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Oyo Acquires Las Vegas Hooters Casino Hotel
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Oyo Acquires Las Vegas Hooters Casino Hotel

Las Vegas, August 23, 2019 — OYO, the world’s third-largest and fastest-growing online hotel booking platform acquires Hooters Casino Hotel. OYO has partnered with Highgate to create its first key flagship property in Las Vegas and name it as OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. Located near the corner of the famed Las Vegas Strip on Tropicana, OYO Hotel & Casino provides 657 rooms across nineteen floors and a 35,000 square-foot casino. Additional amenities include two signature restaurants, four bars, a fitness center, and an outdoor pool. The property will undergo an exciting transformation to be completed this year, which will bring the dynamic OYO brand to life in the most recognizable tourist destination in the world. Highgate will assume management of the hotel, and Par...
FlixBus Adds VR on Routes to and from Las Vegas
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FlixBus Adds VR on Routes to and from Las Vegas

FlixBus, the low-cost tech-forward bus service out of Europe has reportedly added a VR experience to some long-distance routes to and from Las Vegas. The service launched in the US this year. For now, the FlixBus VR feature, which includes about 50 virtual reality games and travel experiences, is limited to routes from Tucson, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Diego. And it will run for three months. Travelers who reserve a panoramic seat on these routes will get the VR experience for free. Once on board, passengers will receive VR headset loaded with content. The Pico Goblin 2 headsets are from Pico Interactive. Inflight VR provides the content and software updates of the VR platform. Inflight VR has experience with offering a platform to people who are traveling. The company al...
Las Vegas Shooting marks the Saddest Day on Twitter: Report
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Las Vegas Shooting marks the Saddest Day on Twitter: Report

The world was shook at the mass shooting that happened in Las Vegas on October 2, 2017. This resulted in 59 deaths and more than 500 people injured, and was recorded as the 'Saddest Day' on Twitter, according to Hedonometer, a tool that measures global emotions on social media. Have a look at its report: The barometer, which measures the happiness of millions of Twitter users based on their posts, showed an average happiness level of 5.77 on Monday when the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history occurred at a country music festival in Las Vegas.     Michelle & I are praying for the victims in Las Vegas. Our thoughts are with their families & everyone enduring another senseless tragedy. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 2, 2017   ...
China’s Drone Maker Comapny Ehang Unveils First Passenger-Carrying Drone
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China’s Drone Maker Comapny Ehang Unveils First Passenger-Carrying Drone

LAS VEGAS, United States, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese drone maker Ehang on Wednesday, unveiled the world's first drone capable of carrying one passenger, which might help achieve the long-standing dream of automated short-to-medium-distance everyday flights. The electrically powered Ehang 184, unveiled at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, can carry a single passenger weighing up to 100 kg for a 23-minute flight at sea level at a speed of 100 km per hour, the company said. After setting a flight plan, passengers only need to send two commands: "take off" and "land," each controlled by a single click on an accompanying tablet, it said. There's no need for a runway because the drone takes off and lands vertically. "Due to the 184's fully automated navigation, made possibl...