Las Vegas Room Rates Hit All-Time Highs
- January visitors totaled 3.5 million
- Hotel occupancy rates average 85.7% in January
- Weekend occupancy rates were 92.6%
- Gaming revenue for the month: $926 million
For budget-minded travelers, there is one bright spot in the report. The average daily hotel rate at downtown hotels was just $74.59, less than half the $163.72 rate at Strip hotels.
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Remember the days when a trip to Las Vegas meant $29 hotel rooms and free prime rib dinners? That was then.
Today, with the city's cringe-worthy
resort fees
, niggling
parking fees
, and sky-high prices for shows, a Vegas trip is more likely to mean busting the budget.
Related: Booze-to-Go at the Airport. What Could Go Wrong?
Nevertheless, demand for Las Vegas travel remains strong. According to the latest report from the
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
, average room rates reached an all-time high in January, at $150.21 per night. That figure does not include taxes, mandatory resort fees, which can be as high as $40 a night including taxes, or parking fees.
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After 20 years working in the travel industry, and 15 years writing about it, Tim Winship knows a thing or two about travel. Follow him on Twitter@twinship.