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Here are the most recent average daily visitor counts from VegasMadeEasy.com as of January 20, 2009. A percent change was added to show how much traffic has fallen. The average daily visitor count is a more accurate way of looking at Vegas visitors since months have different days. | | 2006 | | 2007 | | 2008 | | | January | 102,436 | 4.2% | 101,820 | -0.6% | 101,236 | -0.6% | | February | 106,336 | 0.9% | 107,709 | 1.3% | 107,172 | -0.5% | | March | 109,949 | 0.3% | 111,508 | 1.4% | 110,444 | -1.0% | | April | 110,058 | 0.3% | 110,482 | 0.4% | 108,842 | -1.5% | | May | 107,779 | -0.9% | 109,058 | 1.2% | 109,548 | 0.4% | | June | 105,241 | -2.0% | 109,411 | 4.0% | 105,982 | -3.1% | | July | 108,706 | -0.5% | 108,974 | 0.2% | 104,015 | -4.6% | | August | 107,774 | 2.7% | 108,193 | 0.4% | 103,587 | -4.3% | | September | 109,296 | 3.3% | 108,938 | -0.3% | 97,883 | -10.1% | | October | 109,193 | 2.5% | 109,179 | 0.0% | 98,041 | -10.2% | | November | 104,146 | 0.9% | 104,317 | 0.2% | 94,054 | -9.8% | | December | 98,526 | -0.6% | 99,220 | 0.7% | | | | TOTAL | 106,616.10 | 0.9% | 107,388.00 | 0.7% | | | | | | | | | | | If you remember, 9/11 caused 5 straight months of negative year to year visitor counts. So far we are at 6 straight months of falling visitor numbers. There were some really strong promotions from the big strip hotels in November 2008 which helped a little. Here is a quick snapshot of the average tourist according to LVCVA.com numbers for 2007. They usually report numbers with about a 2 1/2 months lag. | Avg. Party | 2.5 | | Food/Drink | $254.49 | 52.2% | | Avg. Nights | 3.5 | | Shopping | $114.50 | 23.5% | | Avg. Age | 49.0 | | Transport | $62.66 | 12.8% | | % Stayed Hotel | 95% | | Shows | $47.87 | 9.8% | | % Gambled | 84% | | Sightseeing | $8.31 | 1.7% | | Budget, if Gambling | $555.64 | | Total | $487.83 | 100.0% | The average budget set aside for gambling has been dropping since 2006 and 2008 looks like a really bad year. For 2008 as of November, Downtown is down -7.3%, the strip is -9.3% and all of Clark County is off -9.0%. The strip is still the most important area at almost 63% of all gaming. The decline has been getting worse so you are seeing an average of the better months plus the most recent. November was off 15.2% versus last year’s November for example. | November Year to Date | $ Thousands | % Total | % Change | | Downtown | $541,130 | 6.0% | -7.3% | | Strip | $5,646,425 | 62.6% | -9.3% | | Rest of Clark County | $2,837,639 | 31.4% | -8.7% | | Clark County | $9,025,194 | 100.0% | -9.0% | The LVCVA’s numbers for year to date as of November show the average daily room rate to have dropped 9.5% to $121.01 from $133.76. Hotel and Motel occupancy rates are 87.1% and 91.0% which are both down 3.9 and 3.6% from the last 12 months ending November. |
