Went to Vegas recently. I went there in 2005, then in 2012. So can’t say my brain remembered a lot of it.
Yeah it was as quiet as the video at the casinos I was in.
In the shopping areas, it was significantly busier. But not in the casino floor.
Again, I didn’t think anything about it as I dont have context if this is supposed to be packed or not.
What I do know is I paid $22 for nachos for my buddy and I. We had to throw half of it away because the portions were like for five people. Later we went to get a beer at a bar, and it was $14. I also had to carshare everywhere because it’s not a walking city.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 weeks ago
Okay this is a 10 second clip of very cherry picker shots. The first one outside faces treasure Island, the sun is hitting it pretty hard, so I would say it’s fairly early morning. Anyone who has ever been to Vegas will tell you that surprisingly, the floors are pretty empty in the morning. You know, because everyone is asleep.
This also could be a random Wednesday at 9am for all I know. Not exactly a reliable source here.
Not saying it’s not down in numbers, but if you cherry pick your shots it will fit your narrative pretty easy
mceldritch@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This. Vegas IS a ghost town in the morning. If you are seeing this after the sun goes down then it would be a problem
oxomoxo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Tourism has definitely slowed, but it’s definitely not like in this video. You can confirm this by looking at the live cameras of the strip.
Same is true for the airport videos. Yes travel has slowed pretty significantly people are exaggerating to get clicks.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 weeks ago
Oh I’m not surprised used it’s slowed down at all. Vegas is second only to Florida where more rural (and poorer) Midwestern and southern people go in the US, it’s no surprise they aren’t traveling as much. Less about Vegas and more about how people are doing as a whole.
Completely agree with you, this is just engagement bait