Culinary Union wins job protections as hotels increase technology and automation in an effort to ‘reduce costs’ and ‘improve efficiencies.’

Ahead of the inaugural Nov. 18 race, concerns spike about cold temperatures and even a "bumpy" track as hotel room prices drop and the onslaught of parties and brand activations begin.

In a little over a year some room prices the Las Vegas Review-Journal has been tracking at four Caesars Entertainment properties have fallen as much as 75 percent leading up to race weekend Nov. 16-18., since first posted in November 2022.

A smart observer once noted the difference between "service" and "hospitality" is the difference between being "well run" and being "well loved."

Las Vegas has always prided itself on its economy of leisure. In the span of a weekend, visitors can dine at the finest restaurants, witness world-class entertainment and sporting events and shop at top luxury brands without leaving the Strip—sometimes, without leaving their hotel.

Tickets are still available and room rates are dropping for the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix less than eight weeks away.

Two major music festivals in Las Vegas are driving up hotel room prices for the remaining inventory as the industry addresses any lingering effects of the MGM Resorts International’s cybersecurity breach that took nine days to resolve.

The hotel room rates of some Las Vegas resorts have started falling by nearly 60% for the Grand Prix weekend (November 16th-18th) as compared to the rates that were posted last fall. However, the rates do not determine if the interest in the event is going down, according to an industry expert.