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New Vegas hotel with no gambling, a good bet?
It’s a non-gaming hotel but Dave Griffin says there are reasons why the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel is a good bet for success when it opens ahead of schedule in December. Said Mr Griffin, director of sales and marketing:
“We tie in well with convention activity. We’re located just a block from the strip right next to the convention center.”
Secondly, he said, Las Vegas draws a hefty percentage of visitors who may like to have the gaming activities nearby but not directly in front of them.
A recent addition made Las Vegas’s convention center the largest in the US.
Mr Griffin estimates that the 548-room hotel, in common with the rest of Las Vegas, will have a higher percentage of bookings by agents than in many other areas. He estimates up to 20% of the Marriott-branded hotel will be booked through agents.
Agents will be hearing about the new hotel through an insert that will be going out with Marriott commission checks.
Bookings through Galileo and Sabre will allow access to rooms at $129 a night (regular rooms start at $179) through February.
Agents throughout the year can book rooms for $69, Mr Griffin said.
Both convention and leisure travel to Vegas continue to increase.
Conventions will be drawing an estimated 6.5 million visitors to Vegas this year, a number expected to rise to 7 million in 2005, according to Mr Griffin.
In addition, estimated air arrivals of 41 million this year are expected to increase to 45 million next year.
The new Renaissance, opening two months earlier than scheduled, is apparently the first major hotel to be completed this year.
Amenities will include a spa and high-speed internet.
Report by David Wilkening
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