Tourism

As part of rebranding effort, off-Strip boutique hotel wants to be ‘cannabis-inclusive’

An exterior view of the Artisan hotel March 29, 2022.

Under new ownership by Elevations Hotels & Resorts, the Artisan Hotel Boutique will be rebranded as The Lexi. Officials at the 64-room property near Interstate 15 and Sahara Avenue say the ongoing multimillion transformation into a more modern, cannabis-inclusive hotel will attract tourists and locals alike. It hopes to open the cannabis floor ...

21 February 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

As Biden goes after ‘junk fees,’ Nevadans in Congress leap to resorts’ defense

A view of the Las Vegas Strip from a helicopter on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.

Democrats in Nevada’s congressional delegation say they support President Joe Biden’s bid to outlaw so-called “junk fees” that can translate into higher costs for American consumers.

12 February 2023
By Casey Harrison

2022 Las Vegas airport numbers hit record with heavy Dec. weekend

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

Las Vegas was busy with visitors one weekend in December, including those in town for a Raiders game, National Finals Rodeo and the Pac-12 Conference football championship. The boost helped Harry Reid International Airport ...

6 February 2023
By Ray Brewer

Southern Nevada's big year ahead culminates decade of growth in the Valley

Jeremy Aguero, principal of Applied Analysis, speaks at the Latin Chamber of Commerce business and networking luncheon on Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Jeremy Aguero, the principal analyst with the fiscal and policy research firm Applied Analysis, late last month detailed the economic growth experienced in Las Vegas over the past 10 years to an audience of the business community at Preview Las Vegas. Aguero, a master at presenting his findings after ...

6 February 2023
By Ray Brewer

Conventions, athletic events help spur post-pandemic visitation to Las Vegas in 2022

People walk through the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center during set up for the CES 2022 trade show Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

Nearly 5 million people traveled to Las Vegas for conventions in 2022, more than doubling the number of trade show attendees from the previous year as the city emerged from the economic slowdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published Tuesday by the ...

1 February 2023
By Ray Brewer

As Southwest cancels flights, weary travelers play waiting game in Las Vegas, across US

People wait in the Southwest ticketing line at Harry Reid International Airport Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

Reina Bravo is one of the thousands of travelers nationally affected by chaos at Southwest, which canceled more than 70% of its flights Monday and more than 60% Tuesday, part of ...

28 December 2022
By Ray Brewer

Cannabis lounges are coming to Nevada; what will they look like?

Customers browse products at Planet 13 Las Vegas dispensary Monday, July 25, 2022.

Clark County Commissioners will vote Tuesday on an ordinance allowing the lounges to operate across the valley.

19 December 2022
By Grace Da Rocha,
Bryan Horwath

No request is too big or too small for the heroes of the hospitality industry

Concierge Paola Crow, a 2022 Hospitality Hero winner, poses in the lobby of the Cosmopolitan Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Hospitality Heroes is a Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority program which honors service industry workers.

When Paola Crow started in the concierge industry in the late 1990s, she’d often thumb through her Rolodex searching for a phone number to assist a guest. And when customers arrived, she’d hand them the itinerary of events on carbon copy paper.

17 December 2022
By Ray Brewer

Report shows strong Las Vegas visitor numbers in October

Tourists are shown at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Saturday, April 17, 2021.

Nearly as many visitors came to Las Vegas in October as did during the same month in 2019, according to a report by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Just over ...

29 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Whether Calif. ever embraces sports betting, Las Vegas sportsbooks should retain pull

The SuperBook at the Westgate in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly

Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook oddsmaker Jay Kornegay believes his sportsbook will someday have a presence in California. It just won’t be anytime soon, thanks in part to a recent decision by voters in California against legal sports betting. A pair of sports betting ballot measures ...

16 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas airport has strong September, on pace to surpass 2019 passenger totals

Signage is shown in Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport June 9, 2022.

In total, the airport this year has counted 38.5 million passengers. It is on pass to surpass an airport-best 51.5 million passengers in 2019.

31 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas annual visitation on track to beat 2021

Tourists watch Independence Day fireworks explode over Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip Monday, July 4, 2022.

Las Vegas attracted just under 3.6 million visitors last month, according to the city’s tourism bureau. That’s up 14% from September 2021 but about 3.5% lower than ...

27 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Safety, security remain top priorities, Las Vegas resort executives say at conference

Circa casino owner Derek Stevens, left, and Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings participate in a panel discussion with gaming executives at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Venetian Expo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Despite some high-profile crimes, including a mass stabbing last week, “it’s hard to find a safer location than the Las Vegas Strip,” a casino executive asserted Tuesday at a gaming conference.

12 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

M Resort in Henderson adding a 384-room hotel tower

An exterior view of the M Resort at St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard South in Henderson on Thursday, March 28, 2019.

The owner of the M Resort announced plans today to add a $206 million, 384-room tower, nearly doubling the Henderson casino’s hotel capacity. “The next ...

10 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas on track to top last year’s 32 million visitors

Tourists walk by the Slotzilla tower at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Saturday, April 17, 2021.

Nearly 3.2 million people visited Las Vegas in August, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That is up 6% from August 2021 but 11% down from ...

29 September 2022
By Bryan Horwath
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