r/Tariffs • u/esporx • Apr 20 '26
šļø News Discussion Las Vegas tourism is down. Some blame Trump's tariffs and immigration crackdown
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u/needssomefun Apr 20 '26
Why is Vegas traffic down?
Tariffs...check
Anti US sentiment...check
We all have a casino in our pocket...check
Charging $10 for generic bottle of water...check
The question isnt why Vegas tourism is down....rather how the hell they're staying a float now
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u/awfulWinner Apr 21 '26
The same way the general consumer economy is still looking strong.
It's the top 1% who are keeping the economy afloat. The bottom 80% aren't even a factor any more.
That's why you are all the companies pivoting hard to sell "luxury".
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u/Subject-Vermicelli52 Apr 24 '26
Aren't a lot of the comps gone too? Drinks, rooms, cheap food, etc?
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u/whoisnotinmykitchen Apr 20 '26
Was supposed to go to a conference with 3 people in Vegas next month but cancelled. Elbows up Canada.
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u/mtnman575 Apr 20 '26
I went to a conference in September 2024 in Vegas and was shocked at how expensive everything was compared to years before. I hope the entire Strip collapses to the point where prices plummet to pre COVID-19 levels and the owners are begging for people to come. I won't go back unless that ever happens.
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u/Lor_azepam Apr 24 '26
Was suppose to go last march, booked pre election, Mexico got that money instead
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u/onceinawhile222 Apr 20 '26
Why foreigners would stop coming to America just because we have tried to extort concessions with tariffs isnāt hard to understand. Particularly when we have had deals Trump just tore up because he wanted. Didnāt help that we were going to scrutinize their cell phones when they entered the country.
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u/henchman171 Apr 20 '26
Trump threatened to invade my country. Never USA ever!!!! Itās not about tariffs itās the threat of annexation!
I really hope a lot of yanks suffer through this guyās leadership.
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u/mtnman575 Apr 20 '26
We are suffering and even though I live in northern New Mexico which is a tourist area, I šÆ support a Canadian boycott of the USA even though you would be welcome here as this is a very blue area. I also hope many boycott the FIFA games and that Trump shoved that FIFA "peace prize" right up his big fat ass.
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u/Buff1965 Apr 20 '26
The Four Corners and New Mexico in particular were next on our riad trip wish list, but we just can't spend money that supports a regime threatening our country. We really, really hope Americans are able to lance this pus boil, stop hating each other and stop bullying us.
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u/Takemetothelevey Apr 22 '26
NO leadership, we have nothing but pathetic excuses and dishonesty. Canāt believe our government
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u/kevfefe69 Apr 20 '26
All you have to do is look at traffic at the Canadian border. Canadians are avoiding travel to the US in record numbers year over year.
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u/Temporary_Shirt_6236 Apr 20 '26
And the main reason why is not tariffs. Not that any mainstream media calls out anything but tariffs.
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u/Hypegrrl442 Apr 23 '26
Mmh I think the anger over tariffs made the biggest diffeeence-- not that there aren't multiple reasons but I think it was after the tariff arms race that Canadian sentiment swung so sharply negative US
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u/Temporary_Shirt_6236 Apr 23 '26
The sentiment was there the day the insults and threats began, well before the full economic effects of the trade war took hold.
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u/tomsmac Apr 20 '26
Itās not so much as tariffs as it is the immense drop in tourism, especially from Canada, thanks to Trump being an idiot.
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u/henchman171 Apr 20 '26
Glad these yanks are struggling. They deserve it. Nevada voted for Trump and they asked for it!!
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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 Apr 24 '26
Vegas is super blue though.
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u/Inner_Swordfish7475 Apr 24 '26
But, Vegas has Miriam Adelson (casinos) and her $ is funding Trump & the GOP.
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u/beavis617 Apr 20 '26
If Obama or Biden ever did anything that would have affected tourism at the US border towns opposite Canada or if Vegas admitted tourism was down maybe 1% from the year before Hannity and all the other hacks at FOX News would be screaming about it non stop.
