Las Vegas visitation flat for January at 3.4 million

Tourists pass by the Flamingo with Caesars Palace in the background Thursday, April 28, 2011.

A total of 3.4 million people visited Las Vegas in January, virtually flat compared to the same month in 2014, which was a record year for tourism.

Visitation was up 0.1 percent last month, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported today.

Hotel occupancy, meanwhile, was down a couple points to 81.7 percent, while the average daily room rate jumped more than 15 percent to $136, officials said.

The tourism agency also reported 8 percent growth in convention attendance. It noted scheduling changes for conventions such as the National Association of Home Builders and the National Kitchen and Bath Association that moved to January after being held in February last year.

Gaming revenue on the Strip grew 15.4 percent year over year, while Clark County saw overall growth of 7.8 percent, thanks in part to increased gains from baccarat.

Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport grew modestly year over year, up 0.3 percent. Auto traffic on Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Southern California was up 2.1 percent.

Beyond Las Vegas, visitor volume in Laughlin was up 0.8 percent from January 2014, while visitation numbers in Mesquite grew by 7.1 percent during the same period.

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