This weekend it’s all about the muscle at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Tourism
Imagine visiting the Palace of Versailles and getting an intimate tour of the royal chambers. Perhaps the Vatican is more your speed. If so, picture taking a private tour of the Sistine Chapel.
New Year’s Eve is coming early on the Fremont Street Experience, at least when it comes to crowd control.
It took a devastating recession, but marketing and casino executives said Wednesday that consumers ages 21-46 who demand quality dining, shopping and clubs have taken Las Vegas past the perception it’s dominated by casino gambling.
In December, Nevada will be “Setting the Stage.”
The Las Vegas Bowl has a new sponsor and a new name for at least the next three years: the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl.
Lingering images of passengers stranded at sea for days as toilets back up and air conditioners fail have been enough to keep vacationers away from Carnival Cruise Lines, even as the company continues to discount sailings.
When the folks at Caesars Entertainment Corp. and W.A. Richardson Builders are done turning the former Barbary Coast/Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall into the Gansevoort Las Vegas next year, the Strip’s old- timers won’t recognize the building.
The stagnation in local air travel continued in August as the 3.6 million passengers who passed through McCarran International Airport marked a 0.8 percent drop from one year ago.
The quest for flights into Laughlin, which has seen steady tourism declines for over a decade, still has no clear end in sight and may soon face another hurdle.
A collection of coffee mugs bearing the names of destinations across the United States covered the convention space, interspersed with neon-colored sweats, stickers, plush toys, keychains and most anything else you’d see in a tourist souvenir shop throughout the country.
Need to find a snazzy bottle for your new energy drink? What about an eye-catching box for Grandma’s homemade cake? This is the place to go.
One of Las Vegas’ favorite playgrounds is rebranding itself.
As the Sands Expo and Convention Center continues its mission to go green, the industry is taking notice.
A UNLV effort to build a new on-campus football stadium and entertainment center moved forward Tuesday with the naming of three resort-casino executives to a new 11-member stadium board.




