Allegiant Air eliminated 220 positions Monday amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Last month saw 391,712 passengers arrive and depart McCarran airport, down form the 4.6 million passengers seen in May 2019.
The luxury nongaming hotel in the CityCenter complex says it is reopening with “new safety and cleanliness measures in place to instill the upmost confidence in guests and team members.”
The historic hotel will use an experienced new sales executive at the helm, and a partnership with a global group sales organization in place to grow the business.
After dozens of Las Vegas trade shows and conventions had to be postponed or canceled because of COVID-19, organizers have started offering virtual events in their place.
The newly mandated mask policy in Nevada seemed to be grasped quickly Saturday by those visiting the Las Vegas Strip.
The statewide mandate requiring people to wear a mask in public settings includes all public transportation services in Southern Nevada.
After experiencing record low travel volume during the coronavirus shutdown things are looking up for McCarran International Airport as Las Vegas continues to reopen.
Henderson’s M Resort, which is operated by Penn National Gaming and is the official headquarters hotel of the Las Vegas Raiders, is scrapping its resort fee through Labor Day.
Casinos will find out Friday if the state’s new mask mandate is a deal-breaker for some gamblers. While some tourists have been staunchly against mandated masks, others welcome the stricter policy.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will use a #VegasSmart social media campaign to inform visitors of new requirements to wear masks in public places.
Guests at Caesars Entertainment Corp. properties will be required to wear masks while inside its properties, effective immediately.
The two won’t operate as typical dayclubs and are instead reopening as extensions of the properties’ resort pools to support customer demand.
A report issued by San Francisco-based Destination Analysts that surveys prospective visitors attitudes toward travel found the economic toll on tourism resulting from the coronavirus outbreak is not pretty.
Circa owner Derek Stevens joked that because his new downtown resort was expensive to build, he couldn’t afford to put in an arcade.