According to Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority data, the first four months of this year showed a decrease in the overall number of visitors. Mark Wayman, a recruiter for executives in the gaming and casino industries, told Business Insider in May that Las Vegas bookings through the summer are “the worst I’ve ever seen.”
Air traffic into Harry Reid International Airport is also trending downward, as domestic travel for the first half of 2025 was down 4% compared to last year.
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The US government threatened to annex Canada, violently or by economic blackmail. Fuck them. I would like to cordially invite Trump to shit out his own liver.
If Vegas is a casualty, then let it die.
Call me crazy but we shouldn’t be building cities in the middle of the desert anyway.
Testament to humanities hubris
That too
I think this has less to do with prices or quality and more to do with a reduction in international tourism across the board.
I personally believe its gambling from your phone that did the most damage
Why go to Vegas when I can lose money every day!!
13.2% fewer international travelers visited Las Vegas in June compared to last year.
I’m surprised it only declined that much…
I wouldn’t be surprised if Vegas wasn’t a huge international destination except for the super rich. It’s a really long way to go to gamble, and there’s a good or better attractions in other US cities.
So many states have legalized gambling and Indian casinos that Vegas makes zero sense anymore, unless women lose more rights and have to get divorced there or whatever.
13% fewer international travelers, potentially (but unlikely) larger number in total
I think a partial explanation can be that for most international tourists a visit to the USA is a major trip that gets planned well in advance. Easily half or even a full year ahead. Things only really got bad in the last few months, so we might still see many holidays that were planned before the madness fully set in. If that is the case I’d expect a continued decline in the future, where people choose another destination when deciding their next itinerary.
No tax tips though👍
This is what Vegas looked like 6 years ago, when I decided I would never go again, at least not to the strip. Wall-to-wall fucking people on every square inch. You used to get comped things to encourage you to gamble. Those days are past. Now, you can’t even park in the hotel garage at the hotel you are staying at without paying extra.
It is so tedious to listen to complaints about the “worst ever” anything when it represents a 4% fluctuation in a trend that has positively RUINED Vegas as a destination due to constant double-digit year-over-year gains.
They’re also replacing table games with slots and even making craps and roulette better for the casinos.
I didn’t want to go to Vegas before, but now? Never.
Hmm, I can’t think of anything in the US that may be affecting tourism right now. Anyone else drawing a blank?
Well it can’t be hostility to foreigners or the cost of living skyrocketing to the stratosphere, because there’s no way that could ever happen. Must be the Democrat’s fault. Thanks Obama.
Not surprised given how Vegas has evolved in the last 10-15 years. Most of the casinos are run by MGM or Caesars so there is zero incentive to compete any more. It’s all expensive - the rooms, the meals, the shows. They slap bullshit like “resort fees” on everything. The comps / drinks are minimal. The table limits are ridiculous. Most of the public attractions are shut down or dialed back. The public transport is abysmal. Oh and Donald Trump has basically told the world that tourists aren’t welcome any more. I’m surprised anybody bothers going there any more quite frankly.
Went there for a baseball tournament. What a shit show A 20oz can of beer was $19. Margarita $35…Not surprised in the least that place is dying. Felt like they’re trying to make everything ‘new york’ exclusive with prices to match. Dumb place.
Pretty sure this is almost entirely about current US government. I seriously considered touring US this year, but for obvious reasons I feel safer travelling to China.
Canadians visits are down by 50+ points.
Not sure why it’s not 95+.Baby boomers
50 is insane already, these are cancelled non-refunded holidays.
That’s the sort of decisions being made: do I cancel and lose this money. I don’t many could swallow the loss and still went.
My guess is it’s a trip most book a year out (ie after returning from their last one) so the decline will be alot more noticeable around October
Vegas is an entirely man made vacation destination, there is no natural reason to visit. It used to be that only Nevada and New Jersey had gambling but now you find gambling towns everywhere.
It’s an okay stop on the way to the Grand Canyon if you’re coming from California. If I was going to see something man-made, tho, I’d rather go to the Hoover Dam.
That was my favorite part of the area, the rest was just like, Disneyworld with smoking and tits.
Vegas fucking sucks though, honestly.
Yeah, I went once and would not revisit. I think it may be a personal preference. I don’t drink, buy timeshares, hire prostitutes or gamble, I’m not the target audience. Also a lot of grungy homeless people on the strip. Food was good though.
Also a lot of grungy homeless people on the strip.
That’s just tourist hotspots in the US in general (could generally just leave out the tourist part as well). I grew up in a summer tourist town and that county has the highest rates of addiction and homelessness in the entire state. When tourism becomes the economy, it pushes everything else out and leaves no room for locals to live. Half the businesses are closed 9 months out of the year and it’s so crowded during the last 3 that you couldn’t go anywhere if you wanted to.
I’m guessing half of the drop is Canadians
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas because we can’t afford to go there and play.
Decades ago, I stayed in some dump on Fremont Street. I’d consider going back there for old time’s sake (although not to that particular hotel), but fuck the strip.
I went to Vegas (from Canada) in November for a company convention sort of thing right after Trump got in and felt off about it then but like actual fuck I’d go now. My company is actually struggling to find somewhere to go next year since, while they’re a US based remotes first company, a LOT of their employees are outside of the United States
No doubt. We are cheaper for sure.
Edit: It’s funny, I’ve noticed they’ve really seemed to prioritise hiring Canadian developers in the last few years. I’ve always wondered if it’s because they feel they can pay us less
I have no idea why, but Canadian IT professionals earn a fraction of their US counterparts. I can tell you its not a skill gap either. I’ve worked with many amazingly brilliant Canadian IT professionals. Its a great untapped market for global talent. Prior to trump, I saw it as a huge asset to American companies to have access to such a highly skilled work force, working in our same time zones, speaking the same language, but costing half of an American salary (or less!). However, trump killed that. I very much miss my Canadian brothers and sisters in IT.
For reference, I moved from the US to Canada but kept the same job role with the same company. My pay took almost a 50% cut (factoring in the conversion rate).
This is part of what I don’t understand. Cost of living in most major cities (Vancouver, the GTA, and to some extent Montréal) generally isn’t 50% less expensive than living in the USA. Yes healthcare is covered, but housing and food prices are quite high.
I don’t understand why IT wages are so suppressed there.
Lol trump killed the US tourism
He’s killed the US business like he’s killed every single business is greasy ass fingers have strangled
add it to the list of moronic shit he’s done that’s bankrupting the USA
“But the libruls got SO owned!” - random Magat while standing in the bread lines
After bankrupting his own casinos he’s expanding his reach.
