All major Las Vegas hotels provide comprehensive tourist information at their reception and/or sightseeing and show desks.
Other good information sources are the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, 3150 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89109 (tel. 877/VISIT-LV or 702/892-7575; www.visitlasvegas.com), open daily from 9am to 5pm; the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, 3720 Howard Hughes Pkwy., #100, Las Vegas, NV 89109 (tel. 702/735-1616; www.lvchamber.com), open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm; and, for information on all of Nevada, including Las Vegas, the Nevada Commission on Tourism (tel. 800/638-2328; www.travelnevada.com), open 24 hours.
Help for Troubled Travelers -- The Travelers Aid Society is a social-service organization geared to helping travelers in difficult straits. Its services include reuniting families separated while traveling, feeding people stranded without cash, and even providing emotional counseling. If you're in trouble, seek them out. In Las Vegas there is a Travelers Aid office at McCarran International Airport (tel. 702/798-1742) that is open daily from 8am to 5pm. Similar services are provided by Help of Southern Nevada, 953-35B E. Sahara Ave., Suite 208, at Maryland Parkway in the Commercial Center (tel. 702/369-4357; www.helpsonv.org). Hours are Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.
