Tourism

Hoping to visit the U.S.? It might cost you an extra $250.

A traveler, right, checks on her cellphone as other travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.

Millions of foreign visitors to the United States, including travelers from Mexico, India, Brazil and China, will be subject to a new $250 visa fee as part of a spate of changes introduced by the Trump ...

23 July 2025
By Nia Decaille, New York Times Company

Commissioners approve alcohol storage rule changes for hotels, theaters

The Clark County Commission this morning voted 7-0 to remove the requirement that hotels keep alcohol cabinets locked in guest rooms and other private viewing areas, like skyboxes.

1 July 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Las Vegas visitation continues to fall in May, down by 6.5% from 2024

A Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas tourism was down by nearly a quarter-million visitors last month compared to the same time last year ...

30 June 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Brightline West’s SoCal-Las Vegas project still moving

An artist’s rendition depicts Brightline West’s high-speed rail line running from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to Las Vegas along the Interstate 15 median. While the Trump administration has soured on funding for many high-speed rail projects, the Brightline West line remains on track.

The Trump administration has poured cold water on federal funds for two high-speed rail projects this year, leaving advocates to hope that a plan to speed travelers between Southern California and Las Vegas can ...

12 June 2025
By Valerie Yurk, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

Zoox partners with Resorts World for Strip robotaxi service

A Zoox car on the Las Vegas Strip.

Autonomous vehicle company Zoox has partnered with Resorts World Las Vegas in the first collaboration between a robotaxi service and a Strip property, officials announced.

5 June 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Traffic at Las Vegas' Harry Reid airport continued decline in April

A sign for Harry Reid International Airport at Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Passenger traffic was down more than 160,000 people passing through Harry Reid International Airport in April compared to last year, according to a new report ...

29 May 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas sees 180,000 fewer visitors in April as tourism decline continues

A view of the Las Vegas Strip looking southbound from Flamingo Road Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

However, the business travel sector performed well in April, as convention attendance surged 13.9% compared to the previous year, the authority reported.

28 May 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Tourism board plans for marketing spending boost

Steve Hill, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), poses for a photo Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

Las Vegas’ tourism board is planning to boost spending on marketing and sales for the upcoming financial year in the face of slipping room tax revenue and gaming fees ...

13 May 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

US House passes hotel transparency bill; Nevada resorts voice support

The Las Vegas Strip is shown in a view from a Maverick helicopter Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation requiring hotels to display the full price of stays online and in advertising, including resort fees.

30 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Trump hits Nevadans hard in first 100 days

A protester holds a sign during a march along the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. The protesters planned to march to Trump International Hotel but were stopped by Metro Police officers at The Strip and Fashion Show Drive.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have followed a continual pattern: a flood of executive orders, denouncement from a subdued Democratic Party, multistate lawsuits in federal courts.

29 April 2025
By Haajrah Gilani

Air travel through Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport sees slowdown in early 2025

A Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas.

Air travel from Canada and Mexico’s largest airlines to Harry Reid International Airport again fell below 2024 levels in March, but overall, international travel remained ...

23 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Trump policies sour key travel ties with Canada, Mexico for Las Vegas

Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 1, 2025.

International travel to Harry Reid International Airport fell in February, something the head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority believes ...

13 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Nevada's Cortez Masto sends letter to Trump officials on tourism concerns

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks at the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of the Treasury, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., sent a letter to the Trump administration’s commerce, transportation, treasury and homeland security secretaries Tuesday demanding clarity on how their and President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office will impact American tourism. In the letter, Cortez Masto took issue with ...

9 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas tourism feeling the strain of Trump’s tariffs and traveler anxiety

People stand in the shade while waiting to take a picture at the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign Monday, July 8, 2024.

This downturn comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s trade policy decisions last week to institute a universal 10% tariff and additional targeted tariffs on countries that have high trade deficits ...

9 April 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Repeat visitors boost Las Vegas tourism; travelers getting younger

A view looking northbound on the Las Vegas Strip from Tropicana Avenue Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

A trip to Las Vegas is costing visitors more than ever before, a report released Tuesday from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority showed. The rising costs, however, aren’t seeming to negatively ...

12 March 2025
By Kyle Chouinard
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