Seabury APG Client Las Vegas Secures New Nonstop Service to Paris

LAS VEGAS - Officials from XL Airways joined representatives of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) at the Top Resa - International French Travel Market (IFTM) to announce the airline will begin non-stop service from Charles Degaulle International Airport in Paris to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas next summer.

"We are very pleased to welcome the first-ever non-stop flights to Las Vegas from France," said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "This partnership with XL Airways provides new accessibility for French travelers."

The new flight will be operated by the charter airline twice weekly on Sundays and Thursdays. The plane, an A330-220, will have 354 seats including 333 in economy class and 21 "comfort" seats, allowing more space for passengers.

The flight will depart from Paris at 3:30 p.m., arriving in Las Vegas at 5:45 p.m. local time. The return flight departs Las Vegas at 8 p.m. and arrives in Paris the following day at 3:15 p.m. The new flights are expected to begin in May 2010.

ABOUT THE LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With approximately 140,500 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and more than 9.8 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information, go to www.lvcva.com or www.VisitLasVegas.com.