| LAS VEGAS, Aug. 16, 1999 - Continuing a run of strong
travel patterns in 1999, Las Vegas visitor volume increased by 13.3 percent
in June compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Las Vegas
Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). It was the largest monthly increase
since October 1994. Year-to-date visitor volume is up 9.6 percent.
Citywide hotel and motel occupancy was 87.3 percent in June, up 2.4
points, despite a growth in room inventory of 10.8 percent during the same
period. Hotel occupancy was 92.5
percent in June, up 2.2 points.
Clark County's gaming revenue increased by 12.1 percent in June 1999.
Convention attendance increased by 17.6 percent.
The number of passengers traveling through McCarran International Airport
in Las Vegas was up 12.3 percent in June, and automobile traffic from Southern
California to Las Vegas increased by 12.9 percent.
Five destination resorts are opening in Las Vegas this year. Mandalay
Bay and the Four Seasons opened their joint Strip property on March 2.
The Venetian and The Resort at Summerlin opened this summer. The Paris-Las
Vegas resort debuts in September 1999.
Las Vegas visitor volume has been climbing since September 1998. Visitor
volume was up 2.8 in September; 4.9 percent in October; 1.7 percent in
November; 6.7 percent in December, 7.4 percent in January, 7.7 percent
in February, 11.3 percent in March, 9.1 percent in April, 8.5 percent in
May and 13.3 percent in June. |
