The Las Vegas Visitor Count For 2022 Will Blow Your Mind
As Las Vegas tourism has struggled to reach the year-end massive visitor counts achieved prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of tourists who visited Las Vegas throughout 2022 has been revealed… and it’s impressive. Like, pre-pandemic impressive. Prepare for your mind to be blown.
Why is the visitor count so much higher?
Last year was a major year here in Las Vegas, as it was the first full year since 2019 that there were not any COVID-19 restrictions put in place or any cancellations for major events that took place in Sin City. The barriers set by COVID-19 in prior years were brutal to visitor counts throughout the pandemic. Fortunately, major events such as the NHL All-Star Game in February 2022 and the NFL Draft in April 2022 were able to go on without a hitch.
According to News 3, 2022 also marked “the first full calendar year for tradeshows and meetings, which hosted nearly 5 million attendees.” This full year of tradeshows and meetings allowed for more than double the amount of visitors traveling to Las Vegas for tradeshows and meetings in 2021, which produced approximately 2.2 million attendees.
What was the official visitor count?
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) revealed on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 that the numbers reported reflect that the Las Vegas Valley welcomed a whopping 38.8 million visitors in 2022. This figure more closely compares to the pre-pandemic visitor counts than the counts of the past couple of years. 38.8 million reflects a 20.5 percent boost over visitor counts of 2021.
Hopefully, Las Vegas will serve an even higher count of visitors in 2023, and with all that the New Year has in store, it’s unlikely that 2023 wont deliver a higher figure. Several major openings and events are planned, such as the opening of the MSG Sphere and Fontainebleau Las Vegas (finally), and the massive L’Etape by Tour de France in May and the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in November.
A massive thank you to all who have traveled to Las Vegas to attend various major events, tradeshows, meetings, and, of course, to just have fun!
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