8/3/2010
NEWS BRIEFS
Las Vegas Hotel Deals Abound Starting at $24 During NIFS/West

Las Vegas hotels are offering deals during the National Industrial Fastener Show/West. Adjacent Excalibur Hotel was listed recently on Hotels.com for $30 and the least expensive nearby hotel was Hooters at $24.

Official NIFS-negotiated prices at the host Mandalay Bay Resort vary by the night, ranging from $109 Sunday to $139 on Monday and Tuesday nights. 

A recent Hotels.com price was slightly lower at $136 for Mandalay Bay. The upscale TheHotel at Mandalay Bay was $160.

Hotels in order of proximity to Mandalay Bay and recent Hotels.com prices:  Luxor $60, 4 Seasons Las Vegas $264, Hampton Inn $93, Tropicana $56, MGM Grand $140, Days Inn/Wild Wild West $29, Staybridge suites $126, NewYorkNewYork $75, Monte Carlo $56, LaQuinta Inn $80, Americas Best Value $42, Desert Rose Resort $71, Holiday Inn Express/South $99, Hooters $24, Fairfield Inn Suites/South $139, Ambassador Inn/Travelodge South $119, Marriott Residence Inn $139, Ambassador Inn/Travelodge $39, Orleans Hotel $50, Marriott Courtyard/South $129, Polo Towers $119, and Travelodge South $59.

For those wanting to try the newest mega development in Las Vegas, the 4,000-room Aria Resort in the CityCenter development was listed at $159. The boutique Mandarin Oriental was $272.

CityCenter – the largest privately-funded construction project in U.S. history – opened on the Las Vegas Strip at the end of 2009. The 16.7 million square feet of space on 78 acres includes hotels, condos, condo/hotels, Viva Elvis by Cirque du Soleil, a Fine Arts Collection and retail.

CityCenter is developed by MGM Grand International and Dubai World.

The highest price on the Hotels.com listing was the Skylofts at the MGM Grand at $1,500.

Las Vegas hotel occupancy for 2009 dropped 4.5% to 81.5% and room rates last year were down 22% from 2008.  ©2010 GlobalFastenerNews.com

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