In The News: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality

CBS Las Vegas

Bandits have gotten away with cash and chips from four casino-hotels in Las Vegas since last week, leaving police on the hunt for multiple suspects.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Airbnb is taking customers away from Las Vegas hotels — albeit a small slice of them.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Something brand new is open on the UNLV campus.

Vegas Seven

Mexico-born mentalist Santiago Michel just moved the needle on the scale of Las Vegas entertainment demographics. The 24-year-old UNLV hospitality major is scheduled to premiere his new show, Ilusión Mental (Spanish for “mental illusion”), at Planet Hollywood in the spring. In the meantime, Michel has launched a slate of preview shows at Sin City Theatre (current home of the enduring Crazy Girls revue). But the reason Ilusión Mental is a game-changer is simple and long overdue.

KSNV-TV: News 3

This school looks like a resort, and that's no accident, says Harrah College Dean Stowe Shoemaker.

American School and University

Hospitality Hall, a new home for the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, will debut in a grand opening ceremony later this month. Students will begin attending classes in the building Jan. 16.

Las Vegas Review Journal

More than a decade ago, the vision for an education building dedicated solely to the study of hospitality included a location at the very edge of UNLV’s campus.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Walt Disney World swapped out its “Do Not Disturb” signs for “Room Occupied” signs last week at four of its Florida resort properties.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV’s latest building gives its world-renowned Harrah’s College of Hospitality a world-class facility.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Around dusk on a late November weekday, hundreds of people walked through Mandalay Bay, past empty restaurants just off the casino floor and toward the huge convention center.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Meredith Laurence thinks the air fryer would be a lot more popular if people knew what it really is: a compact cylindrical countertop convection oven — which is no doubt why Philips, the manufacturer that originated the device, went with Airfryer.

Las Vegas Sun

Most marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas reported similar results during the first week of legal recreation sales: Long lines of eager customers and strong revenue.