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'''VEGAS.com, LLC''' is a destination-specific [[Travel website|Online Travel Agency (OTA)]] founded in 1998 and headquartered in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].{{contradict-inline}} VEGAS.com provides extensive travel content and books discounted travel products including hotel rooms,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-12-09-vegas_x.htm | title=Vegas poised to raise the stakes in new year | publisher=''[[USA Today]]'' | date=December 10, 2004 | accessdate=16 November 2013 | author=Yancey, Kitty Bean}}</ref> air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours, dining, golf, and other activities exclusively for the [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] destination. VEGAS.com was one of [[The Greenspun Corporation]]'s family of companies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economy/las-vegas-sun-parent-realigns-management | title=Las Vegas Sun parent realigns management | publisher=''Las Vegas Review Journal'' | date=November 28, 2012 | accessdate=16 November 2013 | author=Stutz, Howard}}</ref>
'''VEGAS.com, LLC''' is a destination-specific [[Travel website|Online Travel Agency (OTA)]] founded in 1998 and headquartered in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]].{{contradict-inline}} VEGAS.com provides extensive travel content and books discounted travel products including hotel rooms,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-12-09-vegas_x.htm | title=Vegas poised to raise the stakes in new year | publisher=''[[USA Today]]'' | date=December 10, 2004 | accessdate=16 November 2013 | author=Yancey, Kitty Bean}}</ref> air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours, dining, golf, and other activities exclusively for the [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] destination. VEGAS.com was one of [[The Greenspun Corporation]]'s family of companies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economy/las-vegas-sun-parent-realigns-management | title=Las Vegas Sun parent realigns management | publisher=''Las Vegas Review Journal'' | date=November 28, 2012 | accessdate=16 November 2013 | author=Stutz, Howard}}</ref> It is now owned by Remark Holdings [http://www.remarkholdings.com/vegas-com/ <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>], the publicly traded company formerly known as Remark Media. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/remark-media-acquires-online-travel-destination-vegascom-300130517.html <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>]


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 16:13, 25 October 2017

Vegas.com LLC
Company typePrivate company
IndustryOnline Commerce
Hotel booking
Travel booking
Ticketing
Founded1998
Headquarters
Henderson, Nevada[contradictory]
,
USA
Key people
Howard Lefkowitz was the original CEO and built the company to the national brand it eventually became. [1]
RevenueNot disclosed
Not disclosed
Number of employees
Not disclosed
Websitewww.vegas.com

VEGAS.com, LLC is a destination-specific Online Travel Agency (OTA) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.[contradictory] 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] It is now owned by Remark Holdings [3], the publicly traded company formerly known as Remark Media. [4]

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

  1. ^ http://www.vegas.com/about/press/bizpresshoward.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Yancey, Kitty Bean (December 10, 2004). "Vegas poised to raise the stakes in new year". USA Today. Retrieved 16 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Stutz, Howard (November 28, 2012). "Las Vegas Sun parent realigns management". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b Frommer, Arthur (September 11, 2005). "50 most popular travel sites have hidden gems". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Inside Business: Vegas.com, partner open souvenir shops". Las Vegas Review Journal. May 21, 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Further reading

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