 
Hard To Get Las Vegas Shows and Show Ticket Tips:
Buy well in advance, but remember: some tickets are not released more than
three months ahead. Keep checking back. For reserved seat shows (most Las Vegas shows),
the earlier you buy, the better the seats.
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| LAS VEGAS VISITOR
PROFILE SUMMARY (Courtesy Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Beauro) |
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| Question |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| First vs. repeat |
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| First time visitor |
29% |
25% |
26% |
21% |
21% |
| Repeat visitor |
71% |
75% |
74% |
79% |
79% |
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| Purpose of current visit |
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| Vacation/pleasure/gamble |
76% |
71% |
74% |
74% |
65% |
| Business/convention |
11% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
16% |
| Other |
13% |
15% |
12% |
12% |
19% |
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| Transportation |
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| Air |
47% |
46% |
46% |
46% |
48% |
| Automoblie |
41% |
41% |
44% |
43% |
40% |
| Bus |
6% |
8% |
7% |
8% |
8% |
| Recreational vehicle |
5% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
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| Room Occupants |
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| One |
12% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
| Two |
70% |
70% |
70% |
70% |
68% |
| Three |
11% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
9% |
| Four or more |
7% |
8% |
9% |
7% |
8% |
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| Other Trip Characteristics |
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| Number of visits in past year |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2 |
1.9 |
| Adults in party |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Nights stayed |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
| Visitors with children |
10% |
10% |
12% |
10% |
12% |
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| Expenditures per Visitor |
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| Food & drink (per trip) |
$123.87 |
$140.80 |
$170.76 |
$187.32 |
$213.17 |
| Transportation (per trip) |
$51.22 |
$48.04 |
$57.31 |
$61.01 |
$61.62 |
| Shopping (per trip) |
$74.77 |
$79.88 |
$87.94 |
$94.00 |
$106.75 |
| Shows (per trip) |
$33.24 |
$28.02 |
$33.84 |
$38.39 |
$45.54 |
| Sightseeing (per trip) |
$5.11 |
$5.34 |
$5.67 |
$9.16 |
$17.40 |
| Hotel/Motel room (per night) |
$62.30 |
$65.51 |
$66.86 |
$74.30 |
$85.34 |
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| Gambling Behavior |
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| % who gamble while in LV |
89% |
87% |
87% |
85% |
86% |
| Daily hours gambled |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| Gambling budget |
$515.44 |
$469.29 |
$559.16 |
$665.23 |
$607.27 |
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| Ethnicity |
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| White |
84% |
84% |
87% |
86% |
81% |
| African American |
6% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
9% |
| Asian/Asian American |
5% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
4% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
| Other |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
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| Origin |
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| Eastern States |
9% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
| Southern States |
13% |
13% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
| Midwestern States |
15% |
16% |
18% |
18% |
15% |
| Western States |
44% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
51% |
| CA |
28% |
32% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
| AZ |
4% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
| Foreign |
19% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
12% |
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