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Las Vegas – It’s one of the most visited cities in the entire United States, and now that it’s reopening with recently expanded capacity, Sin City is gearing up for a massive tourism boom over the next several weeks.
A “perfect storm” of flights returning at rock bottom prices and a nation of eager travelers with severe cases of cabin fever mean Vegas could beat its visitor forecast for the spring break and Easter break.
On March 15, 2021, Governor Steve Sisolak signed the approval process to increase capacity limits in Nevada, up to 50%. With the state’s positivity rate dropping to just 5.7% and now over 100 million Americans have received their first dose of the vaccine, Nevada is preparing to receive huge tourism stats again.
There are currently no quarantine or testing requirements for visitors in the state of Nevada.
Nevada’s “Roadmap to Recovery Plan,” which now allows 50% capacity, a level not seen since autumn 2020 includes facilities such as:
- Restaurants and bars
- Casinos
- Arcades
- Racetracks
- Bowling alleys
- Mini golf
- Billiard halls / billiard rooms
- Amusement and theme parks
Live shows and events may be resumed even under a capacity regulation of 50%. They can be automatically resumed if they are less than 250 people. Events and shows that want to allow more than 250 people can submit a special request form, as long as they still use the 50% capacity rules. 40 ticketed shows have already returned and more permits are expected to be requested.
Crowds were reported on the Strip yesterday, and capacity limits were increased on the same day. More tourists are expected to flock as March Madness, Easter and Spring Break are upon us.
Tourists are still being asked to observe social distancing and wear masks, but photos and videos from Monday have surfaced showing overcrowded casino floors and flocks of visitors not obeying the rules.
Another major sign of tourism rebounding for the city is the fact that over 160 million households are expected to receive business stimulus checks this month, which some Americans plan to spend on domestic travel, leisure, and entertainment. Vegas is more than happy to be a recipient of stimulus spending as the city drew more than 42 million visitors in 2019 but dropped below 19 million in 2020.
Airlines across the country have been looking to add additional Vegas routes as demand increases. Over 50 US cities fly direct to Vegas in March and April, many costing under $ 50 each way, with the lowest prices we’ve ever seen at $ 19.
Some examples:
- From San Francisco to Vegas with Frontier $ 19
- From Los Angeles to Vegas with Spirit $ 20
- Seattle to Vegas with Spirit $ 22
- Philadelphia to Vegas for $ 30
- From Dallas to Vegas with Spirit $ 30
- From Minneapolis to Vegas with Sun Country $ 39
- From New York to Las Vegas with United $ 49
- From Miami to Vegas with JetBlue $ 70
- From Louisville to Vegas with Allegiant $ 70
Hoteliers are already reporting rising booking rates for the next few weeks, some even describe the rising interest as “through the roof”.
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom told the local TV station that he expects Vegas to be “ready to explode” again with visitors and pleaded, “Come to Las Vegas, but honestly there is no place that obeys the restrictions more than we do . “
Las Vegas Daily Fall Rates via Worldometers
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