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Friday, November 14, 2008

Las Vegas visitation down 10%

from yesterday's Las Vegas Review-Journal (11/13):

September brings fewer visitors to LV
Traffic, convention attendance also dwindle
By BENJAMIN SPILLMAN
REVIEW-JOURNAL

"The number of people who visited Las Vegas in September fell 10.1 percent to 2.9 million, a jarring drop for a community that's already in the throes of a deepening recession.

The decline occurred despite a 21 percent drop in the average daily room rate to $112 and falling oil prices, conditions that typically make Las Vegas vacations more appealing." ...

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