The LVCVA’s former chief marketing officer has agreed to pay $8,700 in fines for violating the state ethics law over her personal use of airline gift cards bought by the agency.
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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has appointed two people to the Las Vegas Local Organizing Committee, set to help plan for the NFL 2020 draft in Las Vegas.
The current construction phase is about 32 percent complete, CEO Steve Hill said at the LVCVA board meeting Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas is betting big on 2020, when more than 15 projects — ranging from a stadium to hotel-casino renovations — are slated to come online.
Prosecutors expect to charge “one or more persons” by the end of August in a criminal investigation into misuse of airline gift cards bought by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, a court filing shows.
The Westgate, the resort created by legendary Las Vegas developer Kirk Kerkorian, opened 50 years ago today as the International Hotel on July 2, 1969.
Highways and airports will be jammed and Las Vegas is expected to be busy with 330,000 people visiting for the Fourth of July holiday this week.
Allegiant is also the only U.S. airline with side businesses that aren’t directly related to air travel, analysts told the Review-Journal — and its push outside aviation has left plenty of observers scratching their heads.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has disbanded its travel office and changed its ticket-buying system amid investigations into a gift card scandal.
John Keeling spoke about the state of the hotel industry Wednesday during the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference in Austin, Texas.
Las Vegas developer Chris Beavor on Wednesday kicked off his hotel project near the Palms.
Reno, Los Angeles and Miami are among the added destinations for the low-cost airline out of McCarran International Airport.
McCarran International and Henderson Executive airports were awarded more than $9 million in federal grants to go toward various improvements at both facilities.
Viva Aerobus Airlines kicked off its regular twice weekly flight service between Las Vegas and Monterrey, Mexico, this month.
The influx of added international flight service to Las Vegas is made possible partly through an incentive program from the Department of Aviation.