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Las Vegas mayor says the city is suffering from a serious drop in Canadian tourists: 'We need you, and we miss you' | Fortune (archive.is)
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Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley issued a heartfelt plea to Canadian visitors this week, acknowledging the city’s tourism-dependent economy is suffering from a dramatic decline in international visitors, particularly from Canada, which represents the city’s largest international market.

“As the mayor of Las Vegas, I’m telling everybody in Canada, please come. We love you, we need you, and we miss you,” Berkley said during a press conference this week, where she addressed the multiple challenges facing the entertainment capital’s tourism industry.

The mayor’s latest comments echo concerns she first raised in an August press conference, where she painted a stark picture of the tourism decline.

“International travel is way down. People are not coming to the United States,” Berkley said last month. “’

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

That was a lot of inferring.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah almost as much as assuming that a mayor with a D beside their name means something to the rest of the world.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Not really. I, unlike you, read up on the person mentioned in the article. From an immigrant family, and critical of what's happening right now.

You also assume my family and friends are all US-based, for which you would also be wrong.

It's not my fault you want to rag on the US without reading. I'm guessing by the responses you are American despite playing the world view, but if I'm wrong, I'm sure your country has left and right parties, too, so don't claim to be ignorant to D vs R.

The fact remains that there is a lot to complain about in the US that isn't someone wishing things were better.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Not american.

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