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Immerse yourself in the world of travel and connect with the industry’s leading professionals at the Las Vegas Travel Agent Forum (LVTAF). LVTAF connects travel sellers from North America with a global base of vacation experiences, business resources and more. This limited space B2B leisure travel agency focused program will provide delegates with a 360 degree approach to networking, education, immersion and business opportunities.

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I have the opportunity to curate luxury travel experiences in Japan, China, the Emirates, Turkey, Croatia, Montenegro, Israel, Jordan, Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Ireland, England, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Morocco, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Canada, and the USA.

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Born and raised in Cali, Colombia. Went to the German school and then graduated from Industrial Engineering in Cali as well. Moved to USA in 2000 and decided to join the industry in 2010. I have an 18 years old son, who is attending college now. My passion for travel extends to my personal experiences. I travel as much as I can to get the knowledge and experience needed to get the clients to trust me.

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I am committed to staying up-to-date on the latest travel trends and innovations, regularly attending industry events and participating in educational programs to expand my knowledge and expertise. With my extensive travel experience, insider connections, and unwavering dedication to excellence, I am confident in my ability to create exceptional travel experiences for my clients.

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T-shirts, shorts and athletic shoes are a common sight in the summer; long pants and a light jacket are recommended in winter. Advise your clients to bring along comfortable shoes for sightseeing and formal attire if they plan on fine dining or nightclubbing.

Climate in Las Vegas

Las Vegas’ 320 days of sunshine a year promises great vacation weather year-round. If your clients love outdoor activities, then the Las Vegas territory will make a perfect match for them. If they’re visiting in the summer, tee times and other outdoor activities are best scheduled for the early morning when the desert air is mild and enjoyable. With an average annual rainfall of 4.13 inches (10.5 cm) and humidity around 29 percent, the climate is classified as arid.

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Does the airport offer assistance for visitors with disabilities, what ground transportation assistance is available for visitors with disabilities, where can i find interpreters for the deaf, where can i find personal care attendants, and wheelchair, scooter and oxygen rentals, where can i find ada assistance offices.

BOOKING YOUR ROOM  - Las Vegas has a variety of accessible guest rooms in the city. Hotels have rooms with roll-in showers, transfer showers, tubs with built-in seats and tubs with portable seats. Please take time to talk to the reservation operator about your specific requirements. If you need additional details, ask for the hotel's ADA coordinator.

SHOWROOMS, LOUNGES AND RESTAURANTS  - Most hotels have assistive listening devices for hearing-impaired persons available at the showroom or lounge entrance. Wheelchair seating is also available in most restaurants, lounges and showrooms. Call ahead for details.

GAMBLING  - All hotels have accessible slot machines and many have sit-down table games. Many hotels also have accommodations for wheelchair users to play craps. Gaming personnel are well-trained in assisting vision and hearing-impaired persons to play table games. If you need a sign-language interpreter for the gaming schools offered at many of the casinos, just ask in advance. Most bingo rooms have Braille cards and large-print cards. A few larger rooms have electronic bingo, enabling blind players or persons with hand-dexterity problems to play up to 100 cards at once!

SWIMMING POOLS  - Bring your swimsuit! Most Las Vegas hotels have lifts to assist you in getting into our beautiful pools. You may also find a pool beach entrance at some of our hotels. Check with the reservation operator when booking your room.

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AT THE AIRPORT  - Lift-equipped shuttles and taxis are available with service to any hotel or motel. A variety of shuttle/limousine services are available at  Harry Reid International Airport .

TAXI SERVICE  - All taxi companies in Las Vegas have lift-equipped vans accommodating one wheelchair. Call from your room, use any dedicated taxi phone or ask the doorman at your hotel for an accessible taxi van. 

CITY BUS  - Our  RTC (Regional Transportation Commission)  bus service is fully accessible, including buses that are lift-equipped, have low floors and kneel, and accommodate two wheelchairs. Reduced fares are available for seniors and persons with disabilities. Call 702-228-7433 for routes, schedules or help in using the system. The "Strip" bus runs 24 hours a day.

