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September 15th, 2008

Haunted Houses Preparing for Halloween

Las Vegas Haunts is gearing up for another spooktacular Halloween season!
Their two locations - The Asylum and Hotel Fear - will be opening next week, Friday September 26th and 27th.
The Asylum will be located in the Home Depot parking lot at Charleston and Hualapai, and Hotel Fear is located in the Home Depot […]

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September 13th, 2008

“Laughlin. It’s Like You Own the Place”

I’m not sure that I know of any other state whose cities seem to rely so heavily on taglines and makes such a big deal out of them!
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has launched a new ad campaign for Laughlin, the city 90 minutes south of Las Vegas that straddles the Colorado River […]

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September 11th, 2008

The Mirage Volcano Gets a Makeover

The volcano at the Mirage is set to get a makeover later this year!
The iconic Strip-front feature will be transformed into an all-new audio-visual event with a top to bottom overhaul with the help of Fountains of Bellagio design firm WET. The change is part of an overhaul the entire hotel is undertaking and […]

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July 19th, 2008

Three New Blogs at the Travel & Culture Channel

The Travel & Culture Channel has added three new blogs!

The Phoenix Traveler is a fellow desert-dweller who will be writing about the events and happens in and and around Phoenix, Arizona.

Travel Product Guide focuses on products needed for travel, high-tech or no-tech!

Travel Photo Daily will take you around the world in photos! Visitors are […]

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July 17th, 2008

The Wynn Encore Suites

The Encore Suites, Steve Wynn’s $2.1 billion sequel to the Wynn, has announced it is now hiring for 5300 positions for its opening later this year.
This is great news for local Las Vegans (or those wanting to become Las Vegans!), who will be able to apply online starting this Sunday, July 20th. (They have […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

July 8th, 2008

Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton

The Las Vegas Hilton announced just a few days ago that its long-running Star Trek: The Experience will be closing on September 1. A decline in ticket sales over the last little while was cited as the biggest reason for the closure.
There’s still time to battle the BORG and the Klingons before everything’s packed up, […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

June 30th, 2008

Station Casinos Announces Aliante Opening

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Station Casinos has announced its newest addition, Aliante Station, will be opening to the public on November 11, 2008 at 11:11pm. The hotel/casino will be Station’s 18th property in southern Nevada and comes in at a cost of $675 […]

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June 13th, 2008

The Mirage Welcomes Tiger Cubs to the Secret Garden

Yesterday The Mirage welcomed five new additions to Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat - six-week-old white-striped and golden tiger cubs!
The public will get its first chance to see the rare babies today, June 13th, in a special nursery created just for them at the Secret Garden. Today is also Siegfried’s 69th […]

By Heather -- 10 comments

June 11th, 2008

Full Body Security Scans Coming to McCarran Airport

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 […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2008

Toni Braxton Cancels All Remaining Shows

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The Flamingo Hotel has announced that all remaining Toni Braxton: Revealed scheduled shows have been canceled so Toni can concentrate on her health. She was hospitalized in April for chest pains, and has suffered from pericarditis - a viral inflammation of the heart.
The […]

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