Tourism

Las Vegas gaming executives report optimism despite rise of prediction markets

Gaming executives are expressing strong optimism about the industry’s future even as prediction market platforms offering sports event contracts emerge as a top concern, according ...

Canada stays home: Las Vegas loses a quarter-million Canadian tourists in 2025

A steep drop in Canadian travelers helped drive weaker international visitation in 2025, adding weight to concerns that President Donald Trump’s return to office has ...

MGM Grand launches retro gaming lounge with free play for guests

MGM Grand has opened Bonus Round Totally Awesome Bar + Arcade, a 21-and-older venue that blends classic arcade games with cocktails, casual food and a ...

Vanderpump Hotel set to open next month on Las Vegas Strip

Lisa Vanderpump is on the verge of adding a new title to her résumé: hotelier. The Vanderpump Hotel, a 188-room boutique resort taking shape from ...

LVCVA chief says Conexpo boosts Las Vegas tourism numbers despite flat start to 2026

When the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority releases its quarterly numbers next week, there will be a noticeable change, President and CEO Steve Hill ...

Las Vegas’ tourism slump shadows Trump’s return to Nevada

As President Donald Trump seeks to promote his No Tax on Tips policy during a roundtable discussion downtown, small businesses worry fewer people even have ...

How the Iran war is already further driving up Las Vegas travel costs

As the war in Iran continues, its economic shockwaves are already being felt in Nevada — most visibly through rising fuel costs that could ripple ...

Southwest’s Sonoma to Las Vegas service begins Tuesday

Southwest Airlines will launch nonstop service Tuesday between Las Vegas and Santa Rosa, Calif., giving Southern Nevadans a new direct route to Sonoma County and ...

Front desk workers at Park MGM ratify first union contract

Front desk workers at Park MGM unanimously ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with a two-year contract covering 82 employees, Teamsters Local 986 said in ...

Crowds coming to Las Vegas getting wealthier, says tourism board

The income level of Las Vegas visitors has been rising in recent years, according to new data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s ...

Nevada business owner to attend State of the Union as face of tourism decline

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is highlighting the Trump administration’s impact on Nevada’s tourism-dependent small businesses at this year’s State of the Union ....

Nevada delegation pushes for creation of tourism working group with Canada, Mexico

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced legislation today that would direct the U.S. Trade Representative to create a transnational working group with Canada and Mexico ...

Las Vegas tourism leaders urge patience as headwinds linger

A 7.5% dip in visitation last year raised concerns that Las Vegas was losing its luster, but Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith contends it’s “nothing ...

Las Vegas tourism down 7.5% in 2025 with 38.5 million visitors

Annual hotel occupancy averaged 80.3%, down 3.3 percentage points from the previous year, the authority said. Average daily room rate fell 5% ...

Tourism slide prompts Cortez Masto to demand White House response

Cortez Masto’s push underscores broader concerns as Las Vegas faces what many are calling a “Trump slump” in visitation.

Shutdown-fueled flight cuts help bring Las Vegas visitation down 5.2%

Las Vegas saw a 5.2% drop in visitors last month with over 170,000 fewer people visiting compared to November 2024, according to new data from ...

Las Vegas airport loses 450K passengers in November

Harry Reid International Airport saw more than 450,000 fewer passengers in November compared to the same month last year, according to airport officials’ monthly report ...