Hotels in Las Vegas have responded to the recession and in the process, they’ve forged a new market slogan: “If you slash prices, they will come.” …
The bargain-basement approach seems to be working. Tourism experts say they see hotel-room bookings rebounding as Super Bowl weekend nears, though room rates remain significantly depressed compared with prerecession levels. … Rooms booked for Super Bowl weekend through travel Web site Vegas.com averaged $98.44 a night as of Thursday, said Dan Hippler, vice president of marketing. That’s down from around $102 on the same weekend a year ago and $131 in 2008.
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