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With Edelweiss Air flights, marketers will try to show allure of Switzerland

For most low-frequency international air carriers with flights to McCarran International Airport, it’s all about getting residents of that country to Las Vegas. But there’s a twist with the new Edelweiss Air flights from Zurich — Swiss marketers will be trying to persuade Southern Nevadans to travel to Switzerland.

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Security policies need to protect gay travelers, speaker says

As more states acknowledge same-sex marriages and tourism entities recognize the value of marketing to the gay community, police and security forces need to expand their policies to be sensitive to providing a safe environment for gay travelers, a speaker at a security conference said Thursday.

United launches first Atlantic City flights

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The first United Airlines flight landed at Atlantic City International Airport from Chicago on Tuesday, signaling what transportation officials hope will be a new era of prosperity for the struggling facility and the gambling resort it serves.

As megaresort trend fades, companies focus on luxury in ‘small’ settings

Las Vegas is getting smaller. That is, if you call 1,600-room and 1,100-room Strip hotels “boutique” properties. By the end of the year, Las Vegas will have about a half-dozen hotel-casinos that operators classify as “boutique,” “luxury” or “lifestyle” in their marketing efforts.

Henderson strives to become a bicycling destination

The city of Henderson envisions itself becoming a nationally recognized bicycle community, the type that lures tourist dollars as a destination.

Convention numbers down, but tourist volume up in February

Las Vegas tourism is two-for-two so far in 2014. Year-to-date visitation rose 5.8 percent in February, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In all, 6.5 million people have come to the city this year, up from the 6.2 million who came at this point in 2013.

Nevada tourism board hones in on Millennial market

Nevada will try to draw more Millennials and young Generation X travelers to the state after receiving a travel research report that shows they take more trips than typical American leisure travelers and baby boomers.

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