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Articles tagged “las vegas”

Hotels

Vegas hotel room prices spike for New Year’s Eve celebrations

Las Vegas has become the destination of choice for holiday revelers who've outgrown New York's Times Square but still want to ring in the New Year with a bang.

Ron Sylvester, Las Vegas Sun | 11 years ago

Vegas hotel room prices spike for New Year’s Eve celebrations

Tourism

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, unless you beheaded an exotic bird

At least the two men were wise enough to steer clear of the animals used by Siegfried and Roy.

Michelle Rindels, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

French design firm envisions on-board Blackjack tables for first class passengers

Most airlines will figure that electronic in-flight gambling games are enough to keep flyers entertained and forego risky situations where flight attendants have to deal with angry or euphoric gamblers.

Skift | 11 years ago

French design firm envisions on-board Blackjack tables for first class passengers

Airlines

How Allegiant Air plans to grow one underserved market at a time

The model carried out by Alaska Air seems to be a good one to mimic for smaller lines, especially in contrast to more flashy entrants such as Virgin America.

Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun | 12 years ago

How Allegiant Air plans to grow one underserved market at a time

Airlines

International travelers have been a huge boon to Las Vegas

International traffic beyond gateway cities is hard to track, this report puts Vegas in a postion to calculate that: Asia is a huge growth market for Vegas, nevermind Macau.

Richard N Velotta, Las Vegas Sun | 12 years ago

Tourism

Atlantic City joins Vegas in allowing visitors to gamble on mobile devices

The convenience of betting from a restaurant or your room is appealing, but the long-term goal here is getting consumers to think of casino brands first when they go to gamble online.

Donald Wittkowski, Press of Atlantic City | 12 years ago

Hotels

Las Vegas emerges as a surprising exemplar for sustainable tourism

Sustainable tourism doesn’t have to mean a hut in the jungle; these are hotels are renovating with greener infrastructure, electing conscious business partners, and building a great reputation with concerned customers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Las Vegas emerges as a surprising exemplar for sustainable tourism

Travel Technology

Casinos will turn from slot machines to iPads for bigger winnings

Once derided as devices for wealthy consumers, iPads have quickly become the budget alternative for travel industry players -- like resorts and airlines -- that are looking for more cost-effective ways to reach customers.

Ron Sylvester, Las Vegas Sun | 12 years ago

Hotels

Nobu expands brand from restaurants to hotels with new Vegas venture

Although it seems like Nobu's heyday was a decade ago, the brand still has strong backing from investors like Robert DeNiro who've shown they know how to run a high-end hotel.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

The bubble boy has a new place to stay in Las Vegas: MGM opens ‘Stay Well’ rooms

Vitamin C-infused showers, antimicrobial-coated doorknobs, and electromagnetic shielding are just some of the amenities available in the healthiest corner of the city of sin.

Skift | 12 years ago