Three downtown Las Vegas hotels have begun accepting the Canadian dollar at par with the American dollar in an effort to spur Canuck travel.
Circa Resort and Casino, the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel and Casino have launched the “At Par Program,” which runs until Aug. 31.
“Everybody (in Las Vegas) is talking about really the same thing,” CEO Derek Stevens tells CTV News. “There’s clearly something missing, and that’s the lack of Canadian tourism.”
“We miss our best friends.”
The hotels will all offer on par accommodation and drink prices.
They’ll also allow Canadian guests to redeem up to $500 CAD in slot play, treated at full USD value.
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The promos will require a valid Canadian passport or government-issued ID.
Stevens says he understands the deal still won’t be enough for many travellers but he hopes some rethink their American boycott.
“Canadian tourism, on a monthly basis, has been down anywhere from 25 to 50 per cent,” he said. “And I realize sometimes when best friends or allies have a spat — yes, they have a spat, but it doesn’t mean everybody wants to fight.“
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Stevens’ plea comes amidst a massive downturn for the Nevada city.
Data from the Harry Reid International Airport shows ten straight months of declines — with the biggest culprit being flights out of Canada. The country typically makes up Vegas’ largest international market by a wide margin.
The slowing travel demand can be linked directly back to the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump and the trade war he started.
Recent Abacus Data figures show among those Canadians who have not travelled south in the past year, 34 per cent “thought about going but ultimately decided against it because of their feelings about Trump or about how the U.S. is treating Canada.”
Abacus says that works out to roughly 23 per cent of Canadian adults overall.
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CEO Derek Stevens tells CTV News. “We miss our best friends.”
did CEO Derek Stevens vote for trump? if yes, well then, vagas deserves to fail.
in no way shape or form is the trump administration a friend of the Canadian. i refer to this post. no friend undermines another nation like the US does. https://lemmy.world/post/42062068
People are still getting detained for what appears to be arbitrary reasons related to their skin colour, and these detentions have led to violent incidents carried out by agents of the state. Even if you survive the initial arrest, the detention centres also appear to be lawless. Detainees are subject to additional violence or sexual violence, and the conditions are inhumane.
Vegas offers to be a honey pot for a conflict zone. Any sane person would rather visit another civilization.
At par? Maybe a free flight down, free drinks and free chips and then I may drop some money on a souvenir or something. At least until the scales are somewhat balanced.
Fuck that. Even if I was paid you couldn’t drag me there kicking and screaming.
If you come to Vegas, you might get dragged away kicking and screaming.
The feeling is not mutual. Signed, a Canadian
If you miss us so much, come visit us and spend your money in Canada.
They couldn’t pay me to visit.
I hope Americans visiting Las Vegas start changing their money to CAD to take advantage of this little arbitrage opportunity!
Canadian passport or ID required
As someone still begrudgingly living in America as a US Citizen, fuck us up Canada
Agreed. This lesson needs to be taught to the nth degree.
As a Canadian I’m still naively holding out for some kind of resolution that improves conditions for ordinary people on both sides of the border. Or at least stabilizes them.
One of the most sombering lessons is how innocence is the first casualty. In the worst case scenario, no one can keep their hands clean by this conflict’s end.
They could cover the flight and give 100% off accommodations. Wouldn’t make a difference. Not going back. There’s a big world of places I would much rather spend time in and I’m at peace with never going to the US again.
I’d say don’t go even if they pay you.
Sure I could get Canadian currency at par but I could end up in an El Salvador death camp. I guess it adds an extra layer of gambling on top of the blackjack table!
Or a bullet on your back, or your face
As an American, I’m glad the US is suffering. Since 33% of our population is stupid/racist/homophobic/transphobic and just overall pieces of shit, the only way they will change is experiencing the consequences of exactly what they voted for. Thank you Canada for the find out phase at least 1/3 of us Americans deserve. I’m not happy about how financially fucked over I’m going to be, but I will take one for the team if it means putting a stop to Trump, American Imperialism, and fascism.
Those who did not put an x on the ballet also voted for this, because of how your system works (unlike Canada’s) those who put an x by the third party leader voted for this. In Canada we do not vote for our leader we vote for our riding, well if you want to be all technical we could vote for our leader if we paid whatever the price is and joined the party to vote for the parties leader. What I am saying is in the US how your system works third party votes are throw away votes in Canada they are not.
Anyone who still travels to the Fourth Reich (without a life or death reason) is an open supporter of fascism. They deserve whatever happens to them.
It’s the Turd Reich
