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Las Vegas Is Trying Something New to Woo Back Visitors — and It Could Save You a Ton of Money

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By Matt Villano 
| Fodor's Travel
If any destination understands how to reinvent itself, it’s Vegas. To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of Las Vegas are greatly exaggerated. Yes, the city has been struggling to attract visitors at its usual pace. Recent statistics from the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) show that a 13-month continuous streak of declining year-over-year visitor volume was broken in February, followed by positive momentum in March.
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Las Vegas Is Trying Something New to Woo Back Visitors — and It Could Save You a Ton of Money

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By Matt Villano 
| Flipboard
5 hours ago At Allegiant Stadium for the Las Vegas stop of BTS’s Arirang tour in May 2026, I am a single figure in a crowd of 60,000. I watch color-shifting light sticks create the illusion of a massive constellation around the stars we’re here to see. At the center of the stadium is a 360-degree stage with …
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Podcast spotlights the good, bad, and zany in Sonoma Valley

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By Matt Villano 
| The Press Democrat
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Typically, a destination marketing organization specializes in promoting a city or geographic region to visitors and locals alike. For the Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau, entertainment is a strong skill set, too. Case in point: The Sonoma Spiel (pronounced “sh-peel”), a quirky, hilarious, and informative podcast produced and recorded at KSVY 91.3 FM, a community radio station with digs seven blocks away from the Sonoma Plaza.
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