🎆 Where to see fireworks on New Year’s Eve

💰 Goodbye Resort Fees (Kinda)

The FTC has a new rule that requires hotels and vacation rentals to disclose so-called “junk fees” upfront when listing prices. The idea is to eliminate surprise resort fees when making a payment after booking a room. The rule applies to live event promoters too and Ticketmaster replied by saying the company was “pleased” and had “long advocated for all-in pricing” without a hint of irony. [Associated Press/Nevada Independent]

• City Cast Las Vegas interim executive producer Layla Muhammad joins co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman to discuss the new policy on hotel fees and what it means for our tourism industry. The Friday news roundup also tackles neighborhood resistance to transitional housing and the fate of Whiskey Pete’s in Primm. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🤝 Fontainebleau Agrees to Union Deal

Take notes, Virgin Hotels. It took just 18 hours for the Fontainebleau to reach an agreement with the Culinary Union to cover more than 3,000 workers. [KLAS]

👍 Nuclear-Free New Year’s

If you see a helicopter flying low and slow over the Strip on Dec. 29 and 31, don’t freak out. It’s just the military testing to see if there’s a nuclear weapon or any other suspicious radiation to worry about. [KSNV]

🚨Thief Steals Car, Screws Up Getaway

Stealing a car is a bad move. Crashing it into a police vehicle is mistake #2. [KVVU]