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President's Day Weekend Could Boost Vegas15 February 2002LAS VEGAS – As reported by Associated Press: “One of the busiest holiday weekends on the Las Vegas Strip could get an extra boost this year thanks to Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, tourism officials say. ”`President's Day weekend is typically one of the strongest holiday weekends in Las Vegas,’ said Kevin Bagger, senior researcher for the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority. ”`Having all those dates -- Chinese New Year's, Valentine's Day and President's Day -- close together makes for a good week in Las Vegas,’ said Rob Powers, authority spokesman. ”…`If we end up attracting the same number as last year, we'd be happy with that,’ Powers said. `We're still in a recession, so if we can say we're looking for the same size crowd in town as we were a year ago, that would be a very good sign.’ ”…Park Place Entertainment Inc., which owns and operates Caesars Palace and Bally's/Paris Las Vegas hotel-casinos, among others, says its five Las Vegas resorts should be full this weekend. ”…The economic effect of last year's holiday weekend was $186.4 million, not including gambling. The authority isn't predicting this weekend's impact because visitor spending has changed since Sept. 11, Bagger said…” |