McCarran International Airport and surrounding airports were responsible for $35 billion in economic output in Clark County in 2018, officials say.
Tourism
Tourism, the economy, transportation and sports will take center stage at Preview Las Vegas, the Vegas Chamber’s largest annual networking and forecasting event.
A California finance committee halted the decision on issuing $300 million in tax exempt bonds to the Virgin Trains USA high speed rail project next month.
LVCVA officials say the people-mover system being built beneath the Convention Center could provide a solution to the lack of parking during conventions.
Big changes are ahead for CES in the years ahead with the arrival of the West Hall at the Convention Center, other new venues and MSG Sphere at The Venetian.
The Las Vegas airport is adding 200 flights a day with 49,000 additional seats during CES.
About 75 percent of luxury, mid-scale and economy hotels now allow pets and experts say travelers can expect more hotels to follow the trend.
The first of two tunnels being built by the Boring Co. for the Las Vegas Convention Center is nearing the halfway point and is on track to be complete for CES 2021.
With additions coming to Wynn, Linq, downtown and the Convention Center, has Southern Nevada’s meetings industry produced a new problem of filling all that space?
When Las Vegas first unveiled its “What Happens Here, Stays Here” slogan in 2003, it was much easier for tourists to keep their trip under wraps.
New international nonstop service represents more than just additional planes landing at McCarran, as the international traveler is a lucrative market.
The opening of the Downtown Grand tower and the Expo at World Market Center in the summer and Circa at the end of the year should keep downtown Las Vegas soaring.
Occupancy and room rates are climbing, adding to demand for more hotel rooms, so Virgin and Circa will begin meeting it with some of the 1,650 rooms coming in 2020.
In 2020, the city is expected to add more than 2 million square feet of convention space, which economists say will position the city for further economic growth.
What will be the top tourism and gaming headlines of 2020? Read on for predictions about opening Allegiant Stadium, visitation records and what lies ahead for Las Vegas.