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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedVegas on a dime: free attractions and great deals on lodging draw budget-conscious clients. (Special Focus: Casino/Gaming).(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Travel Agent, March, 2003 by Weiss, Elizabeth
As the country faces disturbing unemployment rates and a depressing economic forecast, discretionary vacation money may be hard to come by. However, the American people have made it quite clear that they are not prepared to forgo their right to travel, and they are continuing to do so--albeit in a scaled-back fashion.
Enter Las Vegas. The city delivers almost everything your clients desire--spas, great dining, world-class entertainment--in a vacation getaway. But they don't need to spend a fortune to get it.
"Our message is that Vegas is a value destination," says Rob Powers, spokesman for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). "That can mean value for someone looking to spend $300 a night for a room or for someone looking to spend...
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