Allegiant Travel Co. continued its patterns in recent months of expanding its flight schedule faster than it attracts passengers.
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Frontier Airlines will farm out about 40 full- and part-time employees, its entire presence at McCarran International Airport to a contract vendor.
Southwest Airlines, the market leader at McCarran International Airport, will add a new destination with a once-daily nonstop flight to Flint, Mich., on Aug. 11. Currently, there are only connecting flights between Las Vegas and Flint.
With most of its taxi drivers positioned to go on strike at any time, Yellow Checker Star Transportation has launched a recruiting campaign promising an “exceptional opportunity for career-minded individuals.”
Caesars Palace announced nearly two years ago that it would renovate the second-oldest tower at the Strip resort into a luxury boutique hotel with the help of Nobu Hospitality. The construction walls finally came down this week.
The Skyvue giant Ferris wheel project gained breathing room on Thursday as three contractors released their liens for unpaid bills with the promise that others will follow suit.
Population in Las Vegas will grow by 1.2 percent, employment will grow by less than 1 percent and visitor count will top 40 million in 2013, business executives said Thursday at Preview Las Vegas 2013.
After a history of refusing to dangle incentives in front of airlines for more service, management at McCarran International Airport has done an about-face.
Las Vegas police said Tuesday arrests were imminent in connection with a complaint filed against the parent company of the Palms, resulting from an undercover investigation that discovered illegal drug sales and prostitution at clubs on the property.
Frias Transportation Infrastructure will launch within the next two months a test of a commercial vehicle tracking system that might hold a solution for the perennial complaints about tourists being subjected to overpriced taxi rides.
A record year for visitor volume continued to take shape in November.
Angel Management Group, which already counts Pure, Wet Republic and Tabu Ultra Lounge in its portfolio of Strip clubs, has taken over operation of the Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at Paris Las Vegas.