VEGAS.com
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|name=Vegas.com LLC
|logo=Vegas.com_logo.svg
|logo_size=250px
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|industry=Online Commerce
Hotel booking
Travel booking
Ticketing
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|homepage=[http://www.vegas.com/ www.vegas.com]
|foundation={{Start date and age|1998}}
|location_city=Las Vegas, Nevada
|location_country= United States
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VEGAS.com, LLC is a destination-specific Online Travel Agency (OTA) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. VEGAS.com provides extensive travel content and books discounted travel products including hotel rooms,{{cite news | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-12-09-vegas_x.htm | title=Vegas poised to raise the stakes in new year | newspaper=USA Today | date=December 10, 2004 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Yancey, Kitty Bean}} air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours, dining, golf, and other activities exclusively for the Las Vegas destination.
History
VEGAS.com was one of The Greenspun Corporation's family of companies, which include The Las Vegas Sun,{{cite news | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economy/las-vegas-sun-parent-realigns-management | title=Las Vegas Sun parent realigns management | newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=November 28, 2012 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Stutz, Howard}} a newspaper distributed in Las Vegas.{{cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/09/11/50-most-popular-travel-sites-have-hidden-gems/ | title=50 most popular travel sites have hidden gems | newspaper=Chicago Tribune | date=September 11, 2005 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Frommer, Arthur}} In 2005, a Chicago Tribune article ranked Vegas.com among the 50 most popular travel websites.
In 2015, Las Vegas-based Remark Media acquired Vegas.com with the goal of making it the "go-to booking destination for new millennial travelers."{{cite web |last1=Velotta |first1=Richard N. |title=Vegas.com acquired by Remark Media |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/vegas-com-acquired-by-remark-media/ |website=ReviewJournal.com |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=27 January 2025 |date=August 20, 2015}} In 2023, Remark Media (renamed Remark Holdings){{cite news |last1=Security and Exchange Commission |title=Form 8-K |agency=SEC.gov |publisher=UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |date=April 6, 2017 |quote=On April 6, 2017, Remark Media, Inc... filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to change our name to 'Remark Holdings, Inc.'}} sold it to Vivid Seats, the online technology and event ticket marketplace.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Lauren |title=Vivid Seats Makes Big Bet on Las Vegas; Ticket marketplace is paying roughly $240 million in cash-and-stock deal for Vegas.com |agency=Wall Street Journal |publisher=Dow Jones Company |date=November 7, 2023}}
See also
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References
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- {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/business/business-travel-road-web-site-that-can-handle-most-problems-las-vegas.html | title=Business Travel: On The Road; A Web Site That Can Handle Most Problems in Las Vegas | newspaper=The New York Times | date=October 28, 2003 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Sharkey, Joe}}
- {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/business/31road.html | title=Staying Close to the Heart and Spectacle of Las Vegas | newspaper=The New York Times | date=October 31, 2006 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Sharkey, Joe}}
- {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/05/business/05memo.html?_r=0 | title=Memo Pad | newspaper=The New York Times | date=December 5, 2006 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Sharkey, Joe}}
Further reading
- {{cite news | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/decision-pits-county-against-city-vegas | title=Decision pits county against city on '.vegas' | newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=February 16, 2010 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Wyland, Scott}}
- {{cite news | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/county-backs-vegascom-web-domain | title=County backs vegas.com for Web domain | newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=February 16, 2010 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Wyland, Scott}}
- {{cite news | url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/vegascom-partners-mexicocom | title=Vegas.com partners with Mexico.com | newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=March 31, 2008 | access-date=16 November 2013 | author=Spillman, Benjamin}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.vegas.com/}}