Las Vegas was lit in red on May 5 as resorts, landmarks and attractions demonstrated the destination’s strength and honored hospitality workers during National Travel & Tourism Week. The annual celebration recognizes the many contributions of the U.S. travel industry and is a national initiative of the U.S. Travel Association. NTTW recognizes that even during difficult times posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the spirit of travel will not be broken.
The following entities participated in Tuesday’s Red Takeover:
• Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
• Fremont Street Experience
• Paris Las Vegas
• Elara by Hilton Grand Vacations
• SAHARA Las Vegas
• The STRAT Hotel, Casino & Skypod
• TI Treasure Island Las Vegas
• The Venetian and The Palazzo
• Fashion Show Las Vegas
• High Roller Observation Wheel at The LINQ
• Keep Memory Alive Event Center
• The Neon Museum
• Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• The Mob Museum
• McCarran International Airport
Additionally, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority partnered with resorts to create a video featuring hospitality workers as they look forward to reopening their properties and welcoming guests from near and far in the future. That video can be accessed by clicking here.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center. With nearly 150,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 11 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA’s mission centers on attracting ever increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more info, visit www.lvcva.com or www.visitlasvegas.com.