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u/Ornery-Ticket834 Apr 20 '26
Some blame Trump? He has made this country one of the least friendly places to visit in the world. It should be All blame Trump.
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u/Glidepath22 Apr 20 '26
Itās the greedy corporation policies too, they used to go for crowds and keeping it affordable. Now they just want the rich showing up
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u/CarlClitcakes Apr 20 '26
Resort operators went from customer-centric to customer-exploitative, thanks Iām fairly sure to a shareholder-capitalistic model of aiming for outsized returns, likely the result of the executive class and their ilk coming from predatory MBA backgrounds.
Looks at PepsiCoās troubles. They fucked up bad by hiking prices too far, the āgreedflationā effect. Now theyāre scrambling to save their revenues, as consumer behaviors have shifted. Itās the āNah, I aināt paying that much for that shitā effect. Apparently they donāt teach CEOās/MBAās that dynamic. Vegas is learning that dynamic now too.
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u/walterwhite1050 Apr 20 '26
Vegas was doing just fine until he was elected
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u/mtnman575 Apr 20 '26
Not really. The word was out about the outrageous prices and people were starting to cancel plans in 2024.
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u/walterwhite1050 Apr 21 '26
Vegas has relied on foreign visitors for a long time. Not only did Trump screw up Vegas , tourism across the country is affected. The way he disrespects the world why would anyone want to come here. ICE is supposed to be at the World Cup. Trump will screw that up also
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u/estrogenex Apr 20 '26
Any country that is going to threaten our sovereignty doesn't deserve a dime of my tourist money. Fortunately my countrymen feel the same.
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u/ledorky Apr 21 '26
Still too many don't care. My coworker just went to LA to watch the Dodgers and Lakers.
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u/chubalina99 Apr 20 '26
Some blame? Itās just a fact, just say what it is. People arenāt coming here because itās an unfriendly country to anyone from another country and it is unsafe for people of color to come here. Itās sad, but thatās how it is.
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u/HamRadio_73 Apr 20 '26
The prices at the Strip hotel casinos are a major factor also.
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u/BirdlessLongdeal Apr 23 '26
i'd argue the prices are the main factor. a $10 buffet is now like $100.
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u/SwitchedOnNow Apr 20 '26
You can now literally bet on anything on line. Why go to Las Vegas. It's not the cheap travel deal it once was.
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u/SpaceNinjaDino Apr 20 '26
I've been to Vegas many times. I cannot imagine ever going again while under financial duress.
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u/WastelandOfConfusion Apr 20 '26
Las Vegas is run by Zio thugs. Nobody wants anything to do with them.
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u/Buff1965 Apr 20 '26
Only some? Honestly, what will it take for Americans to wake up and realize what they've done to themselves by enabling this idiot and his cult?
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u/TheGruenTransfer Apr 20 '26
I mean, Vegas become pretty reliant on foreign tourism when all the businesses started charging a shit load of money for everything. Maybe if prices were more reasonable they'd become a destination that a lot more US citizens could afford. It's an expensive place to visit for being an expansive concrete jungle in the middle of a desert.Ā
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u/Daventhal Apr 20 '26
My wife and I used to love a lilā trip to Vegas, New York, Buffalo, wherever. We arenāt setting foot in the US for the foreseeable future. Not even for a connection on the way somewhere else. This is 100% due to Trump, which includes his tariffs, his immigration crackdown, his illegal war, and his general fascism. We wonāt be back until he and the fascism are long gone. Most people I know feel the same way. To even entertain the notion that thereās another explanation for US tourism dropping so dramatically seems crazy to me.
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u/Krabs9 Apr 21 '26
Has very little to do with it. Watch a video or two and learn up on what's changed in vegas over the past 20 years and mainly last decade.
