Las Vegas visitation numbers tell the same story with hotel occupancy rates staying average, but resort operators managing to keep average daily room rates at their highest level in the pandemic era.
Richard N. Velotta
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Richard N. “Rick” Velotta has covered business, the gaming industry, tourism, transportation and aviation in Las Vegas for 25 years. A former reporter and editor with the Las Vegas Sun, the Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner, the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff and the Aurora (Colo.) Sun, Velotta is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he won the school’s top journalism honor. He became the Review-Journal's assistant business editor in September 2018.
September gaming win topped $1 billion for the seventh straight month, capping a record quarterly performance, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday.
Reno-based Monarch Casino Resort Inc. may soon compete for Las Vegas customers at its Black Hawk, Colorado, property, a gaming analyst said in a report to investors Monday.
The top executive of Boyd Gaming Corp. on Tuesday said fundamental shifts toward building customer loyalty are driving growth and resulted in record third-quarter earnings results for the Las Vegas company.
While Southwest Airlines resolves how its employees get COVID-19 vaccinations, the tourism industry watches and waits to see if it could ultimately affect them.
A late surge in COVID-19 cases affected Las Vegas’ busiest air carrier, but the problems were not related to Oct. 9-10 issues when hundreds of flights were canceled.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Rob Goldstein said Wednesday that the company expects to continue operating in Macao after the government there reconsiders gaming licenses next year.
Brightline leaders say the high-speed rail plan would benefit Southern Nevada tourism with seamless train service to downtown Los Angeles and the Inland Empire.
Sandra Douglass Morgan, the state’s first African American chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, was appointed to the board of directors of Allegiant Travel Co. on Monday.
Rep. Dina Titus and LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill say highway gridlock is hurting Southern Nevada’s tourist economy, but the problems can be fixed.
Southern Nevada tourism officials say the formal date announcement by the Biden adminstration means airlines can finally make plans for the return of international flights.
At the National Business Aircraft Association convention in Las Vegas, Blade, a helicopter-driven mobility company, is showing how it dodges commuter traffic in the air.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s recommendation to approve the acquisition of Great Britain’s Gamesys Group will help Bally’s bid to expand to an omnichannel operation.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of 10 acres of Strip-front property to a Chilean resort and real estate developer for $120 million.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board will consider selling land at Las Vegas and Elvis Presley boulevards to finance convention hall renovations.