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Originally Posted by Locke
I've been numerous times, like I said, I always liked it, but it seems to have lost some of it's luster. I'll 'never say never' but it'd take something significant to get me back.
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I've seen some major local advocates trying to start movements telling visitors to stay away from Vegas. They are hoping that an extended period of lower tourism will force the casinos, businesses and tourism board to make significant changes and reverse a lot of cost increases. I can see hotel costs dropping in 2026 but I'm less optimistic about food and beverage prices going down. The explosion of celebrity chef restaurants has been the worst driving factor in food price increases. Years ago there was only a few players like Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay but now every resort has three or four big name chef restaurants or other celebrity "chains" and those come with elevated prices. The strip needs to see the return of some humble restaurants instead of Insta-worthy eateries.