Sip & Savor stars more than 40 top women chefs, restaurateurs, beverage professionals and other hospitality leaders. The Women’s Hospitality Initiative, dedicated to advancing women in the hospitality industry in Vegas, is presenting Sip & Savor, which benefits the Initiative, career programs for UNLV women athletes and UNLV’s WomenUp leadership development programs.

Six years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns caused enormous strain on one of Las Vegas’ most important industries - dining. Now, how is the industry doing? What kind of challenges and opportunities are restaurants facing in the current economic climate?

Tourism is rebounding across Southern Nevada, and a growing number of visitors are finding their way beyond the Las Vegas Strip and downtown to destinations along the Colorado River. Laughlin continues to see solid tourism growth, driven by its river recreation, lower prices and a slower pace that visitors say feels different from Las Vegas.

Not long ago, the idea of Las Vegas landing major league sports teams was a punchline. Now, the city is on the verge of becoming home to the NFL, NHL, WNBA and MLB — and it could eventually add the NBA, too — raising questions about whether the market could become oversaturated.

In a city known for hospitality, it's imperative to create the best atmospheres for dining, and that includes picking the best tunes. That's why a professor and sommelier are teaming up at UNLV to teach an elective course: "The Aesthetics of Music and Wine."

As the National Football League awards Super Bowl LXIII to Las Vegas for its 2029 championship game, count on Southern Nevada being even better prepared to host the event than it was in 2024.

After years of overcrowding and disorder, including two deadly shootings, Miami has ‘divorced’ itself from traditional college vacations with new restrictions

When Jason Killinger was arrested based on a Reno casino’s facial recognition software in 2023, it was far from unusual. His arrest — now subject of a lawsuit against a Reno police officer — was one of hundreds based on facial recognition in recent years at Northern Nevada casinos, and it highlights a growing tension in the casino industry.

A hospitality and tourism expert sheds insight into how a future Las Vegas NBA team would boost tourism and global tourism, as the “Entertainment Capital of the World” has worked to overcome slower visitation numbers. Las Vegas has rebranded as the Sports Capital of the World, as more franchises move into the valley and a bevy of athletic and sporting events are now held here, from the Super Bowl to Wrestlemania.

Some players say those perks are getting harder to come by, even as casinos appear to be leaning more on amenities beyond the casino floor. Las Vegas casinos saw an 11% drop in gaming wins from January 2025 to January 2026.

If your rice routinely turns out sticky, gluey, or oddly clumped, the problem may not be your pot, your ratio, or your stove—it may be what you didn’t do before cooking. Rinsing rice is one of the most debated steps in the kitchen (and hotly debated on social media), but experts say this simple rinse can make a noticeable difference in texture and, in some cases, nutrition and food safety. So what actually happens when rice meets water?

One of this work’s main contributions is the analysis of the relationship between a difficult past and a tourism-oriented future, heard in the voices of those who are often ignored but directly affected by planning strategies and policies.