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Priceline data shows Las Vegas as the most searched travel destination year-over-year for the current month, surpassing Orlando and New York. Despite previous reports of declining visitors—down 12% in July 2025—the city is experiencing a recovery with visitor numbers up 2.7% year-over-year and hotel occupancy at 77.2%, a slight improvement from last year. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill attributes the decline partly to rising fuel costs and reduced tourism from Canada, but notes positive trends in live entertainment and lower hospitality prices.
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According to Priceline data, Sin City topped the list of most searched travel destinations in July compared to the previous year, surpassing popular spots like Orlando and New York. Despite a 12% drop in visitors last July due to economic challenges, Las Vegas saw a 2.7% increase this July. Hotel occupancy reached 77.2%, up 1.1 percentage points from the prior year. However, convention attendance fell by 5.6%. These improvements suggest that Las Vegas is rebounding despite earlier concerns about its declining popularity and high costs.
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According to new data released by travel provider Priceline, Sin City topped a list of most searched destinations, year-over-year, for this month.
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City → accord → month
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Sign → sign → California
The desert oasis surged ahead of perennially popular Orlando and New York.
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oasis → surge → Orlando
Another Western destination that’s gotten its share of bad press lately, Seattle, snagged the No. 5 spot.
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that → get → spot
And even plummeting Portland got in on the good West Coast news — the struggling city is currently one of the top five for hotel values, nationwide.
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city → plummet → values
Vegas’ apparent surge follows a flurry of bleak reports regarding the declining number of visitors to the gaming Gomorrah.
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surge → follow → Gomorrah
In July of last year, the casino capital saw a 12% drop from in visitors from the previous year — according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
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capital → see → Authority
This July, numbers were creeping back up — 2.7% year-over-year.
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numbers → creep → year
Hotel performance also improved year-over-year, the agency said, with occupancy reaching 77.2%, up 1.1 percentage points.
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occupancy → improve → %
Convention attendance, however, fell 5.6% from year.
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attendance → fall → ?
Those numbers were down 1.1% year-over-year in July of 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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numbers → accord → Statistics
In 2025, LVCVA’s chief executive Steve Hill hit back against complaints from tourists about the city’s high prices for food and hotels.
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Hill → hit → food
“The idea that generally Las Vegas is not a value, that it is overpriced, I don’t think our customers are doing math when they are concerned about a specific issue,” Hill said.
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Hill → overprice → issue
“They’re expressing concern about that specific topic, that tends to then move into a narrative around Las Vegas is expensive or Las Vegas is not a value, but if you actually do the math on that, that’s not accurate.”
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that → express → that
In a recent address to the Nevada Economic Forum, Hill pointed to rising costs of jet fuel and retail gas prices as reasons for the sagging numbers.
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Hill → point → numbers
Visitors from Canada, the city’s largest source of international tourism, have dropped 30% since 2019, according to Hill.
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Visitors → drop → Hill
“It is a big portion of what’s missing in Las Vegas here right now,” he said.
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he → miss → Vegas
Visitors aged 21-29 have decreased more than 10% since 2022, according to the LVCVA.
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Visitors → age → LVCVA
Live entertainment remains a bright spot, specifically the Sphere — which generated a whopping $379 million in 2025, making it the world’s highest earning entertainment venue.
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it → remain → 2025
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