The fees began in June, and while locals were granted immunity at the MGM resorts for the first six months, the company began charging even Nevada residents last December. Wynn Resorts is another company that charges for parking, though only for valet service.<\/p>\n
\n“What happens when friends and relatives come into town and stay at MGM properties?” Las Vegas local Liz Hannigan asked Casino.org<\/em> when the program debuted. “No one local will meet them at these casinos because of these ridiculous parking fees.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nMGM National Harbor, the company’s newest resort located outside of Washington, DC, currently offers free self-parking. However, the resort says it will\u00a0move to a paid parking model in the future.<\/p>\n
Visitors Mad, Too<\/b><\/h2>\n
Non-locals are also rather furious to learn their trips to Sin City are getting more expensive. Angered guests are voicing their frustrations that they’re already paying resort fees, which should cover parking expenses.<\/p>\n
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Hotel occupancy tax rates are also going up in Clark County to pay for the state’s $750 million commitment to building the future home of the NFL Raiders. Construction will soon commence on the professional football team’s $1.9 billion stadium after the league’s owners approved the relocation from Oakland earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Government officials, and now casino companies, seem to be toying with its most valuable asset: tourists. Whether the parking fees, which pale in comparison to those in other big cities, will deter guests remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Several Caesars properties in Las Vegas are no longer offering free parking to out-of-state guests. Caesars Entertainment announced this week that the Linq Hotel has officially begun charging visitors to self-park their cars, and tolls will commence at Caesars Palace and Paris Las Vegas next week on April 6. Las Vegas might be adjacent to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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