The wider tourism in Las Vegas picture looks pretty grim. June arrivals sank to under 3.1 million, that's down 11% on last year, according to the Review-Journal. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority states international visitors dropped 13%, with Canadians' attendance plunging nearly 19%. Hotel occupancy fell 15% and airline seats are set to shrink further with officials warning Vegas could lose $12.5 billion in international spending this year
in other leading indicator news, thechatch is having to stay with friends in order to vacation
it's bad out there