Tourism

TSA workers at Las Vegas airport weathering government shutdown

Passengers head to baggage claim after arriving at Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.

Karen Burke, TSA’s federal security director for Nevada, told Las Vegas’ tourism board Wednesday afternoon that Harry Reid International Airport has handled the federal government shutdown ...

12 November 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism budget report shows mounting strain from visitor declines

Traffic is shown on Las Vegas Boulevard Saturday, April 17, 2021.

With fewer people visiting Las Vegas, room tax receipts for the three months ending Sept. 30 were $73.9 million, down $12.3 million, or 14%, from the same period a year ago.

12 November 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Dubai overtakes Las Vegas with surge in hotel rooms

Bicyclists ride along Sheikh Zayed highway during the Dubai Ride annual event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

According to new data pulled for Bloomberg by real estate analyst CoStar Group, the Middle Eastern city now has more hotel rooms than America’s resort capital.

10 November 2025
Omar El Chmouri Bloomberg News (TNS)

Canceled flights and disruptions hit Las Vegas travelers as air traffic cuts begin

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

At least 35 flights were canceled at Harry Reid International Airport on Friday, the first day of federally mandated air traffic reductions.

7 November 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Report: Las Vegas among 40 airports facing flight cuts due to shutdown

A view of the airport traffic control Tower at Harry Reid International Airport as an American Airlines passenger jet comes in for a landing Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety as controllers working without pay show signs of strain.

6 November 2025
By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas tourism down again in September with Strip revenue falling 5.5%

The Las Vegas Strip is seen looking south from Flamingo Road in this March 24, 2023, photo. The next president won’t immediately affect the path of gaming and tourism in Las Vegas, said Andrew Woods, an economist and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV.

Las Vegas tourism again lagged behind 2024 in September, this time welcoming around 300,000 fewer visitors largely due to “slower midweek volumes,” according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ...

29 October 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Rossi Ralenkotter, Las Vegas tourism icon, dies at 78

Rossi Ralenkotter, President & CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, addresses the audience during the Las Vegas Convention Center Phase Two expansion groundbreaking ceremony on the Las Vegas Strip where the Riviera Casino once stood, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

Rossi Ralenkotter, the marketing visionary who helped create the iconic “What Happens Here, Stays Here” Las Vegas advertising campaign, has died after a 16-year battle with cancer.

10 October 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Shutdown threat puts already shaky Las Vegas tourism at risk

A view of the airport traffic control Tower at Harry Reid International Airport as an American Airlines passenger jet comes in for a landing Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

A federal government shutdown could cost the travel industry $1 billion a week and deliver a punishing blow to Las Vegas’ already faltering tourism economy, industry experts say …

1 October 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

New adventure hubs to highlight Nevada’s landscapes, recreation opportunities

Rafael Villanueva, CEO of Travel Nevada, speaks Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Nevada Adventure Center in Boulder City.

Boulder City is set to become a launching point for Nevada’s next big push in outdoor tourism, with work starting on the Nevada Adventure Center — a first-of-its-kind hub ...

30 September 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

The Strat: Livestreamer’s claim that SkyJump malfunctioned ‘completely false’

A jumper takes their turn at the SkyJump attraction at The Strat in this file photo.

“This situation is nothing more than a baseless attempt to generate clicks using false information,” the spokesperson said.

29 September 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Game changer: Bally’s plans Strip resort alongside MLB ballpark

The proposed Bally’s Las Vegas calls for two luxury hotel towers with 3,000 rooms combined and a 2,500-seat entertainment venue.

Bally’s Corporation plans to develop a resort on the Las Vegas Strip at the site of the demolished Tropicana Las Vegas, sharing a 35-acre campus with the planned Las Vegas Athletics stadium.

29 September 2025
By Ray Brewer

Pink Jeep Tours marks nearly 25 years of exploring Southern Nevada, area attractions

Tourists stop to take photos of Pink Jeep Tours vehicles parked in the visitor center parking lot, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, in Tusayan, Ariz. As a government shutdown caused the main attraction Grand Canyon National Park closure two miles away, Pink Jeep Tours have ceased to operate through the park, and other local business owners say they have scaled back to winter hours and staffing levels a month early.

Headquartered in Sedona, Ariz., and owned by Herschend — the company behind Dollywood, Silver Dollar City and the Harlem Globetrotters — Pink Jeep Tours first came to Southern Nevada in 2001, said Carol Keane, a senior guide who has been with Pink Jeep Tours for nearly two decades.

29 September 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Pink Jeep Tours cumple casi 25 años explorando

Tourists stop to take photos of Pink Jeep Tours vehicles parked in the visitor center parking lot in Tusayan, Ariz.

Para los habitantes de Las Vegas, Pink Jeep Tours no es algo extraño. Los llamativos vehículos rosas de esta empresa de excursiones todoterreno, que parecen ser los favoritos de los turistas que buscan entretenimiento al aire libre en el sur de Nevada, son difíciles de pasar por alto.

29 September 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Vegas deals galore: Strip properties team up for 'Fabulous Escape' sale

A bird's-eye view of the Las Vegas Strip at dusk, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

For five days, resorts and attractions from the Las Vegas Strip to downtown and the periphery will offer over 100 deals to entice customers back to the city.

22 September 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Caesars Entertainment offering free parking to locals on Las Vegas Strip through Oct. 30

An exterior view of Caesars Palace.

Free parking is back at Caesars Entertainment properties on the Las Vegas Strip — temporarily. And only for locals. The resort chain will offer locals free parking weekly from ...

19 September 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
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