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Southern Nevada visitation up slightly in November, LVCVA reports

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January 2, 2025

Southern Nevada visitation up slightly in November, LVCVA reports

Visitation to Southern Nevada was up less than 1 percent in November, but most other tourism indicators were down from a year ago, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported late Tuesday.

LVCVA officials said the declines were the result of tough comparisons to last year when the inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix produced record results in several categories.

Kevin Bagger, vice president of the LVCVA Research Center, said visitation in November was up 0.6 percent to 3.3 million, thanks to the Formula One race and the Specialty Equipment Market Association automotive aftermarket trade show, one of the Las Vegas calendar’s largest annual events.

“November saw higher weekend occupancy vs. last year (89.1 percent, up 0.4 points) but lower midweek occupancy (78.9 percent, down 2 points) as overall hotel occupancy for the month reached 81.4 percent, down 0.5 points,” Bagger said. “While down compared to the record-shattering levels tied to last year’s inaugural F1 race, monthly average daily room rates this year saw the second-highest on record for the month of November, reaching $198.72, down 20.3 percent year over year.”

The declines mirrored downturns in the number of passengers seen at Harry Reid International Airport, 4.7 million, down 2.1 percent, and the average daily automobile traffic on Interstate 15 at the California-Nevada border, 44,916, down 2 percent.

There was a net decrease in midsize and small meetings in Las Vegas during the month resulting in a total 548,200 convention visitors, off 8.4 percent from a year ago.

Clark County’s gross gaming revenue has yet to be reported by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Despite the late-year decline – October was the second month in 2024 to have fewer visitors than the previous year – Las Vegas is still on track to have a higher total in 2024 than 2023. After 11 months, 38.3 million had visited the city, up 2.2 percent from a year ago.

Other indicators aren’t as robust, with the 5.7 million convention attendance off 1.3 percent, hotel room occupancy down 0.1 point to 83.7 percent and I-15 traffic at the California border down 0.6 percent.

Still, airport traffic is on track for a record 2024 with 53.6 million passengers so far, up 1.4 percent, and the average daily room rate up 0.7 percent to $193.12 a night.

Two other Southern Nevada cities were on opposite ends of November results.

Laughlin saw visitor volume increase 5.9 percent for the month to 94,000, with occupancy down 0.7 points to 42.4 percent and room rates down 0.5 percent to $55.08. For 11 months, Laughlin visitation is up 3.3 percent to 1.2 million, the occupancy rate is down 1.5 points to 50.3 percent, and the average room rate is down 0.9 percent to $60.82.

Mesquite’s visitor volume in November fell 10.8 percent to 66,000 with occupancy down 3.7 points to 72.9 percent and room rates up 9.3 percent to $89.65 a night.

For 11 months, Mesquite visitation is down 8.8 percent to 778,000, the occupancy rate is down 4.5 points to 74.5 percent, and the average room rate is up 10.2 percent to $83.19.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta on X.

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Nevada WR Transfer Cortez Braham Sets Kentucky Visit

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January 4, 2025

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Nevada WR Transfer Cortez Braham Sets Kentucky Visit

Cortez Braham is headed to Lexington next week. The Nevada wide receiver transfer has set his visit to Kentucky.

The 6-foot-2, 192-pound wideout will take an official visit to Memphis from Jan. 6-8. He will then arrive in Kentucky for his visit on Jan. 8th.

“I know they’re just getting over there to the school, but me, him, and Coach Bush have been talking about the role I can play if I do decide to commit to them,” Braham told KSR+ on Friday.

Braham Talks Kentucky

Cortez Braham has been mainly in contact with Kentucky wide receiver coach L’Damien Washington since entering the portal. He’s also starting to hear from UK’s offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan.

“They were talking about how important I am to their offense. They’re talking about getting me on a visit to really get to know the rest of the staff.”

Kentucky has already added two wide receiver transfers this offseason. The Cats are bringing in Oklahoma transfer JJ Hester and Alabama transfer Kendrick Law.

“Personally, I feel like I play anywhere in the offense: inside, outside. It really doesn’t matter where they put me,” he said. “I’m very versatile. I can play a good part in their offense, being able to go anywhere on the field to make a play.”

Cortez Braham’s Game

Nevada transfer wide receiver Cortez Braham finished the 2024 season with 56 receptions for 724 yards and four touchdowns. He also had one carry for one yard.

“My greatest strengths are that I’m a very good route runner and I catch the ball really well,” Braham said. “Those two attributes set me apart from most receivers.”

Braham is looking to improve his tracking downfield. He also wants to be more consistent with “50-50 balls.”

“I need to make sure I turn those 50-50 balls more my way,” he said.

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Wolf Pack men lose at the buzzer in overtime 82-81 to New Mexico

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January 4, 2025

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Wolf Pack men lose at the buzzer in overtime 82-81 to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Nelly Junior Joseph grabbed a loose ball and knocked down a jumper from just inside the free throw line as time expired in overtime to lift New Mexico to an 82-81 win over Nevada on Friday night.

The Lobos (12-3) moved to 4-0 in the Mountain West Conference with the win in the 1,000 college basketball game played on New Mexico’s home court, The Pit.

Nevada (8-7, 0-4) tied the game with a second left in regulation when Nick Davidson hit two free throws to tie the game at 70-70.

Joseph posted his 50th career double-double for the Lobos, putting up 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Donovan Dent scored 20 points and dished six assists and Mustapha Amzil contributed 14 points.

Kobe Sanders scored 21 points and Davidson scored 18 points with six rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists to lead Nevada. Tre Coleman contributed 12 points and Justin McBride added 11 points off the bench.

New Mexico plays at Wyoming Tuesday. Nevada plays at Fresno State January 11.

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LETTER: A state drink for Nevada?

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January 4, 2025

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Is Nevada Assemblyman Bert Gurr tone deaf (“This cocktail may become Nevada’s state drink,” Tuesday Review-Journal)? Can he read? There’s hardly a day in Clark County that goes by without drunken drivers killing or injuring other motorists or pedestrians. And he wants to celebrate that by making an alcoholic drink our state “drink”?

Rather than honoring alcohol, it should be treated exactly as is tobacco — stop the advertising of it and make drunkenness socially unacceptable. Those two steps certainly have had a major impact on many smokers and some who have yet to pick up the addiction. It’s way past time for us to put an end to the slaughter on our roadways.

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