PARATRANSIT  - Southern Nevada's Paratransit services are named RTC Paratransit Service. If you are certified to ride paratransit in your home city, bring your certification and you will be allowed to ride up to 21 days without having a Nevada certification. To schedule rides, call 702-228-4800 or TDD 702-676-1834 one to three days in advance.

PARKING  - Bring along your hometown dashboard parking permit from your personal vehicle if you plan to rent a vehicle in Las Vegas. Out-of-state permits are recognized. Temporary disabled parking permits are available through the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Visit  www.dmvnv.com  for more information. A physician's statement will be required.

TRAMS & THE MONORAIL  - The Las Vegas Monorail offers service at seven stations between Sahara Avenue and the MGM Grand on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip. Additionally, visitors can take advantage of trams that connect various properties: between the Mirage and Treasure Island; connecting Mandalay Bay, Luxor and Excalibur; and connecting Park MGM Las Vegas to Aria Resort, Crystals Shopping Center and Bellagio Resort.

OVERHEAD WALKWAY  - There are several four-corner overhead walkway locations on the Strip. The first set of walkways is located on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard (the Strip) and Tropicana Avenue, which connects the blocks where the MGM Grand, Tropicana, Excalibur and New York-New York are located. The second set is connecting Park MGM and the Showcase Mall/Hard Rock Cafe. The third set is on the corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard connecting the blocks where Bally's, Bellagio, Caesars Palace and The Cromwell are located. The third walkway set is located on Spring Mountain Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, which connects the corners, Treasure Island, the Fashion Show mall, The Venetian and Wynn. Some walkways have direct access into the resorts. Escalators and elevators are available at all locations. In addition, there is a direct-connect walkway from the front of Planet Hollywood to  The Cosmopolitan, ARIA and Crystals shopping center. Also, there is a walkway connecting Veer Towers, Crystals and Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas.

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While Las Vegas has some of the most liberal liquor laws in the United States, you must be at least 21 years of age to drink alcohol.

Visitors under the age of 21 are prohibited from loitering in casinos. The Strip has a curfew in which children under 18 years old are not allowed to be out after 9 p.m. unless accompanied by an adult.

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Most accommodations have a pool. Many also feature huge video arcades and diversions such as roller coasters and other rides. The choices for shows and events have also diversified, and it’s easy enough to find entertainment suitable for families.

Las Vegans are here to serve you. If you’re pleased with the service you receive, a small tip is customary.

A tip of 15 to 20 percent is the norm when food or drink is served.

Hotel personnel – $1 to $2 a bag is customary.

Dealers and slot attendants – a small bet is the standard reward.

Showroom maitre d’s – For venues without assigned seating, a tip of $5 to $20 will ensure desired seating.

Taxi drivers/tour guides – taxi drivers usually receive $1 to $2; tour guides receive $1 to $2 per person.

Valet – $2 is the usual tip.

Maid – a $2 tip per day is customary.

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U.S. travelers can now renew their passport online under a pilot program the U.S. Department of State launched on Thursday. 

The State Department's new online system will allow U.S. passport holders to start a renewal application for a short window of time every day, closing once the system has reached a designated number of new applications, officials said in a statement . The agency is preparing a full launch of the renewal system at some point after testing, but didn't provide an exact date. 

If successful, an online renewal system could shorten the sometimes monthslong process travelers experience when trying to update their passport. 

"During the next several months, we plan to continue to limit the number of applications accepted each day so we can monitor the system's performance in real time," the department said. "If you are unable to start your application, try again on another day."

Processing passports has become a growing problem for the State Department ever since COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, with the agency bombarded with an overwhelming number of applications  each week. The passport application backlog grew so heavy last year that federal lawmakers from California, Colorado and Oklahoma introduced separate proposals to the Senate to speed up the application process. 

Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma  proposed legislation  that would improve the online tracking of passport applications and allow the State Department to hire more staff. Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Ted Lieu of California introduced the  PASSPORT Act  to streamline the passport application and renewal process.

The number of Americans holding valid U.S. passports has grown at roughly 10% faster than the population over the past three decades, said Jay Zagorsky, an economist at Boston University. Just 5% of Americans had a passport in 1990, according to the State Department. That number grew to 48% in December.

