Las Vegas Travel News 02/12/2011

The Ritz Carlton is gone and the Ravella has opened. Does it have staying power?

Cher's reign in Las Vegas is over, and Celine is on her way back. Are you excited about Celine's return, or are you sad to see Cher go?

I've written about the Neon Museum Boneyard before, but here's a picture I recently took on a trip to the site.

Fontainebleau is a strange eyesore on the Las Vegas Strip. People in the city have mixed opinions about what should happen with / to it, but it looks like, for the immediate future anyway, nothing will be done at all.

"One in every 93 Nevada homes received a foreclosure filing in January." That is a sad statistic. Here's hoping things start looking up in the near future.

Las Vegas is often rated low on the list when it comes to national comparisons, but it looks like someone thinks we're pretty sexy.

Blue Man Group is moving to Monte Carlo. Thoughts?

I am so disappointed to hear that the Silk Road is closing. I have not eaten there myself, but it was on the short list of places to check out.

Redbox says Las Vegas isn't romantic, but the thousands of people who get married here every year would probably disagree.

Pretty stoked that the president of Monte Carlo is handling customer service himself on Twitter. Read about it here.

An update on the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino foreclosure.

While everyone else was just cheering for them Superbowl team, Las Vegas sports books were keeping an eye on the score for different reasons.

NASA and Sin City? There are entrepreneurs in the Las Vegas Valley who work in space exploration and technology development. Here's how they're working with NASA.

People are surprised to find out that the Chinese New Year is such a big deal in Las Vegas. Here are a few pictures of the festivities that took place this year.