January 24, 2013

Washington, D.C.- Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement on the recently-released record 2012 visitation numbers for Las Vegas. In the past year, Las Vegas had 39.7 million visitors, which beats the city’s previous visitation record from 2007 by 500,000 visitors:

“Nevada tourism is bouncing back stronger than ever,” said Reid. “This year’s record breaking visitation to Las Vegas indicates that that our state remains a premier attraction for global travelers and that we are moving in the right direction after being hit hard by the economic recession. While this is an encouraging day for Nevada’s tourism industry and the 370,000 jobs it supports in Southern Nevada, we must do all we can to maintain momentum. I look forward to continuing my work with the LVCVA and our resort industry to ensure Las Vegas remains the world’s undisputed must-see destination in America.”

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