“This is a way for Las Vegas to be respectful in Las Vegas of the fly-in market,” Stevens said in a phone chat Wednesday morning. “The drive-in market is very important, but with what’s happened to the airlines, that industry has really been decimated. We wanted to come up with something that helps the U.S. airline industry, and helps support Las Vegas.”
The campaign kicked off Wednesday morning on the D Las Vegas website. Flights are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The offer does not extend to Stevens’ under-construction Circa, scheduled to open in December.
Participating airlines include Allegiant, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines. Eligible cities and airports include Appleton, Wisc. (ATW); Austin (AUS); Atlanta (ATL); Boise, Idaho (BOI); Chicago (ORD); Cincinnati (CVG); Dallas (DFW); Denver (DIA); Detroit (DTW); Knoxville, Tenn. (TYS); Louisville (SDF); Memphis, Tenn. (MEM); Milwaukee (MKE); Minneapolis (MSP); Oklahoma City (OKC); Omaha, Neb. (OMA); Phoenix (PHX); Portland, Ore. (PDX); San Diego (SAN); San Francisco (SFO); Seattle (SEA); Sioux Falls, S.D. (FSD); South Bend, Ind. (SBN); and Tulsa, Okla. (TUL).
Those who click to the D Las Vegas site will be connected with a D Las Vegas concierge who will complete the flight booking. Obviously, Stevens prefers those who enter into the campaign to stay at the D or Golden Gate. But tourists can also book the flight and stay at another Vegas hotel. The offer does not extend to Stevens’ under-construction Circa, scheduled to open in December.
“I’m happy if people want to stay with us, obviously,” Stevens said. “But at the same time, if they say, ‘I just want the flight, I’m staying at Wynn, or Caesars or Bellagio, that’s great, too. We’ve just got to get people out to Las Vegas.
“McCarran airport is the life blood of our community.”
Stevens was in talks with airlines Tuesday night, even as Gov. Steve Sisolak pushed back his announcement of Phase 2 openings in Nevada.
The campaign kicked off Wednesday morning on the D Las Vegas website. Flights are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The offer does not extend to Stevens’ under-construction Circa, scheduled to open in December.
Participating airlines include Allegiant, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines. Eligible cities and airports include Appleton, Wisc. (ATW); Austin (AUS); Atlanta (ATL); Boise, Idaho (BOI); Chicago (ORD); Cincinnati (CVG); Dallas (DFW); Denver (DIA); Detroit (DTW); Knoxville, Tenn. (TYS); Louisville (SDF); Memphis, Tenn. (MEM); Milwaukee (MKE); Minneapolis (MSP); Oklahoma City (OKC); Omaha, Neb. (OMA); Phoenix (PHX); Portland, Ore. (PDX); San Diego (SAN); San Francisco (SFO); Seattle (SEA); Sioux Falls, S.D. (FSD); South Bend, Ind. (SBN); and Tulsa, Okla. (TUL).
Those who click to the D Las Vegas site will be connected with a D Las Vegas concierge who will complete the flight booking. Obviously, Stevens prefers those who enter into the campaign to stay at the D or Golden Gate. But tourists can also book the flight and stay at another Vegas hotel. The offer does not extend to Stevens’ under-construction Circa, scheduled to open in December.
“I’m happy if people want to stay with us, obviously,” Stevens said. “But at the same time, if they say, ‘I just want the flight, I’m staying at Wynn, or Caesars or Bellagio, that’s great, too. We’ve just got to get people out to Las Vegas.
“McCarran airport is the life blood of our community.”
Stevens was in talks with airlines Tuesday night, even as Gov. Steve Sisolak pushed back his announcement of Phase 2 openings in Nevada.
