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Reid International Airport
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Las Vegas airport sees twice as many fliers compared to same time last year

Mar 29, 2022

More than twice as many people flew through Harry Reid International Airport in February compared to the same month in 2021.

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Here's why gas prices keep climbing in Nevada and what you can do

Mar 28, 2022

Las Vegas relies heavily on tourism to keep its economy afloat.

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Tourism rebounds at Reid International as plans for new airport south of Las Vegas are renewed

Mar 25, 2022

The pandemic hit Nevada’s travel and tourism industry hard.

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A tourist strolls along the white sand of Maya Beach in Thailand. The destination was once overrun by visitors, but thanks in part to the pandemic, its ecosystem has had time to recover.

In Thailand, the pandemic helped a famous beach recover from an onslaught of tourists

Mar 19, 2022
The Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach helped put Maya Bay on the "must see" list of every visitor to Thailand. But that proved too much for its delicate ecosystem. The pandemic helped change that.
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Spirit Airlines adding nonstop routes from Las Vegas to Albuquerque, Boise, Reno

Mar 17, 2022

Spirit Airlines announced an expansion in the West with new nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Boise, Albuqueque and Reno. 

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Las Vegas Convention Center renovation to standardize facades

Mar 11, 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourism officials in Las Vegas plan to spend $435 million renovating older parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center to match the look of a sprawling new exhibition hall section tha

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World
A plane sits at Melbourne Airport in December, ahead of the Australian Open. The country will reopen its international borders to visa holders and fully vaccinated travelers on Feb. 21.

Australia will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers in 2 weeks

Feb 07, 2022
Doubly vaccinated travelers will be welcomed starting Feb. 21, nearly two years after it first closed its border. The move is seen as relief for its tourism industry.
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Asia
An airport worker marks queue line for the reopening of International Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday.

Bali reopens to foreign travelers as COVID-19 surge subsides

Oct 14, 2021
International travelers must be vaccinated, test negative, be coming from certain countries, quarantine and heed restrictions in public.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Horseback riders head down a trail near June Lake, Calif. As post-pandemic travel increases, people are flocking to outdoor activities and rural areas.

U.S. travelers are back in the saddle again. But they've adapted to a new reality

Oct 09, 2021
The U.S. travel industry is rebounding after taking massive hits early in the pandemic. But Americans are making different choices now, such as staying closer to home and choosing rural destinations.
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World
Mount Cumbre Vieja erupts, spewing out columns of smoke, ash and lava as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sunday.

Spewing Volcano Shouldn't Put Off Visitors To La Palma, Says Spain's Tourism Minister

Sep 20, 2021
Despite the eruption on the Canary island that has sent thousands fleeing, including some 500 tourists, Spain's tourism minister said visitors should stay and "enjoy what nature has brought us."
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"It's a good problem to have, especially coming out of a pandemic and a couple of months of no income for a lot of folks," says Moab Mayor Emily Niehaus.

This Utah Adventure Town Wants To Put The Brakes On Promoting Itself

Jul 31, 2021
Tourists are visiting national parks and surrounding public lands in record numbers this summer, which is causing some overwhelmed national park gateway towns to rethink their promotion strategies.
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Wish You Were Here
Archaeologist Ferudun Ozgumus stands in what is believed to be a Byzantine-era substructure in Istanbul.

Beneath Istanbul, Archaeologists Explore An Ancient City's Byzantine Basements

Jul 23, 2021
Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.
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Tourists dressed up as People's Liberation Army soldiers pose in Liangjiahe village, where a teenage Xi Jinping spent seven years doing hard labor. Today the village is a popular red tourism site. The sign displays a quote from Xi: "Liangjiahe is where m

Chinese Tourists Throng 'Red Tourism' Sites To Mark Communist Party Centennial

Jul 21, 2021
The officially designated Communist Party historical sites venerate Mao Zedong and, increasingly, the country's current leader, Xi Jinping. Tourists sometimes do manual labor and dress up as soldiers.
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Wish You Were Here

Tourists In Colombia Can Now Take Jungle Hikes With Ex-FARC Guerrilla Guides

Jul 19, 2021
FARC rebels used to chain their kidnap victims in the jungle until they received ransom. Now tourists pay ex-guerrillas hundreds of dollars to take them hiking and whitewater rafting there.
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A Froggyland diorama shows a teacher trying to control a class in which students are hitting each other with rulers, arriving late to class and balancing pencils on their noses. Each  diorama displays anthropomorphized frogs in human scenes of the early

Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S.

Jun 10, 2021
The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.
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"What we want to do is make sure that our fantastic tourist industry, including the cruise ships, including our hospitality in our ancillary businesses, have an opportunity to get back to where they were," Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said

Alaska Lures Tourists With Its Stunning Landscapes — And Free COVID-19 Vaccines

Jun 02, 2021
Officials hope the added incentive of the vaccine will attract visitors. It's part of an effort to jump start a floundering summer tourism industry that's been devastated by the pandemic.
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World
Yusuf Khan at his souvenir stand in the catacombs below Diocletian's Palace, built in the 4th century for the Roman Emperor Diocletian. It later became part of the city of Split. Khan, who has owned his stand for 20 years, typically earns $500 a day, but

Croatia's Economy Needs Tourists. It's Now Opening The Doors To Vaccinated Americans

May 24, 2021
For Croatia, the most tourism-dependent country in Europe, opening up quickly is crucial to reviving its pandemic-battered economy. Tourist numbers plummeted last year.
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Newscast headlines

New US Senate Panel To Tackle Nevada Tourism Amid Pandemic

Apr 15, 2021

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. Senate subcommittee focused on travel and tourism has met for the first time to discuss ways to help the industry recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

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A group of tourists prepares to take COVID-19 tests at Taoyuan International Airport on Thursday, the first day of the new Palau-Taiwan Travel Corridor.

Taiwan And Palau Launch Coronavirus Travel Bubble

Apr 01, 2021
Palau has seen no COVID-19 cases and Taiwan has kept the virus in check. Taiwan's first tourist flight to Palau during the pandemic era landed Thursday. Travelers do not need to quarantine on arrival.
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Vaccinated, Now What?

Mar 24, 2021

 

Nevada is quickly moving towards full vaccination. About a quarter of us have received one dose of the vaccine. Close to 14 percent are fully vaccinated.   

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Las Vegas Sees Weekend Crowds Arrive For Basketball, Spring

Mar 23, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crowds in Las Vegas during the weekend stirred talk Monday about a coronavirus pandemic recovery arriving along with college basketball fans, spring breakers and pool partiers.

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Visitors with the Bil Weekend tourism company take photographs inside the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon, in the area around the Ishtar gate. The animal on the walls ins a dragon-like creature associated with the Babylonian god Marduk.

'It Was Like Magic': Iraqis Visit Babylon And Other Heritage Sites For 1st Time

Feb 23, 2021
Domestic tourism has been strong in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, but sites in more impoverished, insecure areas tend to be visited less. A few Iraqi tourism companies are trying to change that.
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What Will American Rescue Plan Do For Nevada? Rep. Dina Titus Explains

Feb 22, 2021

President Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus and economic stimulus bill.  

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Many Americans are visiting Mexico's beaches during the pandemic. Above, fishing boats are docked at a marina in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 2.

'We Feel Safe': Americans Keep Visiting Mexico Despite Pandemic Risks

Dec 25, 2020
U.S. tourists aren't welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements.
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December Hints At A Tough Winter For The Strip

Dec 03, 2020

December is usually a quiet month in Las Vegas.

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