Occupancy rates have plummeted because of the pandemic, which means operators are offering low rates, or even free rooms, plus travel incentives to the mass market, rather than just high rollers.<\/p>\n
Cheap retail rates for the hotel rooms (and) free rooms are going to the players that have never had free rooms in Las Vegas,\u201d<\/strong> Mullen said. \u201cThey\u2019re going deeper in their database to get players who aren\u2019t as lucrative because it\u2019s better just to get a body in there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe result? The destruction of rooms is at an all-time high at some high-end properties, according to Mullen, and meanwhile, videos with titles like \u201cFight in ENCORE HOTEL LAS VEGAS LABOR WEEKEND 2020\u201d are getting 40,000-plus views on YouTube.<\/p>\n
Wynn to Raise Rates<\/strong><\/h2>\nA Wynn Resorts spokesperson confirmed to LVRJ<\/em> that a large brawl had taken place at Encore over the weekend, adding that the company planned to buck the trend by bumping up room rates and hiring more security.<\/p>\nLas Vegas Metro Police told a press conference on Tuesday that the downtown area command had arrested 28 people on Friday alone, and issued 27 citations.<\/strong><\/p>\nPeople coming here to have fun and take part in the festivities \u2026 we welcome you,\u201d said Capt. Patricia Spencer, head of the downtown area command. \u201cFor those of you coming here to prey on the tourists or residents of this community, it will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mullen says that operators will need to find a skillful balance between prices that are high enough to keep out undesirables, and low enough to maintain a healthy rate of occupancy — at least until the virus is suppressed to a point where conventions and concerts can return to the Strip.<\/p>\n
\u2018Scared to Go Outside\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\nBut Mullen is concerned that the current climate could damage the reputation of Las Vegas for a long time to come.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral of our higher-end profile clients say their high-end guests are done coming until this is under control,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re scared to walk outside their rooms, and don\u2019t feel safe on elevators or on the casino floors themselves. It\u2019s a bad look. \u2026 You can really, severely, put a tarnish on Las Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Las Vegas is in \u201cuncharted waters,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A spike in violence on the Las Vegas Strip over Labor Day weekend is a direct result of rock-bottom room rates. That\u2019s according to Greg Mullen, vice president of CDC Consulting, who told the Las Vegas Review-Journal this week he believes the drop in prices during the coronavirus pandemic is attracting the wrong sort of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":148150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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