Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Tourism

  • The visitors center at the Ice Age Fossils State Park features this skeletal display of a camelops, sometimes known as “yesterday’s camel.” Ice Age Fossils State Park, the Nevada Division of State Parks’ newest venue, will open to the public Jan. 20 at 8660 N. Decatur Blvd.
    New Nevada state park opens this month, showcasing 25,000-year-old fossils
    Some 25,000 years ago, the area near the modern-day 8660 N. Decatur Blvd. was home to a spring and marshland. It sustained Columbian mammoths, camelops (or yesterday’s camels), dire wolves, lions, and ...
  • Luke Browning, left, and Brittany Browning of Kentucky share a kiss as fireworks explode over the Plaza in Downtown Las Vegas on New Years Eve Monday Jan. 1, 2024.
    Welcome to 2024: Las Vegas delivers on New Year's bash
    Visitors exchanged hugs and kisses, shouted “Happy New Year” and blew on horns in joyous celebration. Metro Police didn’t report any major incidents ...
  • Scenes from the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2022.
    Las Vegas ready to ring out 2023, ring in 2024
    Las Vegas will ring in the new year as it always does: with an array of bespoke shows and other entertainment opportunities, in addition to multiple, massive displays of fireworks.
  • An Allegiant Air passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
    Allegiant stopping Las Vegas to Reno flights
    Allegiant Air will stop flights from Las Vegas to Reno in January, the company said this week.
  • Visitors crowd Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport, formerly known as McCarran International, in Las Vegas.
    Harry Reid breaks annual travel record for second straight year
    Harry Reid International Airport has broken its annual passenger record for another consecutive year. Harry Reid in 2023 has seen 52.8 million passengers — more than ever before —through the month of November ...
  • People wait in the Southwest ticketing line at Harry Reid International Airport Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.
    Las Vegas airport ready for holiday rush, but are all those passengers prepared?
    More than 115 million Americans are expected to travel over the Christmas and New Year holidays — more than a 2% increase from the same time last year and the second-highest ...
  • From left, LVCVA showgirl Jennifer Autry, LVCVA CEO and President Steve Hill, Las Vegas Events President Tim Keener, Steph Mackenzie with 97.1, Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson, CEO and President of Fremont Street Experience Andrew Simon, Fireworks by Grucci Director of Business and Development Scott Cooper and LVCVA showgirl Tara Taylor stand on a stage during an event held to announce details for Americas Party 2024 at the Fashion Show Mall Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
    'More in ’24': Plans in place for Las Vegas' NYE fireworks extravaganza
    The New Year’s Eve fireworks display over Las Vegas Boulevard will last eight minutes using 12,000 electrical circuits and 66 pyrotechnicians, officials coordinating the annual “America’s Party” over the Strip ...
  • This undated file photo shows the Swamp Cedar Natural Area, a tribal site known as the swamp cedars, considered sacred by a number of Shoshone tribes in Ely, northeast Nevada
    Ely is open for business
    Nevada is a sprawling state with most of its people in two population centers. But beyond the reaches of Las Vegas and Reno is a land filled with attractions and history. Some of them, of course, might not be familiar to most Nevadans. The Sun has reached out to mayors and representatives of the Silver State’s 19 cities, giving them a platform in our pages to talk about their area’s history and attractions and to describe what makes them special and what challenges they face.
  • Angel Lake, located near Wells, is a great place for all types of outdoor enthusiasts.
    Northeastern Nevada city a home for outdoor enthusiasts
    Nevada is a sprawling state with most of its people in two population centers. But beyond the reaches of Las Vegas and Reno is a land filled with attractions and history. Some of them, of course, might not be familiar to most Nevadans. The Sun has reached out to mayors and representatives of the Silver State’s 19 cities, giving them a platform in our pages to talk about their area’s history and attractions and to describe what makes them special and what challenges they face.
  • A casino floor is shown during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.
    Fontainebleau celebrates its long-awaited debut on the Las Vegas Strip
    Fontainebleau Las Vegas welcomed community leaders and the first guests for a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the Strip’s newest resort and casino. The festivities included ...
  • Exterior of the new Fontainebleau located on Las Vegas Blvd on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
    Long-awaited Fontainebleau Las Vegas brings Miami chic to the Strip
    Las Vegas’ newest resort is the sister property of Fontainebleau Miami Beach, which has been in operation since the mid-20th century.
  • A Brightline train rendering
    Regulators OK $3 billion for Las Vegas-California high-speed rail project
    The grant funding announced Tuesday clears the way for the long-anticipated commuter project to soon break ground, though it’s not yet clear when that may be.
  • A look at the high limit gaming area inside the new Durango Casino & Resort Monday Dec. 4, 2023
    Station Casinos opens doors on Durango Resort, its next generation of luxury
    Patrons who step into the new Durango Resort for the initial time should notice something distinct: It’s bright. Between the natural light flowing into the $780 million resort on Durango Drive and ...
  • A view of the Mandalay Bay Friday, July 24, 2015.
    MGM exec returning to Las Vegas as president of Mandalay Bay, Luxor
    Travis Lunn, president and COO of the Borgata in New Jersey, is returning to Las Vegas in June as president of Mandalay Bay and Luxor, officials with the properties’ parent company ...
  • Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President Cliff Atkinson, a veteran of the hospitality industry who stepped into his current role about four months ago, said the property near the Las Vegas Strip is treating Formula One as it's "coming out party." Tuesday, November 13, 2023.
    Virgin Hotels Las Vegas’ president ready to steer property into bright future
    In August, Cliff Atkinson, a longtime leader in hospitality, stepped into the role of president of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, which was formerly the Hard Rock Hotel and is part of Hilton’s Curio Collection. With two major events on Las Vegas’ calendar — Formula One’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix in November ..
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