Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority News

LATAM Airlines fly direct from Brazil to Vegas
4 Jun 2018

McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas welcomed the first nonstop flight this morning from São Paulo, Brazil. This route is expected to bring even more visitors from Brazil and South America.

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World Trade Center Las Vegas announces partnerships with Denver, Twente and Leeuwarden
24 Apr 2018

WTC Las Vegas signed Memorandums of Understanding with the three other WTCs at the 49th WTC Association General Assembly in the Netherlands.

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Las Vegas Tourism Annual Report shows increased visitor spending
6 Apr 2017

Visitor spending is on the rise in multiple categories including food and beverage, local transportation, shows and entertainment, shopping and sightseeing, according to the LVCVA's 2016 Visitor Profile Study.

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Las Vegas breaks tourism records
11 Jan 2017

The city welcomed 42.9 million visitors and 6.3 million business travelers in 2016, setting all-new records for the third consecutive year.

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Nevada lawmakers approve football stadium plan
17 Oct 2016

Nevada state lawmakers approved a hotel tax increase that will see $750 million put toward an NFL stadium in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas rallies in support of Global Meetings Industry Day
8 Apr 2016

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is joining the Meetings Mean Business coalition and its hotel partners in celebrating Global Meetings Industry Day.

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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority launches virtual reality experience
17 Mar 2016

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) launched a Virtual Reality Companion app that helps transport trade show delegates and would-be visitors alike to popular attractions in the Entertainment Capital of the World.

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LVCVA recieves two national awards for financial reporting
17 Mar 2016

The prestigious awards were bestowed by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

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Las Vegas smashes tourism record
31 Dec 2015

Southern Nevada rode an above-average increase in November visitation boosted by a 39.8% spike in convention attendance to put the region in position to break the record in December.

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Exec with 'hustle' helps drive Las Vegas convention-tourism business
20 Dec 2015

In the convention and tourism business, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter is the industry's Charlie Hustle.

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Details of Las Vegas' New Year's fireworks show revealed
18 Dec 2015

For the first 8 minutes, 18 seconds of 2016, Las Vegas will be "On Top of the World," as the New Year's celebration theme goes, with eyes around the globe focused on a televised, $600,000 fireworks show launched from atop resorts along the Strip.

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Aviation leaders expect 7.5% increase in passengers through McCarran
9 Dec 2015

Aviation marketing leaders in Southern Nevada expect a 7.5% increase in passengers in the second quarter of 2016 with growth in domestic and international travelers, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors was told Tuesday.

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Light rail, trolley system could be in Vegas' future
8 Dec 2015

Tourism and transportation leaders on Monday unveiled a summary of a 2,400-page report that will be reviewed by local, county and state leaders over the next two months to begin the process of initiating what's being called "a blueprint for growth and transformation."

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Tourism panel members get detailed view of Las Vegas Convention Center redo
4 Dec 2015

The 11-member committee had requested additional details of the project at its October meeting and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority obliged with a detailed description of plans, a timeline for bidding and construction and a snapshot of how planners arrived at cost estimates.

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SkyVue wheel developer aims to profit despite project not getting off the ground
1 Dec 2015

Las Vegas developer Howard Bulloch envisioned spending $300 million to build a 500-foot-tall wheel with 140,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment. SkyVue's foundation was poured in March 2012, and two 247-foot-tall pillars were built soon after.

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