Publisher's Synopsis
NEW FEATURES: -New PULL-OUT, COLOR MAP included! -Scrimp or Splurge: Recommendations for when gamblers are down on their luck or at the top of their game. -Picks & Pans: "Top Five Best and Worst..." casinos, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, and shopping. -Getting the Best Room: How to score an upgrade. -Best for Beginners: Best tables, dealers, and where to find classes on specific games. -Gourmet Invasion: The skinny on the exploding dining scene. -Broadway West: New York theater's potential new West Coast home. -Bachelor & Bachelorette parties: Where to go and what to do for the best experience! TRAVEL TRENDS: Las Vegas continues to attract more and more tourists each year. By November 2004 almost 35 million people had visited Las Vegas, up 5.5% than the previous year. Visitor numbers were expected to surpass 37 million by the end of 2004! STRONG TOURISM OUTLOOK: Las Vegas continues to be the media's darling with the launch of the hugely popular "Vegas Stories" ad campaign in 2004, and the catchphrase "What happens here, stays here". Las Vegas was featured in numerous hit shows, such as Celebrity Poker Showdown, CSI, and Las Vegas. Both Travel + Leisure and Time magazine ran cover stories on Las Vegas in 2004, and the city is frequently highlighted in every major travel magazine. COMPETITION: The new 2006 edition of Fodor's Las Vegas will be better organized and more intuitive than Frommer's. By using a team of writers, we are better able to give expert advice in every area; Frommer's single-author approach overreaches.
