Three downtown Las Vegas hotels have begun accepting the Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar in an effort to spur Canuck travel.
Circa Resort and Casino, the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel and Casino have launched the “At Par Program,” which runs until Aug. 31.
“Everybody (in Las Vegas) is talking about really the same thing,” CEO Derek Stevens tells CTV News. “There’s clearly something missing, and that’s the lack of Canadian tourism.”
“We miss our best friends.”
The hotels will all offer on par accommodation and drink prices.
They’ll also allow Canadian guests to redeem up to $500 CAD in slot play, treated at full USD value.
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The promos will require a valid Canadian passport or government-issued ID.
Stevens says he understands the deal still won’t be enough for many travellers but he hopes some rethink their American boycott.
“Canadian tourism, on a monthly basis, has been down anywhere from 25 to 50 per cent,” he said. “And I realize sometimes when best friends or allies have a spat — yes, they have a spat, but it doesn’t mean everybody wants to fight.“
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Stevens’ plea comes amidst a massive downturn for the Nevada city.
Data from the Harry Reid International Airport shows ten straight months of declines — with the biggest culprit being flights out of Canada. The country typically makes up Vegas’ largest international market by a wide margin.
The slowing travel demand can be linked directly back to the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump and the trade war he started.
Recent Abacus Data figures show among those Canadians who have not travelled south in the past year, 34 per cent “thought about going but ultimately decided against it because of their feelings about Trump or about how the U.S. is treating Canada.”
Abacus says that works out to roughly 23 per cent of Canadian adults overall.
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From my understanding is even if shit was fine Vegas would still be suffering as they have been bleeding guests for years as it gets more overpriced
The feeling is not mutual. Signed, a Canadian
Eat sand assholes.
“Eat sand, assholes?” Or “Eat sand-assholes?”
I’m ok with either one.
Nice try, ICE.
Haven’t been to the US since Bush Jr. My kids have never been there and we encourage them to stay away, espcially the past decade or so. They do.
Good luck fascist hellhole.
They’ll do anything but address the problem in Washington.
If you miss us so much, come visit us and spend your money in Canada.
I’ll be back when maga is gone.
I wont. Fuck em.
the article gloss over the fact that there is also a lack of usa tourism to vegas, and also vegas has been suffering for many years already because they overpriced everything a while ago.
Totally. Was there after Covid and everything was closing at 11pm rather than open all night and the hotels were charging even more with even worse service. Nothing like an hour long lineup to check in at 10pm. What a joke.
Sure I could get Canadian currency at par but I could end up in an El Salvador death camp. I guess it adds an extra layer of gambling on top of the blackjack table!
CEO Derek Stevens tells CTV News. “We miss our best friends.”
did CEO Derek Stevens vote for trump? if yes, well then, vagas deserves to fail.
in no way shape or form is the trump administration a friend of the Canadian. i refer to this post. no friend undermines another nation like the US does. https://lemmy.world/post/42062068
“we’ll give you like a 20% discount because WE MISS YOU! All you have to do is cross the border, risk being detained and sent to Ecuador or something if your paperwork isn’t perfect or you’re brown or if you’ve ever said anything online that disparages Dear Leader, and if you do get across the border you’ll get to enjoy visiting a fascist state with roaming bands of masked thugs grabbing people off the streets. Why won’t you come stay in our hotel? WE MISS YOU!”
Three downtown Las Vegas hotels have begun accepting the Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar in an effort to spur Canuck travel.
Yeah that won’t do shit. Canadians kinda have had it with their Southern neighbor shenanigans. Wanna boost tourism to Las Vegas?
Hang a certain unnamed person from a bridge there, Canadians will come back and watch
Thoughts and prayers. Nope.
They could cover the flight and give 100% off accommodations. Wouldn’t make a difference. Not going back. There’s a big world of places I would much rather spend time in and I’m at peace with never going to the US again.
