VEGAS.com
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| Private company | |
| Industry |
Online Commerce Hotel booking Travel booking Ticketing |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Henderson, Nevada, USA |
Key people | Howard Lefkowitz was the original CEO and built the company to the national brand it eventually became. [1] |
| Revenue | Not disclosed |
| Not disclosed | |
Number of employees | Not disclosed |
| Website | www.vegas.com |
VEGAS.com, LLC is a destination-specific Online Travel Agency (OTA) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. VEGAS.com provides extensive travel content and books discounted travel products including hotel rooms,[2] air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours, dining, golf, and other activities exclusively for the Las Vegas destination. VEGAS.com was one of The Greenspun Corporation's family of companies.[3]
History
www.Vegas.com was previously operated by The Las Vegas Sun, a newspaper distributed in Las Vegas.[4] In 2005, in a Chicago Tribune article, Vegas.com was ranked among the 50 most popular travel websites.[4]
Souvenir stores
The company also operates five souvenir stores in Las Vegas, in partnership with Marshall Retail Group.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.vegas.com/about/press/bizpresshoward.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Yancey, Kitty Bean (December 10, 2004). "Vegas poised to raise the stakes in new year". USA Today. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Stutz, Howard (November 28, 2012). "Las Vegas Sun parent realigns management". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- 1 2 Frommer, Arthur (September 11, 2005). "50 most popular travel sites have hidden gems". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "Inside Business: Vegas.com, partner open souvenir shops". Las Vegas Review Journal. May 21, 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- Sharkey, Joe (October 28, 2003). "Business Travel: On The Road; A Web Site That Can Handle Most Problems in Las Vegas". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- Sharkey, Joe (October 31, 2006). "Staying Close to the Heart and Spectacle of Las Vegas". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- Sharkey, Joe (December 5, 2006). "Memo Pad". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
Further reading
- Wyland, Scott (February 16, 2010). "Decision pits county against city on '.vegas'". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- Wyland, Scott (February 16, 2010). "County backs vegas.com for Web domain". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- Spillman, Benjamin (March 31, 2008). "Vegas.com partners with Mexico.com". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
External links
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