Las Vegas Emerging This Fall as the Hottest Corporate Travel Destination Despite Variant Worries
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The city is in tune with the pandemic protocol: after the tourists, next come the business travelers. Las Vegas is edging towards recovery, but Delta variant concerns may spoil the party yet.
Hotels, casinos, restaurants and bars in Las Vegas are set to welcome an influx of business travelers this fall.
The city has emerged as the most popular destination in the U.S. for forward flight bookings, according to one corporate travel agency, amid a steady rise in hotel occupancy — despite an emergency order and strict Covid enforcements across many parts of the state of Nevada.
Las Vegas is currently the number one business flight destination, with Austin and San Francisco second and third respectively, according to corporate travel agency TripActions.
Rank
Destination
1
Las Vegas
2
Austin
3
San Francisco
4
Denver
5
Orlando
6
Chicago
7
Phoenix
8
New York
9
Dallas-Fort Worth
10
Boston
Meanwhile, McCarran International Airport's lounges are the third busiest in the U.S., based
