Breeze Airways has yet to land a single plane at Harry Reid International Airport but has announced for the second time that it is expanding its flight operations to and from Las Vegas.
Tourism
After a two-year delay and three days of action, Las Vegas is receiving rave reviews as a host for the NFL draft.
Stores in the Fashion Show mall and Forum Shops are among those seeing caps, jerseys and more fly off the shelves.
Though it’s great that thousands and thousands of fans were in Southern Nevada this week, Circa owner Derek Stevens said what’s special about the draft is the people it brought — and how they’re spending their time.
From terminals to trams, NFL fans traveled from across the country and around the Las Vegas area in large numbers.
The Dallas-based airline, the busiest at Harry Reid International Airport, is expected to hire 10,000 employees net of attrition, grow its fleet and reduce capacity.
Occupancy rates at Las Vegas resorts are rising to nearly normal levels while the average daily room rate has soared past last year’s rates and those from 2019.
Contingency plans are in place to take Thursday’s NFL Draft indoors if high winds forecast for the Las Vegas area arrive during the first evening of the event.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians opened the Palms’ doors to the public Wednesday night after a two-year closure due to the COVID pandemic.
Shuttered for more than two years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Palms, under tribal ownership, is expecting the possibility of big crowds after Wednesday night’s opening.
Las Vegas officials are forecasting the NFL draft will bring a high volume of private plane activity to Southern Nevada’s airports this week.
While no one knows for sure how many people will arrive for this week’s NFL draft, the only certainty seems to be that it will break all city and NFL events records.
Stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the NAB trade show — annually one of the city’s largest — opens its doors for a five-day event Saturday.
The new discount air carrier that will add Las Vegas flights to seven destinations in June and August will next fly to Westchester County, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn.
Many Las Vegas transportation providers will no longer require a face covering after a federal judge voided the mask mandate on airlines and public transportation.