Elena Newman, who has been a guest room attendant in Las Vegas for 19 years, said hotel managers may believe they’re saving money by cutting down on cleaning, but it’s not the case.

Housecleaning staff member Jacque Iribe collects used soap products while cleaning a hotel room at the Flamingo hotel-casino on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas ...

Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Las Vegas is operating much as it had in 2019. Bars and restaurants are open, masking is a thing of the past, and tourists are back in casinos ...