Las Vegas
is experiencing the effects of broader travel industry decline, according to a recent report from the
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
The LVCVA reported an almost eight percent decrease in visitors compared to the previous year for the same time frame. According to the statistics, only 3.39 million individuals traveled to the city in March 2025, which marks a significant downturn from the 3.68 million seen in March 2024.
The decline in tourism has led to drops in both hotel occupancy rates and casino earnings. During weekdays, hotel stays decreased by 2.4%, with an occupancy rate of 82.9% as opposed to 85.3% from the previous year. Similarly, weekend occupancy saw a slight dip, declining by just one percent.
Despite hosting more than half a million conference-goers throughout the city, Las Vegas was unable to offset the general downturn. Additionally, casinos situated on the famous Strip saw their revenues drop by almost five percent over the last year, with gambling earnings statewide declining by 1.1 percent.
Even with a decrease in tourist numbers, hotel rates have kept rising. The typical daily cost of rooms on the Strip increased by 3.9 percent in comparison to March 2024.
Data from the Clark County Department of Aviation revealed a 3.9% decline in passenger traffic at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport compared to the previous year. Additionally, traffic volume on Interstate 15 close to the Nevada-California border decreased by 3.1%.
The Independent
cited Las Vegas’ declining tourist numbers as part of a larger “Trump Slump,” a phenomenon characterized by
Increasingly, international tourists are steering clear of the U.S.
Due to increasing anxiety about deportations, their fears have been intensified by numerous high-profile incidents featuring international individuals like German tourists Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepère, Welsh visitor Rebecca Burke, and Germany’s Lucas Sielaff.
President Trump’s speech, along with certain shifts in policies like
new tariffs
It has faced backlash internationally and seems to be deterring tourists from overseas. According to official data from the U.S. International Trade Commission, visitor numbers from Western Europe dropped by 17% in March 2025 relative to the prior year. In certain nations like Germany and Ireland, this decrease surpasses 25%.
Leave a Reply