August was a slowish month for tourism in Las Vegas.
Tourism
“What happens here, stays here,” put Sin City on the marketing map.
The August passenger count at McCarran International Airport grew at the same pace as the rest of this year, but with hints of possible turbulence ahead.
At the risk of rerunning the fare war that erupted last year, Allegiant Travel Co. said its discount flier Allegiant Air will connect Las Vegas and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport with six flights a week starting Nov. 17.
The security line for one of the McCarran International Airport concourses backed up late Tuesday morning after the checkpoint was shut down.
For the second year in a row, Allegiant Travel Co. made Fortune magazine’s list of 100 fastest-growing companies, but its ranking slipped.
Mexican Independence Day, incorrectly thought by many Americans to be the alcohol-tinged Cinco de Mayo, has emerged as a growing force on the tourism calendar.
ATLANTIC CITY — Everyone knows Boardwalk and Park Place are the two most expensive spots on the Monopoly board.
For at least three years, its “What happens here, stays here” slogan has been on the ballot for inclusion in the Advertising Walk of Fame on New York’s Madison Avenue. So far, its vote total has come up short.
The Las Vegas visitor industry continued its climb out of recession in July at much the same clip it has for the entire year.
Allegiant Travel Co.’s discount flier Allegiant Air will start routes from Las Vegas to two of the major college towns in the South.
Nine companies and one joint venture have submitted bids for four limousine and shuttle bus slots at McCarran International Airport.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority forecasts the number of visitors spending the three-day Labor Day weekend in town will rise 3.6 percent rise from a year earlier.
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