October 23, 2026 - 9:00 pm

Even absent a long-ballyhooed high-speed rail project, people continue to want to come to Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority board recently received an update on the “Vegas 5-Day Sale” that ran in September . Hotels, dining and attractions offered coordinated deals to attract would-be visitors . Offers included significant hotel discounts at places such as Caesars, MGM Resorts and the Sahara and reduced ticket prices for shows and entertainment.

Now, if a destination isn’t appealing, even cheap prices won’t draw a crowd. But the response to these offers shows people remain interested in coming to Las Vegas. During the week of the sale, the advertising website received 1 million page views. That was three times higher than normal. That traffic produced 210,000 referrals, which was almost five times as high as normal. More than 99 percent of the traffic came from outside the Las Vegas Valley.

That’s not the only positive sign for Las Vegas.…