HBM 131 1st Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I II Managed Services Unique Vending Machines Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV Gamming and Casinos Shopping Natural Environments Fairs and Festivals Current Lecture I Gaming and Casinos A Las Vegas 1 At one time if somebody wanted to gamble legally they had to travel to Las Vegas 1931 or Atlantic City 1976 2 Las Vegas is still the grand gaming destination but tourists have many other options 3 At this time 47 states offer some sort of legalized gambling including lotteries 4 The number and type of gaming operations continues to grow Connecticut Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Mississippi Gulf Coast Midwest riverboats Tribal Gaming is HUGE Northern Quest Tulalip 5 Las Vegas is still the major gaming destination in the US 6 It offers much more than gaming though and in recent years has made a conscious effort to diversify restaurants stage shows shopping and attractions 7 Las Vegas attracted over 38 million visitors last year 8 Everything in Las Vegas seems to get bigger and bigger 9 The new MGM CitiCenter includes a 60 floor mega resort and casino 10 The ADR and occupancy rates continue to increase 11 There are over 40 golf courses 12 The number of fine dining restaurants and celebrity chefs continues to increase B Atlantic City 1 Atlantic City operates on a much smaller scale than does Las Vegas although it attracted 35 million visitors last year 2 Visitors tend to come from the region though over 30 come from NYC stay for shorter periods and spend less 3 AC is attempting to reposition itself to younger people though by offering more services and in a more luxurious setting 4 Located on 240 acres in southeastern Connecticut competes with Foxwoods 5 Owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority 6 300 000 square feet of gaming space 7 Retail dining entertainment 1 200 hotel rooms 8 New 740 million project is underway II Shopping A Shopping has become a primary tourist activity 1 Shopping areas Michigan Avenue Newbury Street Shopping Centers St Louis Centre Prudential and Malls West Edmonton and Mall of America all contribute to this tourist activity 2 The largest malls are now in Asia 8 of the 10 largest malls in the world are now located in Asia 3 Golden Resources Mall in Beijing is the largest at 50 larger than Mall of America III Natural Environments A Natural environments include national parks state parks eco resorts etc 1 Their purpose regarding tourism is to provide an experience different from those of man made destinations 2 The National Park Service preserves the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment education and inspiration of this and future generations 3 The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world IV Fairs and Festivals 1 Fairs and festivals are driven by tradition culture and economics 2 They can be large World Fairs and small East Cupcake Missouri Film Festival Sundance Film Festival 3 Successful events attract both locals and tourists and contribute to the local community
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