This Low-cost Airline Just Announced a Las Vegas Base — and Is Celebrating With Fares As Low As $49

I've been to Las Vegas many times in the past 15 years with friends and family but most of the time I've gone by myself. As an avid global solo traveler, it's become one of my favorite places to visit.

It’s a couple of pandemic years behind schedule, but on July 5th The Sphere was lit up for the first time, changing the Las Vegas skyline forever. But that was just a tease, and next month, on September 29, The Sphere will be opened in its full glory by U2 – with the band’s first live performance anywhere in the world in nearly four years.

Low-cost airline Avelo is getting ready for fall travel with a major sale on September travel. It's recently announced «Fares Fall into Fall with 50% Off All September Flights» promotion offers flights for half off throughout the month when booked before Aug. 8. Travelers must enter the promotional code “Sept50” during the booking process on Avelo’s website to take advantage of the sale.

A passenger on a low-cost airline in India discovered on Monday that she'd arrived in a city some 1,000 miles from her planned destination after being told to board the wrong flight.

Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines will launch flights to Puerto Rico this fall, marking the airline’s first-ever Caribbean destination and its latest expansion plans.

While the downtowns of many American cities have stagnated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Las Vegas Arts District is staging an impressive comeback. The area, once known for bail bonds, pawn shops and wedding chapels, boasts artist studios, bars, clubs, tattoo shops, bookstores, coffee roasters, vintage clothing shops, and now a $4 million restaurant from Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, 1288 Main.

Every time I take a trip to Las Vegas, I visit the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. Stationed directly next to the hotel lobby, the 14,000-square-foot botanical garden features a seasonal showcase of sculptures, plants, flowers, water features, music, and digital projections.

Vegas has come a long way, baby. No longer a Mecca for gambling and other less licit activities, the city has become synonymous with family fun, world-class dining, and big-name entertainment.

By traditional measures, Alaska Airlines is a carrier of decidedly modest size, even after its acquisition of Virgin America. Its own flight network is small, compared to those of American, Delta, and United. And it’s not a member of one of the three global airline alliances.

How high can mandatory resort fees go? Sky high, apparently.

Two fast-growing budget carriers that serve the U.S. from Europe, Norwegian and WOW Air, both recently announced cancellations of several transatlantic routes.