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Las Vegas mayor says the city is suffering from a serious drop in Canadian tourists: 'We need you, and we miss you' | Fortune (archive.is)

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Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley issued a heartfelt plea to Canadian visitors this week, acknowledging the city’s tourism-dependent economy is suffering from a dramatic decline in international visitors, particularly from Canada, which represents the city’s largest international market.

“As the mayor of Las Vegas, I’m telling everybody in Canada, please come. We love you, we need you, and we miss you,” Berkley said during a press conference this week, where she addressed the multiple challenges facing the entertainment capital’s tourism industry.

The mayor’s latest comments echo concerns she first raised in an August press conference, where she painted a stark picture of the tourism decline.

“International travel is way down. People are not coming to the United States,” Berkley said last month. “’

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

She's Democrat, so not really LAMF. I feel sorry for relatively sane people getting caught up in all this. Fuck the whole MAGA madhouse with a rusty spade.

That said, I just don't see what she thought she could have achieved with that. Maybe its target audience was her own consituency more than actual Canadians.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah I looked up her Wikipedia:

Shelley Berkley (née Rochelle Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who has served as mayor of Las Vegas since 2024.A member of the Democratic Party, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Nevada's 1st congressional district for six terms from 1999 until 2013.

She also ran for Senate as a Democrat and lost. So not really a LAMF situation in my opinion.

But then again, I suppose in World War 2, most people viewed all Germans as Nazis.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

My thinking, LAMF is mostly for people who brought it on yourself. Nevada voters are a pretty mixed bag, though not as much in the city.

Having spent time in the international district of LV, though, they're lovely people mostly trying to get by. They all cater to The Strip but it's a regular ol' city just like the rest of them.