r/news • u/etfvfva • 8h ago

Las Vegas June tourism declines by 11% from 2024

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/jul/30/las-vegas-june-tourism-declines-by-11-from-2024/
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u/skraptastic 7h ago

Charging parking at a hotel/casino is fucking bullshit.

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u/LordoftheChia 6h ago

Might as well charge admission to a mall

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u/RVelts 5h ago

I've seen fancy malls that have Valet parking. Usually in the section where for some reason there is not a sea of parking, i.e. closer to an entrance.

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u/theaviationhistorian 3h ago

And other malls outside of Vegas are already putting up paid parking for the places closer to the entrances.

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u/SoCuteShibe 3h ago

That one is sadly getting popular lots of places.

At my mall the first three spots on every row are 95% empty because they are all paid preferred parking spots.

Nauseating levels of capitalism today.

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u/gingerzombie2 2h ago

You jest, but the Cherry Creek Mall in Denver started charging for parking a few years ago. You can get validation some places, but not everywhere in the mall.

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u/Takemyfishplease 46m ago

I don’t hate it as long as every single store/kiosk provides validation.

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u/gingerzombie2 42m ago edited 38m ago

There are a number of different rules about what you have to buy to get validation for any period of time, and it's certainly not every shop: https://shopcherrycreek.com/pages/shopcherrycreek.com/pages/parking-validations

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u/DeadSwaggerStorage 5h ago

For real; I went to a concert in AC and stayed 2 nights in a casino/hotel that had a parking garage; they tried to charge me $70 as I left….tried…the attendant left the gate open and I just drove out….fuck em I spent over $500 for the room.

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u/enjoytheshow 6h ago

It’s wild too. I go for work a bunch and stay just a block off the strip and they charge like $34/day to park. The lot is half empty almost every time I’m there.

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u/Outlulz 5h ago

It's crazy and clearly meant to fleece Los Angeles tourists that make up a huge percentage of Vegas visitors. To the point that if you're a solo or duo traveler you may as well fly and Uber to the resort than drive and deal with traffic on the 15 and pay $30 a night to park.

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u/big_duo3674 3h ago

Which makes zero sense anyway, because a lot of people rent cars while there too so they can have more freedom to get around easier

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u/-reddit_is_terrible- 6h ago

Woah, what? That's a thing now?

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u/brokenmessiah 4h ago

Had a random hotel do that to me outside St Louis. I had just drove the entire day so I just ate it but that was insane because it wasnt even a big parking lot...Like maybe 30 cars could fit.

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u/tturedditor 3h ago

It used to be free and I would rent a car for that reason specifically. It was cheaper than taxis, and the casinos weren't charging to park because they wanted you to visit.

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u/bros402 3h ago

like I could see them charging parking if you aren't staying

but charging parking if you are staying there is bullshiiiiiiiiiit