Obama disses Las Vegas - tourism tanks, major hotel closes
Cause and effect -- Obama has dissed Las Vegas many times in speeches; holding it up as an example of poor spending choices.
Stuff like this has consequences and now, 350 people are out of work.
From
CNN/Money:
Ritz-Carlton to close 5-diamond Las Vegas hotel in May
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue.
"It's nothing the hotel did. It's a simple lack of business and a decline in the tourism industry," said Ritz-Carlton spokeswoman Vivian Deuschl.
The owners of the 348-room property, Village Hospitality LLC, an arm of Deutsche Bank, will stop funding the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas day-to-day operations on May 2.
"That was the owner's decision and we reluctantly agreed to go along with it," Deuschl said.
Luxury properties have been hit hard in the past year and a half. Corporate travel and business from associations accounts for the bulk revenue of these hotels, but companies and groups have cut back on travel spending in the past year.
Posted by DaveH at February 9, 2010 7:38 PM