A new financing plan that reduces public funding for a $1.4 billion domed stadium from $700 million to $550 million received a lackluster response Thursday from the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee and the project’s developers.
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Walt Disney Co. has had more than 240 “nuisance” alligators captured and killed over the last 10 years at its Florida theme park property, according to state records.
The state panel that’s developing a financing plan for a domed stadium in Las Vegas won’t finalize the proposal at its Thursday meeting, but it could come close.
Fremont Street Experience and Tiesto have premiered the newest Viva Vision show, “Tiesto – A Town Called Paradise.”
Tourism industry experts in Las Vegas and Orlando say they don’t expect the three horrific incidents that occurred in Central Florida over the past six days will have long-term detrimental effects to visitation.
Las Vegas ranks fifth among AAA’s top 10 summer travel destinations. In a statement, the auto club said its top 10 domestic travel destinations, in order, are Orlando, Florida; Seattle; Los Angeles/Anaheim, California; Honolulu, Las Vegas; Anchorage, Alaska; New York; Maui, Hawaii; San Francisco and Denver.
The last two years have marked the lowest attendance in at least a decade at Hoover Dam, with just over 720,000 paid visitors in 2015 and fewer than 696,000 in 2014.
Two state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas will first need extensive remodeling to make room for technology that dates backs to the early days of air traffic control, according to union officials.
Upward of 315,000 visitors will pop into Las Vegas during the Memorial Day weekend. That means busy sidewalks, congested roads and crowded venues, but also a boost for the local economy.
Convention attendance continued to soar in April, keeping visitor volume for the month in positive territory compared with last year, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday.
When 130,000 people arrive for the giant ConExpo-Con/Agg construction equipment trade show in March, they’ll be able to scan their convention registration badges and take unlimited rides on the Las Vegas Monorail for the duration of the show.
McCarran International Airport posted its best April performance since 2007, the last time it served more than 3.9 million airline passengers for the month, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported Thursday.
When the 11-member Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee begins work Thursday on how to pay for a $1.4 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium, it will try to piece together a funding strategy that will keep everyone happy with their return on investment.
Elected state officials say it is too early to think about a special session of the Nevada Legislature to consider public funding for a proposed $1.4 billion domed football stadium in Las Vegas.
A Virginia-based event management company that ranks convention destinations worldwide says Las Vegas has fallen to No. 3 behind Orlando and Chicago for hosting shows.