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Benjamin Spillman Gaming Guru - Page 19LV visitor count inches lower in September13 November 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas visitation dipped slightly in September but the percentage of full rooms increased.
About 3.3 million people visited during the month, a decrease of less than 1 percent from the previous September.
But hotel occupancy rates rose almost 1 percent because there were ... (read more)
September passenger count increases at McCarran6 November 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A US Airways pullback from Las Vegas slowed growth at McCarran International Airport in September, but air travel growth in Southern Nevada stayed on record pace for 2007 even with no new resorts opening on the Strip.
About 3.9 million passengers arrived and departed McCarran during the month, up 2.4 percent from September 2006. ... (read more)
AIRLINES: Southwest crews get local base6 November 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Flight attendant Amber Johnson has lived her entire life in Las Vegas. But her workday commutes have taken her to Oakland, Calif., and even as far as Baltimore -- and that was just to start a shift.
Now Johnson, and hundreds of her Southwest Airlines colleagues who also live in ... (read more)
Leaving Las Vegas: Snow show makes tracks for Denver2 November 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Just before Labor Day, Las Vegas landed atop a list of the best places in America for outdoor sports.
By Halloween, one of the nation's top outdoor sports trade shows announced it would leave Las Vegas for Denver in 2010.
The 36-year-old SIA SnowSports Trade Show will pack ... (read more)
Computer glitch slows MGM Mirage check-ins24 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When a work computer goes wonky, it's annoying.
When several thousand people are dependent on the malfunctioning machine to start their Las Vegas vacations, it's downright scary.
But that's exactly what workers faced this weekend when a computer glitch disrupted guest ... (read more)
Pacts offer job security22 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Casino workers in downtown Las Vegas may not know who they'll be working for five years from now but new labor contracts will protect their wages and benefits no matter who is in charge.
About 4,400 workers from Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 voted Saturday on new labor ... (read more)
Six downtown casinos strike deal with unions19 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Owners of six downtown Las Vegas casinos struck tentative labor agreements that will keep about 2,000 unionized workers on the job.
Bargaining as a group on Thursday, the owners of the El Cortez, Western, Fitzgeralds, Las Vegas Club, Plaza and Four Queens struck the deal with ... (read more)
Nugget, workers reach accord18 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Management at the largest and fanciest hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas struck a tentative labor agreement with about 1,500 unionized workers late Wednesday.
The deal between the Golden Nugget and workers from Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 came nearly 12 hours ... (read more)
LABOR: 'Big deal' for two casinos16 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas casino and hotel workers struck a tentative labor deal Monday with two downtown properties, setting the stage for more pacts between casino owners and unionized employees elsewhere on Fremont Street.
The deal covers about 900 workers from Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 at the Main Street Station and Fremont casinos. ... (read more)
Little room at the inn: Vacancy flat as hotel occupancy high15 October 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's times like these when another 33,000 hotel rooms would come in handy.
Las Vegas visitation was nearly flat in August compared to the same month in 2006.
But it wasn't because people quit going on vacation to drink, gamble and overeat.
The hotels just didn't have rooms ... (read more)
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