out the sun; openings around the exterior will allow in a breeze to help cool the fans.
It was called the State of Nevada Governor’s Conference on Tourism, but alas, there was no governor.
Key Asian markets are in focus for the Nevada Tourism Commission this year. The travel marketplace during the 2013 Governor’s Conference on Tourism will highlight China, South Korea and Japan.
A dime here, a quarter there and pretty soon you’re talking real money. Especially in Las Vegas, where air travelers left behind $26,900 last year after emptying their pockets at security checkpoints.
Rock stars aren’t a bad way to get your audience’s attention. At the 2013 Governor’s Conference on Tourism opening session Tuesday, organizers added a little rock star chic by asking The Killers’ manager, Robert Reynolds, to represent the homegrown Las Vegas band onstage.
The arrival of McCarran International Airport’s Terminal 3 drove revenues sharply higher but also brought a load of new expenses.
The October passenger count at McCarran International Airport released Wednesday changed only slightly from one year ago, in keeping with the unspectacular performances extending more than a year.
Through October, Las Vegas tourism is falling behind 2012’s numbers, ever so slightly.
A solar tree to power the iconic “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign should be in place by early 2014.
When the O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge carried its first car across Black Canyon in October 2010, officials wondered about what might happen to a Hoover Dam suddenly transformed from major interstate highway to mere roadside attraction. It appears they have their answer.
