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Despite the Economy, People Are Still Visiting Las Vegas

Yesterday we found ourselves at McCarren International Airport at 12:30pm and we were sort of happy to see that there was still a taxi traffic jam in front of the Southwest terminal and a longish wait at the bag check.

Why on earth would we ever be happy about those occurrences? Well, with all the bad news out of Vegas lately, it was a pleasant surprise to see that people were still traversing through town. Even though it was a weekday, folks were out walking the Strip, guzzling oversized souvenir beverages (daquiris in a plastic Eiffel Tower glass, anyone?), gambling, attending shows and chowing down at the restaurants.

Sure, the tourism stats tell us that visitors are spending less and that hotel rates have dropped drastically but we were happy to see that "what happens in Vegas" could A) still happen there and B) stay there.

Also, the free WiFi at McCarren kicks ass. We even did a video chat with our friend while sitting at a slot machine. Jealous?

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