Monorail tickets can now be purchased with an Android smartphone
Las Vegas monorail fares can now be purchased on Android smartphones, in a partnership announced Monday with search engine giant Google.
Tickets can be purchased with credit cards, debit cards or PayPal accounts linked to the GooglePay…
Google Pay now lets you buy mobile tickets for the Las Vegas Monorail
Google Pay is looking for ways to become more relevant and convenient for its current and potential users who will want to choose it as their default mobile payment gateway. One way is to make life easier for…
Google Pay is now your Las Vegas monorail ticket
The Google Pay application has a new practical feature: transport tickets.
At launch, this feature is only available for the Las Vegas Monorail, but Google plans to roll out support for transit systems in other cities "soon".…
We’ll never, ever, ever get a monorail
The Disney Resort Line at Tokyo Disney Resort, Japan. Image: Wikimedia CommonsNine years ago, I took my first monorail ride.It was a 122°F (50°C) day in late July in Las Vegas, and the soles of my Converse had melted from walking on the…
Beat The Strip’s New Year’s Eve Closures By Taking, Yes, The Monorail
Every year on December 31, Metro closes the Strip to all vehicular traffic: private cars, taxis, public transit services, even RTC buses. The resulting wave of pedestrians crashing down our city's busiest road in the absence of cars is an…
Las Vegas monorail ticket sales expected to miss millions
Las Vegas Monorail ticket sales are expected to be several million dollars lower than forecast for 2017 and 2018, according to budget documents released last week by the monorail company.
Ticket sales are expected to bring in around…
Y’all salute the monorail? : Travel Weekly
Sarah FeldbergWhen I first moved to Las Vegas in 2008, I remember choosing to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino while looking for an apartment. Just east of the Strip on Paradise Road, it seemed close enough to Las Vegas Boulevard…
MGM Grand Monorail Extension to Mandalay Bay Makes County OK
The Las Vegas Monorail Co. received approval from Clark County on Tuesday to expand its route from the MGM Grand to Mandalay Bay.
Before construction can begin, however, the monorail company must finalize the design for the expansion,…
Donald Glaude to headline silent monorail rave
Deanna Riling Thu, Nov 9, 2017 (midnight) When raves began in New York, parties broke out in a variety of unexpected places, from fast food restaurants to the subway. Promo company Yayfriends is reviving that spirit — this time with…
Las Vegas Monorail Company poised for another spurt of expansion
Clark County may soon allow the Las Vegas Monorail Company to expand its route along the Strip.
After a hiatus of nearly nine months, the monorail company is due to appear before county commissioners on Wednesday to apply for land use…
Celebrate National Train Day and World Cocktail Day on May 13 with the Monorail and High Roller…
This Saturday, May 13 marks the confluence of two annual days of celebration: national train day and world cocktail day. The Las Vegas Monorail and the High-Rollerthe tallest observation wheel in the world located at The…
The RTC will consider a proposal to extend the monorail
The Las Vegas monorail route to fund a mile-long extension could work with help from the Southern Nevada Regional Transportation Commission.
Without discussion, the RTC board agreed on Thursday to consider whether it makes sense to use…
Monorail to use interest money to launch expansion at Mandalay Bay
The Las Vegas Monorail got a little closer to become a mile longer.
Clark County commissioners voted on Tuesday to allow the Las Vegas Monorail Company to draw investment income from the $6 million account set up to pay for its demise,…
Las Vegas stadium energizes proposed monorail extension
The Las Vegas Monorail Co. will seek approval from Clark County Commissioners this week to expand the MGM Grand monorail route to Mandalay Bay.
The 1-mile-long extension was a project flagged for advancement in a traffic assessment…
Las Vegas Monorail wants multi-million dollar guarantee to move forward with expansion
Las Vegas Monorail Co. President and CEO Curtis Myles issued an ultimatum to Clark County commissioners on Tuesday regarding a proposed route expansion.
Myles said his nonprofit cannot secure funding for the 1.14-mile extension of MGM…
Vegas Monorail Launch Plan for Stadium Extension: CEG
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas monorail operators are presenting a plan to county lawmakers to extend elevated people-carrying closer to the site where a 65,000-seat!-->…
County commission OKs plan to expand Las Vegas monorail with Raiders in mind
Clark County commissioners, spurred by the Nevada Legislature's approval of a plan for a stadium that could host the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, gave unanimous approval to the Las Vegas Monorail on Tuesday. Co. to…
Exclusive: The Las Vegas Monorail will run from MGM Grand to Mandalay Bay
A “high impact” major proposal will further ensure MGM Resorts Internationalthe dominance of on the south end of the Strip and help drop tens of thousands of new customers and conventioneers directly into the towers of the Mandalay Bay…
Rail News – Las Vegas RTC is considering a light rail system and monorail extension. For…
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Why not a monorail for Denver’s 16th Street Mall? – Denver Post
Denver has a thorny problem in the heart of the city.
The 16th Street Mall is considered the heart of the city, its main street, and the backbone of downtown.
Yet the mall has essentially become a thoroughfare for the city's most efficient…
Rock in Rio USA and Las Vegas Monorail Announce Partnership
Ambac will pay supplements while Vegas monorail holders wait
Ambac Assurance Corp. will make additional payments on certain policies into a separate account the company has established to hold troubled debts during its access to bankruptcy. Las Vegas Monorail Bonds, the only major municipal police…
The bankrupt monorail isn’t doing much to help itself these days
Until now, most of us assumed that the struggling and bankrupt Las Vegas monorail operators were doing their best despite so many challenges. Its lousy location, lack of connection to the airport and lackluster support from resorts along…
Bankrupt Las Vegas Monorail; Ambac large exhibition
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Las Vegas Monorail Co has filed for bankruptcy, marking the latest economic trouble to hit America's busiest gambling hub and exposing bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc to liabilities potential of $1.16…
The Las Vegas Bond Monorail Disaster
The Vegas Monorail, which is currently hanging around reporters at CES, is a disaster that's been in the making for years.Besides the fact that it's inconvenient and no one is using it, it's heavily in debt…
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