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Officials Expect Big Weekend

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority projects 281,000 visitors over the upcoming three-day Memorial Day weekend, compared with 276,000 visitors a year ago.

The forecast is based on a 95.9 percent hotel occupancy rate, up from 94.7 percent a year earlier.

Visitors this weekend are expected to generate $168.7 million in nongaming spending, up from $166.5 million last year.

The totals are based on visitation from Friday through Sunday, with visitors departing Monday, the authority said.

The increase comes despite news that gas prices won't be coming down anytime soon.

Retail prices for gas are setting record highs on an almost daily basis and experts say there's no reason to expect relief anytime soon, according to a new report from the American Automobile Association.

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