Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Waiting for Southwest Airlines to start service between California and Hawaii? You’ll have to wait a bit longer. Aviation inspectors needed to certify operations have been furloughed because of the federal government’s partial shutdown, now in its …
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Donny and Marie Osmond to call it quits on Las Vegas show
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Donny and Marie Osmond will end their long-running show at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino in November 2019. It’s the end of the road for one of the city’s most popular acts that has been running since 2008. “Next year’s our final year,” Donny …
Stay in a tiny house in the Wisconsin woods or at a Las Vegas casino on your next vacation
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Fans of HGTV’s “Tiny House Hunters” and similar shows can sample the small life with a nightly rental at locations from California to New York. Tiny houses range from 180 to 400 square feet in size. Some are made by Escape Homes, a Wisconsin compan…
‘Designated Survivor’s’ Kiefer Sutherland will appear in Las Vegas to sing a country set
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
You might know him as President Tom Kirkman on the TV show “Designated Survivor.” Now actor Kiefer Sutherland will take the stage in Las Vegas not to act but to sing. Sutherland will perform 7:30 p.m. April 28 in the Rocks Lounge at the Red Rock Ca…
‘Designated Survivor’s’ Kiefer Sutherland will appear in Las Vegas to sing a country set
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
You might know him as President Tom Kirkman on the TV show “Designated Survivor.” Now actor Kiefer Sutherland will take the stage in Las Vegas not to act but to sing. Sutherland will perform 7:30 p.m. April 28 in the Rocks Lounge at the Red Rock Ca…
‘Designated Survivor’s’ Kiefer Sutherland will appear in Las Vegas to sing a country set
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
The star of ABC’s “Designated Survivor” will appear at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa later this month.
See the work of Maui’s top artists on display at one of Hawaii’s longest running art shows
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Art Maui, now in its 40th year, features more than 80 local artists working in ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, quilting, sculpture and woodworking.
Where to find a traditional Greek Easter meal in Las Vegas
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Estiatorio Milos at the Cosmopolitan will offer a four-course fixed-price meal with traditional dishes. Lamb, of course, will be served at the Sunday lunch and dinner.
Las Vegas gamblers, expect to lose. That’s what casinos are saying as part of a new safe-betting campaign
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Las Vegas casinos have a message for gamblers willing to blow away their entire paycheck or next month’s mortgage payment: Don’t do it. “That is of absolutely no value to us at all,” said Alan Feldman, an MGM Resorts executive vice president. “Ther…
Las Vegas gamblers, expect to lose. That’s what casinos are telling them as part of a new safe-betting campaign
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Las Vegas casinos have a message for gamblers willing to blow away their entire paycheck or next month’s mortgage payment: Don’t do it. “That is of absolutely no value to us at all,” said Alan Feldman, an MGM Resorts executive vice president. “Ther…
Island Air, serving Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu, is shutting down
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Island Air, the airline whose service linked four Hawaiian islands, will shut down as of midnight Friday, the company announced late Thursday. The carrier served Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu. Passengers with reservations on Island Air beyond…
Island Air, serving Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu, shuts down
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Island Air, the airline whose service linked four Hawaiian islands, will shut down as of midnight Friday, the company announced late Thursday. The carrier served Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu. Passengers with reservations on Island Air beyond…
Honolulu tourists looking at cellphones while crossing the street risk getting a ticket
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
“Heads up!” could soon become Waikiki’s new slogan. A new “distracted walking” law that began in October means tourists and locals who cross the street while looking down at their smartphone may wind up with a ticket. The ordinance, which went into…
Get ready for a 35 mph zip-line ride above Linq Promenade in Las Vegas
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Fly Linq will be the city’s third zip-line experience when it opens late in 2018. The ride begins just off Las Vegas Boulevard, where guests will ride an elevator to the launchpad roughly 12 stories above ground level.
Imagine Dragons, Boyz II Men, Penn & Teller to play Vegas Strong Benefit Concert. Tickets go on sale Wednesday
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Imagine Dragons and the Killers will be the musical headliners for one of Las Vegas’ biggest entertainment events of the year: a concert to raise funds for the victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting. The lineup for the Vegas Strong Benefit Concert als…
Imagine Dragons, Boyz II Men, Penn & Teller to play Vegas Strong Benefit Concert. Tickets now on sale
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Imagine Dragons and the Killers will be the musical headliners for one of Las Vegas’ biggest entertainment events of the year: a concert to raise funds for the victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting. The lineup for the Vegas Strong Benefit Concert als…
Six new restaurants, including a branch of a beloved L.A. deli, are opening in Las Vegas
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
As temperatures cool down, the restaurant scene in Las Vegas is heating up with new eateries that have recently opened or soon will open. New eateries include one from Giada De Laurentiis, one from Gordon Ramsay, and a popular and historic Los Ange…
Las Vegas is all about what’s new, such as these 6 restaurants, including L.A.’s landmark deli
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
As temperatures cool down, the restaurant scene in Las Vegas is heating up with new eateries that have recently opened or soon will open. New eateries include one from Giada De Laurentiis, one from Gordon Ramsay, and a popular and historic Los Ange…
Las Vegas is all about what’s new, such as these 6 restaurants, including L.A.’s landmark deli
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Giada De Laurentiis and Gordon Ramsay are two chefs who will be opening new eateries in the city. Canter’s Las Vegas brings L.A.’s most beloved deli to two locations too.
How did Polynesian canoe Hokulea travel around the world? Honolulu museum show focuses on ancient journeys
Written by Jay Jones @ Travel News & Deals – Los Angeles Times
Hokulea, a traditional double-hulled Polynesian traveling canoe, took three years to travel around the world. Now a new exhibition at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum tells the story of the journey and other ancient voyages. “Holo Moana: Generations of Voy…