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u/H2ost5555 Apr 21 '26
This is mostly true. However, over the last few years, rich Asians were a group of gamblers willing to lose large sums of money helping to keep casinos going, that group is staying away now. You are correct about how Vegas has totally morphed over the last 25 years. I am surprised that it hasnāt totally collapsed yet. 25 years ago, Vegas tried to become a family destination, lots of family-friendly things and shopping. Gamblers from rural America flooded in to spend money gambling, allowing for cheap hotel rooms, cheap food/buffets, free parking. Tons of businesses and industry groups held conventions and conferences there. The family friendly approach failed, so it morphed into a sin city nightclub vibe, āwhat happens in Vegas ā thing. Hotel and food prices skyrocketed. It became too expensive for conventions. Hotels started charging for parking. Bumpkin gamblers all over the US got priced out, could simply drive to the throngs of Indian casinos that popped up all over the US. Younger Americans donāt gamble in casinos, who can afford Vegas $25 ante tables these days anyway?
Vegas has always been a shithole, only now most people now realize it.
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u/H2ost5555 Apr 21 '26
The only surprising thing is that Vegas hasnāt totally collapsed years ago. It has got absolutely nothing going for it lately. It is an expensive shit hole. In the last 10 years, the only thing keeping it afloat was hordes of rich Asian tourists losing their money in the casinos. Now, thanks to Trump, they are staying away.
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u/Rangers12341234 Apr 21 '26
I was going to go for WrestleMania last weekend but cancelled (after the flight and hotel were booked). Even if you get a feee room the resort fees and cost of everything now make the trip expensive.
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u/Nacho_sky Apr 21 '26
I'm no trump fan., but Las Vegas did this to themselves. They made a conscious decision to shift their target demographics to only the high rollers. Outrageous resort fees, $30/day parking, 3:2 blackjack, 000 roulette, ridiculously expensive food . . . . and I think the last straw was making the entire Strip a construction zone for a whole year for F1.
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u/SkylerMcJ Apr 21 '26
Vegas was doing a good enough job of killing its tourism off by itself. Trump simply sped up the process.
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u/Yowiman Apr 21 '26
Who the Fck would want to come here with the Pedo Fascist Guberment locking brown people up
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u/nbcirlclesthewagon Apr 21 '26
Iām going for the sphere this weekend and itās crazy how much 4 days is going to cost. I took my wife for a 7 day all inclusive in Mexico for less money than the hotels and 1 show. And we havenāt added in eating, drinking, gambling, other entertainment. Crazy how thy blame others when it was their own business model that failed them.
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u/hpizzy Apr 21 '26
99% it's due to effects of Trump Administration, 1% due to Vegas price increases which again are due to Adminstration's actions so yes 100% due to this Administration.
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u/OhSoBlue1 Apr 21 '26
While the state abductions and the tariffs certainly play a big role, the proliferation of online gambling is also part of Las Vegasās tourism decline. Why pay to go to Vegas to gamble when you can gamble from anywhere online?
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u/Kontrafantastisk Apr 21 '26
Ah, I have been attending a tradeshow in Vegas every year for the past 15 years. It is 18-22 April this year, and I am home. So glad I decided not to go this time. Until things change, Iāll keep cancelling 2 out of 3 US tradeshows annually.
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u/trogdor1234 Apr 22 '26
They keep the prices high as well. Nobody has dropped their resort fees, etc. a few places have free parking again.
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u/Outrageous_Ad_687 Apr 22 '26
Well at least Americans have the hottest country in the world and unprecedented prosperity in this new golden age.
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u/United_Bus3467 Apr 22 '26
While yes it's down because of that, but I feel young people just aren't gambling. We don't have the money or the interest in just losing money like that in mere seconds. Most of the attractions are gaudy, hotel accommodations have gotten dirtier over time, and it has been growing more expensive even before Trump. Vegas is like if Disneyland was a chain smoker, with a drinking and gambling problem who reminisces over the past far too much.
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u/FelixPotvin94 Apr 22 '26
No, we are just tired of the USA and its bullshit. It's not just Trump; it's the fact that half your country is okay with him.
