Las Vegas visitor volume flat in February

Visitor volume into Las Vegas remained relatively flat in February, ending five straight monthly increases.

But Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority officials said the signs were still encouraging.

Some 2,856,456 visitors came through Las Vegas in February, down 0.1 percent compared with 2,858,545 visitors in February a year ago.

Following a 4 percent rise in January, visitor volume for the first two months of the year is up 2 percent, despite Las Vegas operating some 8,000 more hotel rooms than a year ago.

"Occupancy is still running about 25 percent above the national average, which is an encouraging sign," said convention authority research manager Kris Tibbs.

Contact reporter Howard Stutz at hstutz@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3871.