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Tourism Board Travel: Vegas Needs You

Just in time for 9-11, the capital of shamelessness, Vegas, is launching a shameless tourism campaign. The Vegas tourism board is renewing its efforts to lure foreign visitors: Since the terrorist attacks, foreign travel to Sin City has dropped dramatically, and after six years, and tourism officials have had enough. According to the AP:

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board...is aiming to boost the share of visitors who come from other countries to 15 percent, up from the current 13 percent, by 2010. The destination's percentage of visitors from abroad have fallen from 18 percent before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, buffeted by tougher visa restrictions, wariness of travel and customs checks.

The "What Happens Here, Stays Here" slogan is even being translated to foreign languages for overseas ads, and the campaign will be tweaked to fit British humor. Interesting: We can't think of a single way to make that saying any less funny.

Related Stories:
· Vegas Tourism Plan [AP, via IHT]
· Las Vegas Convention and Vistors Authority [Official Site]

[Photos: infohostels]