Travel Roundup: MGM Mirage Quits, American Plans on Dreamliners, Singapore Airlines Drops Weight and More

MGM Mirage quits Nevada Resort Association — The MGM Mirage, which has 10 resorts on the Las Vegas strip, withdrew from the Nevada Resort Association Tuesday in an effort to cut costs. The company was the association’s largest member. It is unknown how much money would be saved by leaving the lobby group. [Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal]

American Airlines wants Dreamliners –American Airlines announced today it plans to buy 42 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, a 290-passenger plane that runs on 20 percent less fuel and provides 45 percent more cargo space. The planes will be delivered starting in 2012. [Source: American]

U.S. issues travel advisory for Mexico — The U.S. State Department, noting increasing gang violence around the U.S.-Mexico border and the Mexican interior, alerted American travelers to be careful traveling in the country. Ciudad Juarez, a border town next to El Paso, apparently is ground zero for the heightened drug-related violence and where more than 1,000 people have been killed this year. [Source: Houston Chronicle]

Singapore Airlines loses weight– Airlines are trying to shed pounds whenever possible but few have surpassed Singapore Airlines. The airline has shrunk menus, lightened meal carts and dishes and also began printing its inflight magazine on lighter-weight paper. Its Singapore to Paris 777 flight has dropped about 515 kg (1,135 pounds), although its average flight has lost about 23 kg (50 pounds.) [Source: Brisbane Times]