With a number of positive trends emerging in recent weeks, gaming industry analysts are bullish on a speedy recovery in Las Vegas.
Tourism
MGM Resorts has expanded its Convene with Confidence program to bring back conventions and meetings.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is pushing licensees to get workers vaccinated quickly, and they’re responding with some offering incentives like gift cards and paid time off.
U.S. rental car companies are scrambling to add new vehicles to their fleet as demand outpaces inventory. Las Vegas is seeing a spike during peak travel times.
With more visitors coming to Las Vegas and locals beginning to hit the town with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, a new problem has surfaced.
Older gamblers have started to return to casinos as vaccines become more widespread.
New U.S. guidance on travel could drive more tourism to destinations like Las Vegas, experts say.
The attraction tourism leaders had hoped would lead the next wave of greater visitation to Las Vegas, is being touted as a major factor in keeping the city afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
A handful of passports are already in the works, including two in Las Vegas. It is not yet clear if any Las Vegas businesses will limit access solely to vaccinated guests.
The Venetian resort is using Health Pass technology to expedite the return of conventions and trade shows to Las Vegas. Health Pass works like Clear found at U.S. airports.
New cases of COVID-19 among TSA workers at McCarran airport have declined significantly in recent months after rising dramatically to close out 2020 and to start 2021.
Occupancy and room rates should improve for resorts as well as more people get their COVID-19 shots, tourism experts say.
It had been 415 days ago when the Hard Rock Hotel closed. On Thursday night, the doors reopened with several flourishes, including a new owner and casino operator and a fresh look.
As airline travel continues to pick up momentum following a year heavily impacted by the ongoing pandemic, Southwest Airlines is adding a new nonstop routes between Las Vegas and Southern California.
Las Vegas is still seeing effects from the pandemic as McCarran International Airport recorded 1.6 million passengers in February, 58 percent less than the same month last year.