A short but hard-hitting article on TravelandTourWorld.com, “The Death of the Cheap Getaway: How Luxury Tycoons Quietly Rewrote the Rules of Las Vegas Travel,” puts to rest the widely circulating idea that “Vegas is back.” True, you can still find bargains and the casinos are promoting a bit with all-inclusive deals and loss-leader meals. But this story explains, in no uncertain terms, that “the iconic desert oasis has fundamentally broken with its budget-friendly past” in favor of a “jaw-dropping high-rolling playground tailored almost exclusively for luxury, elite sports franchises, and premium spectacles.” Continuing: In “this aggressive upscale repositioning, the era of casual perks has been almost completely replaced by an uncompromising fee-driven structure.” And “Gaming entities have realized that high-net-worth individuals, experiential festival goers, and corporate conventioneers generate far more predictable profit margins than the traditional weekend slot player.” The piece concludes with a few “tactical travel strategies” that are old hat to the likes of us. Still, the whole page is worth a quick perusal for yet another “massive reality check.”
Source: Las Vegas News