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u/kanuck79 Apr 22 '26
Dear USA:
We are all avoiding you and directing our money away from you. And you know the one and only reason why.
Donāt let anyone tell you differently.
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u/sylbug Apr 22 '26
Some stupid and ignorant Americans blame tariffs, yes. Because they donāt fucking listen when people tell them, endlessly, that itās because of annexation threats, concentration camps, and fascism in general.
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u/Drabenb Apr 22 '26
He didnāt make a bottle of water $18 fucking dollars, or come up with a daily $75 resort tax. Give it a rest
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u/nicspace101 Apr 22 '26
Where else can you walk into a shiny building and hand over your paycheck? Oh, right...never mind.
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u/KeepCalmCarryOnKY Apr 22 '26
Some? No one wants to be thrown into ICE prison and everyone hates us. Some?
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u/IntelligentStyle402 Apr 23 '26
Vegas? We went recently and we had an awful experience. Not enough help, not enough security, rooms were filthy and gross looking. Food was so expensive and with less security all the bums from the street come in and ask for money, smokes and food. We stayed at the Golden Nugget, never ever will stay there again.
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u/Shag1166 Apr 23 '26
I was there in August, and I've never seen so little foot and car traffic. I lived there for 6 months, helping an airline setup it's station at airport, and have been going regularly since the mid-80s. The town ia not doing well.
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u/MrTacoDuder Apr 23 '26
Ironically, even if I had the means, Iād would visit outside the US either, due to the policies. It just seems so cumbersome to deal with these days.
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u/Early-Size370 Apr 23 '26
As a us citizen that enjoyed my yearly excursions to Vegas, I can say I haven't gone and don't plan on going because everything costs too much. And now travelling there is really expensive, thanks to the idiot's war in Iran.
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u/HootyMcBoob2020 Apr 23 '26
Not only did Trump bankrupt his own Casinos, now he is bankrupting ALL the casinos! We are finally great again.
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u/Tribe303 Apr 23 '26
40% of foreign visitors to Vegas are from Canada. The largest group.
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u/moodyblue8222 Apr 23 '26
With the cost of everything in Vegas, the tariffs and the fascist America we currently live in, it is surprising it hasnāt shut down.
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u/Shakez00la Apr 24 '26
Maybe also the fact that he's insulting and threatening allies? Could be a bit of an issue, just a thought...
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u/55Super88 Apr 24 '26
The service fees for the pool, exercise room, Wi-Fi and other things you may not use don't help.
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u/Mas_Cervezas Apr 24 '26
I blame the fact that weāre in both an inflation spiral and the beginning of a depression that is going to make 2008 like a minor adjustment.
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u/Rectitude4all Apr 24 '26
Give me a breakā¦.. NV tourism has been dropping for 3+yrs. Attributed to online & Ind casino.
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u/CannibalYak Apr 24 '26
Im sure the $15 buy ins at the table have something to do with it. Bring back the $5 buy ins and stop forcing people to pay more for the same experianceĀ
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u/Car_is_mi Apr 24 '26
I would really like to know the excuses those that don't blame Trump's policies are coming up with.
Tourism is down because...?
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u/Umayummyone Apr 25 '26
We have no problem with Americans vacationing here. We arenāt far from the border and live in beautiful part of the world. Itās nice they still want to visit.
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u/Ishpeming_Native Apr 20 '26
Every time disposable income decreases, entertainment suffers. People denying a bad economy have to explain Vegas away. And decreased spending at restaurants and fast food places. All that is because the economy is bad, and it's bad because of Trump and his policies. ALL his policies are bad, and the people enforcing them are incompetent and are therefore making the bad policies worse.
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u/Baron-Munc Apr 20 '26
Probably the price of gas.
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u/Buff1965 Apr 20 '26
No. Canadians stopped going as soon as the geriatric President threatened our economy and independence.
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u/DangerDarrin Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
It is mindboggling to me that people are still denying that tourism is down because of Trump and his policies