Las Vegas, Nevada is still the place to be for New Year’s Eve.
A record 314,000 tourists are expected to celebrate on the Strip and elsewhere Saturday night, paying higher prices at sold-out hotels, packing nightclubs to see the Kardashians, Black Eyed Peas and Stevie Wonder close out 2012. We feel sorry for those who opted to party with the Kardashians over Stevie Wonder.
The one night of liquor and confetti will bring in a boatload of cash for Sin City. An estimated $193 million in gaming revenue is expecting, preparing Vegas for a promising 2012.
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2011 was a rebound year for Vegas, the city pulled in 39 million visitors in 2011, close to the 39.2 million peak of 2007.
“While the recovery has been gradual and spending has taken longer to recover, visitor volume has been strong,” said Kevin Bagger, senior director of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
The city expects to fill 98% of its 150,189 rooms on New Year’s Eve, up .4% from last Dec. 31. Unfortunately, the increase in visitors means an increase in prices. Rooms at the Bellagio that rented for $659 to $799 on New Year’s Eve 2010 are going for $1,199 to $1,998 this year, says Yvette Monet, spokeswoman for the Bellagio’s parent company, MGM Resorts International. So we hope you have deep pockets.
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