The Las Vegas Adventurer

We’ve all heard the stories of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) getting ready to launch full-body scans at security check-ins in US airports, and they’re now a reality.
The first scanner was installed at the Phoenix, Arizona airport in April, and ten more are set to roll out over the next month – and one of those is McCarran Airport here in Las Vegas. (A few of the remaining will be at Reagan National and Baltimore-Washington International Airports in Washington; Dallas; Albuquerque; Miami and Detroit.)
The scanning is supposed to help bypass the need for pat-downs, and passengers will have the choice …read more

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Everyone knows that the purpose of taxis is to get you from point A to point B. However, if you’re not familiar with an area how do you make sure the driver isn’t taking you for a ride just to drive up the rate?
One common complaint about Las Vegas taxis is that drivers often taken tourists through what is called “the tunnel” – a drive that takes you underneath the McCarran Airport runway to I-15. This particular route may allow you to go a bit faster than side streets, but it’s not necessarily the …read more

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