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Las Vegas Essentials - Planning your Vacation, City Break or Business Trip to Las Vegas

Here you'll find information covering all aspects of a vacation, city break or business trip to Las Vegas, from the moment you first make a booking to your return journey home.

Most topics have links to other areas of the site. For example, if you're interested in hiring a car during your stay, there's a link to our dedicated section on driving in Las Vegas. Simply select from the menu below to begin.

General Information for Las Vegas

Location: Nevada, United States of America.
Population: 478,434 (city); 1,563,282 (metropolitan area).
Time Zone: 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (-8 GMT), Las Vegas falls under the Pacific Time Zone (PST). When 12:00 noon in New York City, local time in Las Vegas is 9am. Daylight Saving Time is observed from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October.
Average January temp: - 4.5°C (23°F).
Average July temp: 22°C (72°F).

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