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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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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Taking a step away from the reasons this is happening, perhaps it's not a good idea to have a place that's so dependent on tourism money. Cities should be city first, travel destination second.

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Las Vegas isn't and never was a proper city. It's just a giant sprawling suburb propping up a thin line of decaying skyscrapers in the desert.

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You're way too late to that party.

[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Perhaps. Progress doesn't need to be incremental. Vegas has supported the tourism industry for decades. The levers of power could be used to turn the tables and have the industry support the city for a change. It's not like the money isn't there.