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Advance room rates for the first week of April are down sharply as travelers grow more hesitant to book vacations with war looming in the Middle East.

News Brief: Passengers involved in recent bus crash said the driver drove with one hand, talked on his cell phone with the other, and listened to his Walkman and watched a movie on on a small TV screen to the left of his steering wheel.

A Nebraska-based bus charter company with locations in six states has opened its 12th operation with a terminal in Las Vegas.

A telecommunications trade show, which has bucked an industry trend by expanding while others have shrunk, will move to Las Vegas this year.

A company that operates timeshare resorts in Las Vegas and Hawaii announced plans Friday for a new timeshare development on 20 acres on Las Vegas Boulevard South.

News Brief: Two tour buses returning to the Los Angeles area from Las Vegas collided outside Baker on Sunday, injuring more than 100 passengers - at least eight critically - and sending at least 40 to area hospitals.

Despite run-ins with Nevada regulators and financial difficulties, the Nevada Gaming Control Board Wednesday approved a permanent license for Las Vegas Gaming Inc.

Imperial Palace owner Betty Engelstad said Wednesday she has no immediate plans to sell the Strip casino company founded by her late husband, Ralph Engelstad.

Dwarfed by new resorts, intriguing relics of sin city's past lurk in obscure corners.

News Brief: The New York-New York casino on the Las Vegas Strip has quietly unveiled a memorial to victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks.

Citing strong ticket sales among late-night, leisure and business travelers, America West Airlines has upped its stake in Las Vegas.

Park Place Entertainment Corp. expects to focus on driving convention business to its Las Vegas Hilton property.

News Brief: Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Thursday he'd be willing to allow slot machines at Neonopolis if it would help the struggling downtown entertainment center attract customers.

News Brief: Late today there should be a new world record slot jackpot available in Nevada, officials said.

Las Vegas locals' casino operator Station Casinos Inc. will be producing a videotape of `encouraging words and greetings’ to send to local military troops stationed overseas.

Though his property is no longer the city's undisputed hot spot among members of the young and hip crowd, the Hard Rock Hotel's new president, Kevin Kelley, is not threatened by newer rivals.

Simon Property Group and Park Place Entertainment Corp. have executed a lease to begin construction of an expansion to the Forum Shops at Caesars retail mall at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.

Caesars Palace took another step in polishing its tarnished image with the signing of a lease Tuesday for the long-promised, 175,000-square-foot expansion of Forum Shops at Caesars.

News Brief: Steve Wynn, developer of Le Reve, wants the state Legislature to exempt from state regulation the water utility that serves the project and nearby residents.