Airport: McCarran International Airport
Airport Tax: The departure tax is usually included in your airline ticket.
Distance from Airport: 8 km
Tourist Season: Year round but spring and fall are the best times. Summers get very hot.
Viva Las Vegas! As an internationally renowned gambling, shopping and entertainment centre, Las Vegas is known as the entertainment capital of the world. With a population of over 1.8 million people, Las Vegas is famous for it's prime attraction, Las Vegas Boulevard, or Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas has a desert climate, and is known for it's resorts that have been publicized in movies such as the Mirage, the Venetian Resort, and of course, Caesars Palace. There is always something to do in Las Vegas, whether it be shopping, seeing a show or event, or exploring the culinary wonder in this international food mecca. Go see David Copperfield at the MGM Grand, or Jay Leno at the Mirage, names like Cher and Elton John frequent the strip and are right at your fingertips. Some of the world's finest courses are also right by the Strip, and offer a little fresh air from the bustling downtown scene. From bargains to splurges, visitors to Las Vegas are in shopping heaven, and for others many acclaimed sporting matches are almost guaranteed to be happening during your stay. There is no way one can get bored in Las Vegas, and remember what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!