Management at the Tropicana was noncommittal on Tuesday about what arrangements it has with the developer that has proposed a high-rise roller coaster on the site.
Tourism
As Las Vegas turns to high-adrenaline rides to freshen its appeal to visitors, one developer has quietly started to move ahead with a roller coaster that would look down on all but one building on the Strip.
Clearly, MGM Resorts International’s planned $2.5 billion development on Macau’s Cotai Strip has Wall Street excited.
Good news — travel spending is up.
After two years of on-again, off-again negotiations, Allegiant Travel Co. flight attendants have made little headway in their negotiations with management to forge their first union contract.
Even with decreased visa wait times and an increasing number of countries being added to the Visa Waiver Program, the U.S. still has its share of issues welcoming international travelers.
It was a busy day for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Things are a little different at IPW than at other trade shows.
The Strip’s New York-New York, home to a faux Statue of Liberty and a scaled-down version of the Brooklyn Bridge, will soon house an 18-foot-tall replica of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and other over-sized candy brands.
Rossi Ralenkotter’s annual raise was approved Tuesday by the board of directors for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
A menacing man in yellow stared unflinchingly at the crowd, his 3-foot- long red goatee swaying slightly as he glared. To his right, his comrade’s shiny royal blue hair covered the left side of his face. The right side, unencumbered by the straight hair, was stoic, covered by white paint.
Las Vegas tourism numbers rose half a percent in April.
After 45 years, the U.S. Travel Association’s International Pow Wow has been rebranded to IPW for this year’s event in Las Vegas.
To step into club XS at Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion.
Gourmet restaurants throughout Las Vegas are putting on the finishing touches. Andre’s and Alizé, for example, rolled out completely revamped menus last week.