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The Las Vegas Monorail Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a statement from the company released Monday.
Five companies across Southern Nevada have already laid off or expect to lay off a total of at least 817 workers.
LVCVA spokeswoman Maria Phelan said the tourism agency didn’t create a 2020 outlook “in light of the fluid environment.”
Southwest Airlines is set to add two new leisure hot spots to its flight network this year.
Not paying an existing board of directors and housing executives in LVCVA offices are some of the ideas for reducing costs once the system reopens.
Daily nonstop flights will kick off Nov. 17 between McCarran International Airport and John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will acquire the Las Vegas Monorail system, but how long it will operate the 3.9-mile electric transit system is another question.
An analysis issued Monday by the American Hotel & Lodging Association that shows the U.S. hotel industry may be on the brink of financial collapse.
The fourth straight month of zero attendance for conventions, trade shows and meetings has dragged visitation to Las Vegas down by double-digit percentage declines.
The vast majority of the visitors tested positive while they were in Nevada. The data dates back to June 1; casinos reopened June 4.
McCarran International Airport continued a gradual ascent in travelers last month, seeing 1.6 million people pass through its gates.
The property, known for its dolphin habitat and erupting volcano, had been closed since mid-March.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority initially would use funds from the scrapped Convention Center renovation project to pay for Las Vegas Monorail.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will pursue the acquisition of the Las Vegas Monorail Co. and the authority’s board of directors will put it to a vote next week.
