THE GOLDEN NUGGET is offering, through June, a
suite package starting at $99 per couple, per night. The price of
the plan varies by suite accommodation and includes one spa pass
per person per day, one cocktail per person at any of the
property's casino bars or lounges and nightly turn-down service.
(800) 634-3454
VISITS TO Las Vegas numbered 35.1 million
people in 2002, a 0.2% increase over 2001, according to the Las
Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Convention attendance,
meanwhile, rose 1.8% to a record 5.1 million delegates, while
non-gaming revenue associated with convention visitation increased
by 1.9% to $5.9 billion. Average daily automobile traffic on all
major highways around the city increased 7.4% in 2002, while the
number of emplaned/deplaned airline passengers at McCarran Int'l
Airport decreased by 0.5%.
THE COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS named Paolo
Barbieri, wine director at the Bellagio's Le Cirque and Circo, a
master sommelier. Barbieri, who along with four other candidates
passed the three-part exam earlier this month in San Francisco,
joins the ranks of just 56 master sommeliers in the U.S. and 112
worldwide.
DESERT BREEZE PARK, a 20-minute drive northwest
of the Strip, will host the 10th annual Las Vegas City of Lights
Jazz Festival on April 26. Tickets are $54 for general admission,
$85 for VIP seating, $15 for children ages 12 to 18, and free for
children 10 years old and younger. Tickets can be purchased at all
five Mr. Bill's Pipe and Tobacco Store outlets as well as at the
Nellis Air Force Base ticket office or via phone at (800)
969-VEGAS. In the Los Angeles area, tickets are available through
Inglewood Tickets at (310) 671-6400. More details can be found at
www.mspjazz.com or by calling (702) 228-3780.
CONSTRUCTION will begin soon on Earnhardt
Terrace, a 21,000-seat grandstand at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
that is named for Dale Earnhardt, the late seven-time NASCAR
Winston Cup champion. Besides overlooking the speedway's 1.5-mile
track, which has hosted the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 for the past
six years, the new grandstand also will offer views of the Strip as
well. The grandstand will feature "flip-down" seating and a
mezzanine level with concession stands and restrooms. Weekend
ticket-holders to this year's race will get first crack at buying
seats in the new grandstand for next year's event. The public sale
of tickets will start in September, but fans can call the speedway
ticket office at (800) 644-4444 and ask to be placed on a waiting
list for the new seats.