The State Department issued a record setting 24 million passports in 2023. Wait times for passport applications and renewals  returned to their normal 6-8 week time frame in December , the State Department  said . 

Renewing your passport online involves a six-step process:

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• Enter your plans to travel internationally if your departure is within the next eight weeks.
• Upload a jpeg photo of yourself. No selfies. 
• Pay the passport renewal fee and digitally sign the application.

Visit the State Department's online renewal website for more details. 

Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S. housing market, the business of sports and bankruptcy.

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The city is one of six in the U.S. to receive new passport agencies, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Orlando, announced in a news conference Tuesday.

The result? Fewer 235-mile trips from Orlando to Miami, currently the site of the only passport agency in the state.

There are about 25 “passport counters” within 25 miles of downtown Orlando, ]usually in government buildings like post offices, but they can’t do what an agency can. As Frost explained, passport counters receive your information and dispatch it to the Miami agency for processing. It can take six to eight weeks to receive your passport, and if you want it faster, you may have to pay a private “passport expediter” to handle it for you.

But agencies like Miami’s have the authority to deal with emergencies, like a life-and-death situation with a family member when you need a same-day passport. Even lesser emergencies, like you forgot your trip is actually next month, are enough to get an agency to expedite. And if there’s a problem with your ID documents or background check, they often can tell you right away.

For the privilege, “people have to drive hours and hours,” he said. “A lot of people have to spend their own money to get a hotel to stay overnight because it’s so far from their home.”

Soon, that will be no more.

It may take up to a year for the U.S. General Services Administration to determine where the office should go. In the meantime, Frost said he wants recommendations from city leaders.

Frost said receiving approval for a passport office is difficult because of the amount of federal money required,though he didn’t know an exact amount at Tuesday’s conference.

“We’re really happy we got this,” he said, “but this is something that a lot of times can take years, if not decades to try to win in your area, but we had a good case for it.”

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Customs agent admits to stealing $18,700 during Florida airport screenings

The Customs and Border Protection officer pleaded guilty to stealing from 18 passengers while on duty at Naples Airport

A man who was working as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Florida pleaded guilty this week to stealing about $18,700 in cash from arriving fliers during airport screenings.

According to a plea agreement, William Joseph Timothy, 43, stole from 18 passengers between mid-2023 and January of this year while on duty at Naples Airport. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Naples Airport, which calls itself “ The Best Little Airport in the Country ,” does not have commercial airline service but — alongside flight schools and sightseeing tours — hosts wealthier clientele taking private charters. With the Caribbean close by, many flights are international and necessitate border enforcement and customs screenings.

CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility investigated Timothy’s case and uncovered 17 total incidents, including one involving two passengers. In a criminal complaint filed in January, Senior Special Agent Sapphia Small outlined one theft caught on camera.

In May 2023, video surveillance footage showed, Timothy conducted a border and currency inspection for a passenger who had traveled to Naples on a private aircraft from the Bahamas. Footage showed the passenger handing over his cash to Timothy, who, while counting it, set aside about $2,200 worth of $100 bills and covered them up with customs declarations forms.

After the passenger departed, Timothy picked up the forms and the concealed cash and walked away, according to the complaint. The passenger realized afterward their cash was missing.

Timothy went on to steal at least $2,000 from passengers on three more occasions, according to court documents, and at least $1,000 from six others.

Timothy pleaded guilty Tuesday to converting property of another as an officer or employee of the United States. As part of the plea agreement, he also agreed to pay “full restitution” to victims and resign immediately from the CBP, the U.S. attorney’s office for Middle Florida said.

A sentencing date has not yet been set.

“Mr. Timothy is very remorseful, and has accepted responsibility for the actions alleged,” Douglas Molloy, Timothy’s defense attorney, wrote to The Washington Post in a statement. “It is not appropriate for me to comment further until his sentencing.”

CBP did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.

Naples Airport served more than 200,000 passengers in fiscal year 2023, according to the Naples Airport Authority. Southwest Florida International Airport, the region’s commercial hub, last year served more than 10 million .

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