 |
travel / travel services / feature destinations
City of Bright Lights
Las Vegas continues to exceed its reputation as
a vibrant showcase for the extraordinary. By showcasing
the grandest hotels, the biggest stars in the entertainment
industry, the highest caliber of award-winning chefs
and master sommeliers and, of course, the brightest
lights, this city attracts more than 38 million
visitors a year.
Shoppers' Paradise
With its world-class designers and upscale specialty
boutiques, Las Vegas has become one of the premier
shopping destinations on the continent. Headliners
such as Harry Winston, Manolo Blahnik, Juicy
Couture, Jimmy Choo and Dolce & Gabbana now
populate the Strip at Fashion Show, Forum Shops
at Caesars, Mandalay Place, Desert Passage,
Grand Canal Shoppes, Via Bellagio and the shops
at Wynn Las Vegas.
Fields of Green
Whether you're dancing under the lights at the
Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas
or window shopping at Lake Las Vegas's Monte Lago
Village, you are never far from a golf course.
Las Vegas has more than 60 courses within an hour's
drive of the city, and designers like Jack Nicklaus,
Pete Dye, Tom Weiskopf and Robert Trent Jones
Jr. have put Vegas on the map for golf enthusiasts.
Each course offers challenging play, rolling greens,
beautiful desertscapes, flowing waterfalls and
mountain views.
Relax and Recharge
No longer the domain of women, the spa experience
has arrived in Las Vegas. Now home to four Mobile
4-Star Spas, Las Vegas resorts offer the most
luxurious and most diverse spa experiences in
the country, from the famous Canyon Ranch Spa
at The Venetian to the sleek and modern BATHHOUSE
at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay and the young, hip
Hard Rock's Rock Spa.
World-Class Cuisine
When planning your evening, check out the growing
roster of gourmet restaurants and unparalleled wine
and food adventures in Las Vegas. Fine dining and
lifestyle magazines — Bon Appetit, Wine Spectator,
Gourmet, Robb Report and Esquire among
them — have praised the city for its fantastic fare
and cited individual restaurants, with such chefs
as Bradley Ogden, Hubert Keller, Alain Ducasse,
Emeril Lagasse and Wolfgang Puck, for their exquisite
cuisine. To keep pace with its growing list of world-class
chefs, Las Vegas has attracted more master sommeliers
than any other American city.
Entertainment Capital
From the Strip to Downtown, Las Vegas offers year-round
entertainment that is guaranteed to impress.
Joining headliners Celine Dion at Caesars Palace
and Barry Manilow at the Las Vegas Hilton are
Toni Braxton at the Flamingo and Broadway favourites Mamma
Mia! at Mandalay Bay. And don't miss Phantom - The
Las Vegas Spectacular, now playing at the Venetian.
The Beatles LOVE at The Mirage had its recent
debut, while Cirque du Soleil's KA is on at
the MGM Grand, with showgirl classics Jubilee!
at Bally's and Splash! at the Riviera. Comics
Penn & Teller at the Rio and Carrot Top
at the Luxor continue to wow audiences. Next
up in 2007: The Producers and Spamalot.
Sizzling Nightlife
The city famous for having "something for everyone" leaves no room for doubt once the sun goes down. From elaborately themed clubs to the new wave of upscale "ultra lounges" sweeping the Strip, visitors have their choice of a wide range of nightspots, including Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce and the Red Square at Mandalay Bay, Pure at Caesars Palace, RA at the Luxor, Rain in the Desert at the Palms, Studio 54 at MGM Grand, Tao at The Venetian and the Whiskey Bar at the Green Valley Ranch. Tryst at the Wynn Las Vegas is one of the city's newest clubs, while Drai's at the Barbary Coast is one of Las Vegas's nightlife pioneers. With hip surroundings, signature drinks and an "anything goes" attitude, ultra lounges have redesigned Vegas nightlife, creating a new way to party on the Strip.
|
 |
| ADVERTISEMENT |
|
|
 |
|