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re: Las Vegas tourism decline

Posted on 8/20/25 at 12:39 pm to
Posted by rich4pres
Knoxville
Member since Dec 2016
11056 posts
Posted on 8/20/25 at 12:39 pm to
I still go probably once a year but I always stay downtown. The Golden Nugget has everything I need and it’s a lot cheaper than the Strip. And food is still fairly reasonable downtown and a fun atmosphere. I rarely go to The Strip anymore.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
38521 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 1:59 pm to
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Las Vegas tourism decline
This entire meme seems fake to me. I was in Vegas over the weekend and it seemed pretty damned crowded.
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20789 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 4:35 pm to
I mean, I have only visited Vegas for conventions. The number of people there isn't just about individual tourists. And convention traffic is highly variable. I don't think that one weekend is determinative.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
38076 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 5:52 pm to
Vegas is fine. Hell, one of my former hooters girls started managing at Encore. She just dealt with her first ruptured penis. She did say the old guys with money get high quality escorts
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
12966 posts
Posted on 9/22/25 at 10:12 pm to
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This entire meme seems fake to me. I was in Vegas over the weekend and it seemed pretty damned crowded.


Been twice this summer and that was my observation too. I know a guy out there who told me that the gambling handle numbers are fine. So their big gamblers may not be deserting them. Don’t really know what the decline narrative is based on. I will also add that everything out there is expensive af. At least the nice places.
Posted by DR93Berlin
Member since Jul 2020
1559 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 3:28 am to
Was there this past weekend. Packed as usual. Cosmo Aria and Bellagio were all sold out - and still expensive.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
38521 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 11:29 am to
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I mean, I have only visited Vegas for conventions. The number of people there isn't just about individual tourists. And convention traffic is highly variable. I don't think that one weekend is determinative.
I've been twice in the past year and it seemed exactly the same as always.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
38521 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 11:29 am to
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I will also add that everything out there is expensive af. At least the nice places.
Yeah, it's definitely pricey.
Posted by WhoGeaux
Member since Apr 2011
5448 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 4:53 pm to
Every time I go to Vegas I come back thinking that a trip to the Beau Rivage is just as enjoyable
Posted by nola tiger lsu
Member since Nov 2007
7010 posts
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:15 pm to
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Every time I go to Vegas I come back thinking that a trip to the Beau Rivage is just as enjoyable


If you never leave the casino, sure. If you like entertainment, food, leaving The Strip, going to enjoy outdoors, golf, Lake Mead, Mt Charleston, etc.... then not even close.
Posted by ob1pimpbobi
College Station
Member since Jul 2022
3076 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 11:38 am to
Im headed there next month. Going to be a great trip.
Pool at mandalay
Dinners at Golden steer and Lotus of Siam
Shows Wizard of Oz at the sphere and O.
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
47280 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 4:31 pm to
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Every time I go to Vegas I come back thinking that a trip to the Beau Rivage is just as enjoyable
wow awful take. Vegas is the premier entertainment destination in the world.
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
12966 posts
Posted on 9/24/25 at 5:06 pm to
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Dinners at Golden steer and Lotus of Siam Shows Wizard of Oz at the sphere and O.


Golden Steer is the GOAT. Just saw Wizard of Oz too. Was skeptical going in, but they did an amazing job with it. Well worth it.
Posted by Donkus
Shreveport
Member since Feb 2013
1479 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:54 am to
Currently in my room at The D as I type this. We've been here since Monday, our fifth visit to Vegas since 2020. Monday-Wednesday definitely the lightest crowds on Fremont I've seen since 2020. The past couple of days it's gotten more crowded, but not like it was just a year ago. We walked the Strip Wednesday early afternoon and it was hot, but man that might have been the least amount of people I've seen out walking. We didn't even get asked for a picture or a show (no complaints). The videos about how devoid Vegas is of travelers tend to be extreme showing dead streets and restaurants. It's nowhere that bad, but to say nothing is different isn't being totally honest.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
38076 posts
Posted on 9/28/25 at 9:19 am to
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