• JonsJava@lemmy.worldM
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    Foreigners won’t travel for tourism when they face imprisonment for traveling here? Who would have thunk?

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    Economic challenges are secondary.

    You’re a challenged country. People don’t want to support you. Fuck you.

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    I’m 42 and I live in northern Nevada born and raised. I’ve always traveled to Vegas regularly 2/3 times a year since I was a kid. And seeing what I consider my 2nd home town grow and change is wild at times. But since 2020 I’ve seen that Vegas has been on a slow decline and it’s been even more noticeable since this year. As an example I usually travel to Vegas in late April for my birthday and to see family and friends. I almost always stay at the same hotel but this time around I was told that 50% of the house keepers were to afraid to go to work due to ice raids and the other half had taken time off in protest of the current administration. So needless to say no clean towels for me. I can only see things getting worse as time goes on especially if Trump keeps wanting tariffs that will be a death blow to an entrainment town like Vegas. Wile yes Vegas is a hell hole and overpriced and it has lost its appeal with most people me included. The people of Vegas for the most are good hard working people and don’t deserve what is coming their way as just as it’s coming to hurt us all.

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    Oh look, if it’s not the consequences of my own actions. Rest assured they’ll do it again next time too, because the GOP has now sufficiently bribed them.

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    People on the vegas reddit talk about $30 drinks, $20+ burgers, $25 parking fees even if they are staying there, $50+ “resort fees” on top of over priced rooms, etc.

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      Also, last I checked it’s in America. International tourism was a big part of the economy there. US is kind of a dumb place to visit for international travelers right now.

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      Yeah Vegas price gouges bad, if you can it’s generally better to stay in the satellite towns and cities like Primm, Boulder, fuck even some weirdos like Jean or Searchlight.

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    Trump is trying to protect some industries with tariffs, not realizing that nationalism brings problems and people stay away, hurting tourism.

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    So then where are the $35/night rooms? Everything on the strip is $120+ still. Prices are literally higher than the busy season. I don’t get it.

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    There are some good videos by Vegas locals talking about how ridiculous the resort fees and restaurant fees on the strip have become.

    I’ve been to Vegas a bunch of times. It’s a fun place to lose some money, but it’s all slot machines with worse payouts and tons of resort fees now.

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    I live 6 hours from Vegas and I’ve gotten 3 cold calls within 30 days offering me a gigantic discount to stay in Vegas. While it’s tempting, I definitely wouldn’t choose Vegas over something like Santa Monica or San Diego unless there was free food involved.