Las Vegas celebrates third straight year of record visitation

Las Vegas welcomed a record number of visitors in 2016, the third consecutive year in which its visitor traffic has hit an all-time high.

Figures released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) show Nevada’s party capital welcomed a record 42.9m visitors in 2016, 600k higher than in 2015, and the LVCVA is projecting the total will top 43m for the first time when 2017’s numbers are calculated a year from now.

In addition to the usual hordes of drunk-off-their-ass twenty-somethings, the LVCVA says Vegas also welcomed a record number of convention guests in 2016. Over 6.3m visitors attended a convention in 2016, 7.1% higher than 2015’s total.

LVCVA research director Kevin Bagger said his group was looking forward to partnering with resort operators in “aggressively marketing the destination around the world to continue attracting more visitors and break the record again this year.”