Las Vegas is one of the most popular destinations for international travellers to the US. Each year more than seven million guests from overseas come to experience the excitement and unchecked debauchery of the place they call “Sin City.” Of course, domestic visitors account for the majority of the guests with about thirty-one million tourists coming from the United States per annum.
But the recession has been hard on Vegas, especially when it comes to international arrivals. According to the latest numbers, overseas guests have declined by a quarter. This is bad news for Vegas, since they rely on foreigner travellers, who not only tend to stay longer than domestic guests, but also spend more money.
That is why now may be the perfect time for overseas guests to see Sin City on the cheap. Due to the troubled US economy, airlines and hotels are offering extremely attractive deals on Las Vegas tickets and accommodations.
One of the most popular new trends is online promotion codes, which are popular with foreign travellers. These codes are really nothing more than special offers that are designed specifically to encourage international guests. The deals often involve bundling, which is when a guest will be asked to combine the cost of the airfare with the price of his hotel room.
This scheme works well for all parties, since airlines and hotels need a certain number of guaranteed guests each and every month, and if they can locate them online, they often don’t mind offering attractive incentives. That is why it is important that guests book their trips as far ahead of schedule as they possibly can, since hotel and airfare rates inevitably increase the longer you wait.