The big jump in >$100K income from 2016 to 2017 was interesting, but I wonder if that is real or some sort of artifact of how they did the survey.
I really thought convention business was a greater share than before the pandemic than just 10%; I thought I had heard it was more like 1/3. But if it really was just 10%, then the drop down to 4% is bad, but not as horri-bad. I do think conventioners have a disproportionate impact because they really add to the mid-week hotel guest rolls.
The big decline in foreign visitors, who usually spend more than us cheapskates from CA, is a big hit.
]]>That’s a great question I can’t answer. Although my question is why would anyone want to have children?
]]>One important aspect of this survey is that it is not blind. The surveys are actually interviews conducted by people asking questions of people they meet on the street. This conversation between strangers is loaded with the bias and protections/deceptions of both the interviewer and interviewee. While this method doesn’t pass scientific scrutiny, it’s quite good enough for marketing firms who are just looking to reaffirm the advice they’ve given to clients.
]]>From what I’ve seen downtown, the parents like to suck down 2 meter tall slushy drinks while pushing them down Fremont street in strollers at 1am during packed events like St Patricks day.
I think its kind of like a walker to help them stay upright.
]]>After two years of having not been to Vegas, it was appalling how far down the toilet it has gone. The concentration of sick, deranged, dangerous filthy drugged up degenerates getting around must somehow be addressed.
It used to be you shouldn’t go 1 or 2 blocks this or that way but the strip in particular is quite unnerving. Day and night. And Fremont is no different. The other morning at about 10am before checkout I did a Fremont stroll and I reckon it was 10 to 1 degenerate psychos to people like me trying to enjoy it all… you know, the ones who spend money and probably sadly think twice about coming back.
And no they don’t just scream at themselves and leave you alone. I had two very very very regrettable ‘experiences’ while trying to mind my own business and have a bit of fun.
]]>So why the huge uptick in dragging kids to Sin City in 2021? So weird.
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