“For the year, weekend occupancy reached 89.3 percent, 8 points over 2021, and 5.6 points below 2019,” he said. “With December 2022 visitation just 4.6 percent shy of December 2019, the year closed out with 38.8 million visitors, 20.5 percent ahead of 2021 and 8.7 percent under 2019’s tally.”īut he added occupancy and room rates were what shined the most. “From the initial shadow of the omicron variant to record-shattering room rates later in the year, Las Vegas enjoyed a robust recovery trajectory across core tourism indicators in 2022,” Bagger said. Kevin Bagger, vice president of the LVCVA Research Center, chalked up 2022 as a good year.

Reid officials haven’t yet reported December figures, but the 11-month total of 48.3 million passengers is just 3.2 million shy of the 2019 record of 51.5 million. One more record could land - the number of passengers using Harry Reid International Airport. Gaming win in the county was $12.79 billion, beating 2021’s record of $11.45 billion.

Even though a room occupancy rate of 79.2 percent is good compared to its peers, it is well below the city’s record 90.4 percent achieved in 1996 and again in 2007.Ĭlark County reported an average daily room rate of $170.98, up 28.9 percent from pre-COVID 2019. Overall hotel occupancy led the nation at 79.2 percent rate for the year, while the national average was at 63 percent, according to the LVCVA. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority also reported Tuesday that the city had more than twice the number of convention attendees in 2022 than in the year prior, hosting nearly 5 million people.

But the double digit percentage increase was not enough to beat the city’s 2016 record of 42.9 million visitors. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Vegas saw 38.8 million visitors last year, a 20.5 percent boost compared with 2021. The Western wares show runs in tandem with NFR through Dec. Shoppers browse booths during Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday, Dec.

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