Las Vegas breaks visitor records in 2016
For the third consecutive year, Las Vegas continued historic visitation growth, setting a new all-time record.
The city welcomed 42.9 million visitors in 2016, surpassing 2015’s record-setting 42.3 million. “Las Vegas continues to see increased interest in the destination, and we are excited to announce that once again we are celebrating record visitation,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority.
“Together with our resort partners, we look forward to aggressively marketing the destination around the world to continue attracting more visitors and break the record again this year.”
In addition to hosting millions of leisure travellers, Las Vegas celebrated record-breaking convention visitation in 2016. The destination welcomed more than 6.3 million business travellers during the year, contributing to the overall increase in visitor traffic. The destination continues to enjoy industry-leading occupancy rates with an extremely large base of nearly 150,000 available rooms.
Tourism generates nearly $52 billion annually in Southern Nevada and the Las Vegas valley. The industry supports nearly 370,000 local jobs, representing more than 40 per cent of employment within Clark County. In 2017, the LVCVA is projecting another record, surpassing 43 million visitors for the first time.
News Source: http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/
You might also like
Lonely Planet places Kaohsiung, Taiwan as one of the ‘Top 10 cities to visit in 2018!’
Kaohsiung is a massive port city in southern Taiwan. It’s home to many skyscrapers, such as the 248m-tall Tuntex Sky Tower, and is known for its diversity of parks. Its
India becomes third largest aviation market in domestic traffic
The domestic travel demand rose 16 per cent in February this year, ending the long streak of over 20 per cent. India has become the third largest aviation market in
Chatbox launches messaging ecosystem for personalized experiences
Chatbox Instant Apps facilitate the dynamic exchange of rich, structured data within messaging streams and can be deployed to any channel, carrier or hardware Chatbox has announced the launch of
