Sports Tourism Archives - Page 21 of 41

Nevada Teachers Union Takes Swing At Athletics Stadium Subsidy Bill With PAC That Plans Litigation, Voter Campaign In Effort To Reverse $380 Million Ballpark Subsidy

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Alan Snel Alexander Marks, Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Steve Hill

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Strip, where it’s OK to suspend reality because entertainment is rule one,

Athletics Baseball Joe Lombardo Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

In Las Vegas’ Bread And Circuses Approach To Public Policy, Public Dollars Handed Out To MLB Team For Baseball Stadium On Strip

June 23, 2023June 24, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Jonathan Marchessault, Steve Hill, Tim Leiweke, William Karlsson

ADVERTSEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Things are kind of busy in Las Vegas in the sports world. Local

Aerial photos of Strip area show the F1 paddock facility under construction. Aerial photos for this story via Tom Donoghue.

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LVSportsBiz.com’s Exclusive Tour Of F1 Paddock Project East Of Strip For November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix Race

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Randy Cannon, LVSportsBiz.com F1 Writer While Clark County and Las Vegas Grand Prix race organizers negotiate a

Athletics Baseball Joe Lombardo Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Nevada Assembly Leader: Lombardo Advised To Hold Athletics Stadium Special Session Later In Summer To Refine Bill, But Governor’s New Stadium Bill Urgency Leads To Monday’s Meeting

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nevada Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said he advised Gov. Joe Lombardo to have

Proposed Athletics ballpark site -- Tropicana hotel on the Strip. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Athletics Ballpark Funding Senate Bill 509 Spells Out $380 Million In Government Assistance For A’s Venue Construction On Strip

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 Alan Snel John Fisher

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It’s officially called Senate Bill 509, and the Athletics have a proposed baseball

Athletics Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Athletics Release Ballpark Renderings For Tropicana Hotel Site On Strip; Public Funding Bill Named ‘Southern Nevada Tourism Innovation Act’ Introduced In Carson City Friday

May 26, 2023May 28, 2023 Alan Snel Brad Schrock, Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Tick Segerblom

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer With a proposed Athletics stadium bill set for consideration by the Nevada Legislature,

Formula 1 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix Sports Marketing Sports Tourism

Formula One Road Paving: Get Ready For Road Closures On Strip Next Week For Las Vegas Grand Prix

May 26, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Sections of Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed for road paving next week

Golden Knights Sports Marketing Sports Tourism T-Mobile Arena

No Sweeps Week For VGK: Dallas Stars Flip Script On Knights, Defeat Vegas In OT To Force Game 5 In Las Vegas Saturday

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Jake Oettinger, Jason Robertson, Joe Pavelski, Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer As remarkable as it seems, the Florida Panthers remain the sole NHL team

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Nevada Governor Announces Tentative Deal For Athletics Ballpark On Strip; Deal Goes To Nevada Legislature

May 24, 2023May 25, 2023 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Matt Ortega, Nicole Cannizzaro, Steve Hill, Steve Yeager, Tick Segerblom

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Nevada’s governor says there’s a tentative deal for a $1.5 billion Athletics ballpark

Bicycling Sports Tourism Travel

On Bicycling: Pedaling Canyon Scenic Drive Amid Soaring Walls Of Rock At Zion National Park

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos/Design by Anna Barantez Heaven is a mere three hours from Las

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.