Sunday News | Booms, Britney and News From All Over Town (Vegas)

Before heading into Las Vegas news, I want to take a minute to wish my father, Joe, and all the other dads a Happy Father’s day. Summer begins this week and that means temperatures in Las Vegas will be rising. An Excessive Heat Warning actually starts tonight and continues until at least Wednesday. Temperatures will […]
Sunday News | Lucky Dragon To Open, Flamingo May Get Makeover, The Linq Gets Bunky And More

This was a particularly newsy week in Las Vegas. This is the kind of week that people who constantly crave Las Vegas love. Let’s get to it.
Sunday News | In-N-Out Is Coming To The Las Vegas Strip, The Riviera Gets 2 Implosions And 4 Free Concerts On Fremont Street Revealed

There really isn’t a need for a deep introduction to this week’s Sunday News. There was only one piece of news out of Las Vegas that matters. Well, at least, it seems that way. First, Ikea announces that Las Vegas will be getting its first store, then it’s announced that Las Vegas is getting 2 Cracker […]
Las Vegas | Sunday News | The Strip North End’s Possible Developments

Welcome to the first week of a new Sunday column at TravelZork. This will be a synopsis and analysis of recent news, rumors, openings and closings in Las Vegas. This column won’t cover everything in Las Vegas but will analyze and speculate about some of the bigger bits of news we see or hear about. North […]
Las Vegas | How Casinos Are Reacting To Revenue Trends

How Casinos Are Reacting To Revenue Trends The UNLV Center For Gaming Research recently released a report looking at historical departmental revenue in Nevada casinos. The report shows annual revenue trends in casino-resorts from gaming, hotel rooms, food, beverage and other (shows, retail, etc.) from 1984 through 2015 by dollar and percentage of revenue. The report […]
Casino Review | Let’s Take A Closer Look At The Linq

Linq Las Vegas Casino Despite its lack of an overt 1980’s theme and overly simple logo, The Linq casino is really unlike most that you’ll find in Las Vegas. Remember, this is a casino-hotel designed specifically with millennial casino customers in mind. Creating a property for younger customers while still satisfying the older core customer […]
Hotel Review | Deluxe Room At The Linq Hotel

Deluxe Room At Linq Las Vegas Hotel Even though I live in Las Vegas now I still take my annual winter vacation on the Vegas Strip. This vacation usually means minimal work and lots of fun. This vacation was once again a success. The original plans for this vacation had half of the group staying at […]