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Guests Are Standing In Line For Hours Just To Check Into Las Vegas Hotels

by Gary Leff

Aug 16 2024

Long check-in lines are de rigueur in Las Vegas. People go to Vegas for a break, and the start of their trip is a queue – probably first for the ride from the airport to their hotel, and then to get into their room. What could be more of a mass experience, and what could make an upscale hotel feel more like Circus Circus than this?

This is reportedly a bigger problem at Caesars hotel properties like Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood than at MGM hotels, and something that really began in earnest over the last couple of years due to insufficient staffing.

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I’ll Be Speaking At Zorkfest In Las Vegas In November, If You’d Like To Join In

by Gary Leff

Jul 13 2024

November 1 – 3 is this year’s ZorkFest in Las Vegas. I spoke there last year and had a great time. It was in Reno, so a bit less convenient, but still a beautiful setting (and sessions were held in what was once the suite were a certain person who later became President would first interact with a porn star who later became a household name).

This year’s event will be far less notorious, but certainly classic Vegas – hosted at the Horseshoe which was the original MGM Grand.

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Hyatt’s Gamble: Can the $350 Million Rio Renovation Revive Its Vegas Fortunes

by Gary Leff

Mar 01 2024

Three years ago Hyatt announced that the all-suite Brazilian-themed Rio hotel would be renovated and become multiple brands as part of the chain – with Hyatt Regency to be the first and largest (1,500 of the Rio’s 2,500 rooms) – set to open in 2023.

They didn’t quite make that goal. However, as of today Rio Hotel & Casino is participating in World of Hyatt.

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