Las Vegas metropolitan area

In the documentary Megacities Reflect Growing Urbanization Trend it tells of the growing trends of migrants to major cities for a better life and even though most migrants move to city slums, the slums offer a better life than the home they left behind. They are many social issues that people face as the city slums grows in size such as over crowed population, lack of housing, polluted water, lack of electricity and food. Although the wealthy are affected by the over crowed population and…

return trip to the East, Siegel drove through the small town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Legend has it that Siegel suddenly had a vision of turning Las Vegas into a gambling mecca. Others said he had merely stopped there for a call of nature. According to popular myth, Bugsy envisioned building a large casino and hotel to which gamblers would flock. His vision was fueled by the fact that Nevada had legalized gambling in 1931. In Las Vegas, gambling was concentrated in downtown casinos along Fremont…

much of the damage had been done they turned toward water recycling. Later in the book Charles Fishman informs the audience that in Toowoomba, Australia the flood killed over twenty people and cost about a billion in damage to the overall area Toowoomba and areas nearby (316). Australia went from a drought that was deadly to a flood that killed not only a mother and son but also others. Robin Kundis Craig, the author of the article “Water Supply, Desalination, Climate Change, and Energy Policy”,…

Las Vegas never fits within a definite definition. Because of its billion lights, it is often referred to as the brightest spot on earth. Few call it the city of sin. Others hear music all around. The food is scrumptious, the water fountains are rhythmic and the view from High Roller, the world’s largest observation wheel, is stupendous. There’s art on the walls and expensive brands are around every bend. Most know about its busy casinos and enthralling shows. All this within the 3.5-mile strip…

Management Training. Nowadays, the hospitality industry is developing rapidly. A person with sufficient knowledge to work in this industry will never be unemployed, as the need for qualified personnel is growing. In recent years, the wide expansion of services in hotels make a lot of opportunities in career promotion, and to hire well-trained personnel is seen as one of the main tasks of the HR staff. Keep good employees in the hotel is only possible if he/she will have perception of career…

With the establishment of the legendary ‘Don the Beachcomber’ in Hollywood, L.A in the early part of the last century, Polynesian themes arrived in style. This amazing new spot was the first Polynesian-themed bar and restaurant in America and proved to be an instant hit. Its success spawned several copycats and soon the Polynesian theme named ‘Tiki’ culture spread across the world. That was back in the 1930s-40s, the trend like all others soon died out. Back to the 2000s, the Tiki culture has…

MGM is one of the leading gaming and hospitality resorts in the world. MGM opened its first hotel and casino in 1973. The MGM Grand would fallow opening in 1978. MGM entered in the hospitality in 1986 when they began MGM international resorts. MGM would become incorporated shortly after. MGM has received praise for their excellence in the world of gaming and hospitality. MGM has also been widely recognized for their philanthropic effort. MGM has several charitable undertakings both locally as…

The antidote for the Angst of Las Vegas: Reno's Atlantis Casino I've been to Las Vegas on several occasions and every time I go, the same panicky feeling comes over me about 24 hours into the trip. What's next? What must I do? Have I gone to the New York place, been inside the big green lion head? Did I see Paris? What's going on with the new gravity-defying roller-coaster in the sparkling new 80,000-room theme hotel that was built in about 16 days? I always feel as though I haven't done…

Living in an ancient roman villa was the equivalent to going to a five star hotel. Only elite wealthy Romans lived in a villa. It was a lavish country home located in the surrounding hills of Rome. The purpose of a villa was to escape the chaos of the city. The majority of the homes were in excess of 9,000 square feet. These extraordinary homes were of the highest quality and extravagantly decorated. “The villa, on its face, seems to be the simplest of Roman domestic buildings to understand”…

Introduction The largest casino hotel in the world is The Venetian Macau. “This casino hotel is so huge that you could fit 90 Boeing 747 jumbo jets into it” (Rechtig, 2009) Square feet: 546,000 Gaming machines: 3,000 Table and poker games: 870 Restaurants and bars: 24 Hotel rooms: 3,000 CITATION A casino hotel is composed of casinos with accommodation provided in a local hotel. Customers can enjoy of both buildings at once. Since the casino and hotel located in the same premises, guests at…