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Articles tagged “las vegas”

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MGM Resorts CEO Thinks Dubai or Abu Dhabi Might OK Gaming This Year

Executives at MGM Resorts International are hopeful that gaming may be approved by the United Arab Emirates, possibly as soon as this year. The Las Vegas-based casino and hotel operator announced back in 2017 its plans for an MGM Resort in Dubai that wouldn't have gaming but would instead have 1,000 rooms and 10 villas. Yet executives…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Daily Lodging Report

London to Overtake Las Vegas in Hotel Supply

A news report from Bloomberg citing STR data notes London is slated to overtake Las Vegas as the city with the largest hotel supply outside of China.

1 year ago

Skift Meetings

Leading Vegas Style

Lisa Messina, the very first chief sales officer at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, discusses building back the convention market, women leadership, potential headwinds, and the new attractions groups have to look forward to.

1 year ago
Leading Vegas Style

Hotels

Las Vegas Hotels Deny Conspiring to Artificially Raise Room Rates

Attorneys representing Las Vegas' most prominent hotels argue the lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to keep room rates high lacks a very important piece of evidence — proof of communication between any of the defendants.

Mike Scarcella, Reuters | 1 year ago

Las Vegas Hotels Deny Conspiring to Artificially Raise Room Rates

Skift Meetings

Las Vegas Convention Center Strike Averted

The Culinary and Bartenders Unions and Sodexo Live!, the Las Vegas Convention Center food service provider, have agreed on a four-year contract, averting a looming strike.

1 year ago
Las Vegas Convention Center Strike Averted

News Blog

Caesars Now Sells Flights and Vacation Packages

Caesars Entertainment is adding an online travel agency business model, as it launches a new website that lets guests books flights as well as their accommodation. The resort operator’s new “Caesars Rewards Travel Bundle” venture, as reported by Skift’s Daily Lodging Report, is powered by Snowstorm Technologies. To coincide with the new Caesars website (caesars.com/flights-hotels)…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Skift Meetings

Universal Parks and Resorts to Touch Down in Las Vegas’ Area15

Experience takes on added importance in today’s disruptive world. Universal Parks & Resorts will soon be unveiling a new horror-themed entertainment experience, part of 20 acre expansion of Las Vegas' Area15.

1 year ago
Universal Parks and Resorts to Touch Down in Las Vegas’ Area15

Business Travel

Nevada Wants Business Travelers for Longer Blended Stays Outside of Las Vegas

A new state-wide program predicts six community projects across rural Nevada will tap into the emerging blended travel market, and that convention delegates will welcome a break from the Strip's bright lights.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Nevada Wants Business Travelers for Longer Blended Stays Outside of Las Vegas

Daily Lodging Report

Vegas Strip Operators Accused of Price Colluding 

A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that four of the main Las Vegas Strip resort operators colluded, via data-sharing software, to artificially inflate the prices of their hotel rooms.

1 year ago

Skift Meetings

Las Vegas Hits $1.3 Billion Jackpot With F1 Grand Prix

Vegas is investing in a trifecta of Formula 1, the Super Bowl, and the opening of the highly-anticipated MSG Sphere to attract an even bigger share of business events.

1 year ago
Las Vegas Hits $1.3 Billion Jackpot With F1 Grand Prix