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. “’
Great yet ?
“We have a number of very high rollers that come in from Mexico that aren’t so keen on coming in right now”
I wonder why. /s
cry me a river
Good keep it up.
“We love you, we need you, we miss you.” Said the abuser after you start to leave them…
Fuck off pit poutin on your chest!
“International travel is way down. People are not coming to the United States,” Berkley said last month. “’
I guess international travelers don’t like being assaulted by Trump’s Gestapo and disappeared into a gulag. Who knew?
Fuck off America. 🇨🇦’s not coming back. You’re too dumb to even know why. 🖕🖕🖕
Please let me in. Let me in!!!
We know why and the majority of us are depressed about it. But yeah, do not come here until the US remembers that we’re part of a global community. We’re not gonna get better without some hardship first.
Yah this doesn’t belong here. Berkley never supported trump. Clark County was narrowly won by Harris. I hate MAGA too, but I don’t see how dunking on the collateral damage is helpful.
Edit: and by “collateral damage” I mean the innocent people who get harmed by the actions of the trump voters, not the direct consequences of the trump voters’ actions, which absolutely should be dunked on, early and often.
Because it’s fun, and maybe if enough places see the harm Cheeto Mussolini is doing they will actually do something instead of begging tourists to ignore fascism.
That’s fair, and I’m not saying that Canadians should resume travel to Las Vegas, but it’s still not the very specific phenomenon of someone voting for the Face-Eating Leopard Party expressing surprise that the leopards would eat their face. Maybe I’m too literal.
I just think face-eating leopard type criticism should be confined to individuals who actually brought this horror upon themselves, and not to make fun of entire regions that get caught up in the backlash.
From Canada with love: fuck you
We need you…r money!! And we miss you…r money!!
If the strip is so desperate for business, then where are the $35/night rooms?
Was going to go with the girlfriend last month, but after seeing the room prices, we decided to save a ton of money and go to San Diego instead.
If you want people to go to the strip again, bring back the deals you used to run all the time before COVID. Otherwise I don’t believe you when you say you’re desperate for tourists.
But Stonk number go up only with ripoff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W62Ie7dKXRY
This video answers the “why” perfectly.
tl;dw: everything more expensive, bullshit fees, less quality
Also, in my personal opinion, the current political climate doesn’t help to draw in international tourists.
great link, and good reason for everyone to stay away.
Canada is extra special though. As airport TSA were assholes before Trump, and there are some new ICE/border horror stories with white Canadians, in addition to the general view that US is a dislikable shithole country now, over unfair tariff extortion.
Isnt Vegas a conservative shit hole? As a Canadian fuck off. I saw that bald maga prick from pawn stars complaining about the lack of tourism, well you voted for this shit
Yes, it’s a conservative shithole. Pretty much all of Nevada is. I noticed when I went to work conferences there that there seemed to be more conservative events happening compared to how it was 15 years ago.
Vegas effectively priced out middle class/poor families out of a budget friendly vacation. Now it’s just rich people, poor people acting rich, and employees attending conferences now. As an American minority, Vegas isn’t a safe place to visit anymore. They want my money but not see me there.
NV was slightly blue in previous 3 elections, or at least very close. It was close again, but the “no taxes on tips” bribe made Trump win, and the bribe was only made to win NV. LV tip earners total after tax earnings are probably down now.
Have the day Nevada voted for.
I’m born and raised in Nevada north eastern Nevada to be exact and seeing this state and Vegas solely descend into the cesspit that it has created I couldn’t be happier. It does suck for the workers in the hotels and the people that drive taxis and work in food services throughout state they are going to be the first ones to suffer from this.
