Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley issued a heartfelt plea to Canadian visitors this week, acknowledging the city’s tourism-dependent economy is suffering from a dramatic decline in international visitors, particularly from Canada, which represents the city’s largest international market.
“As the mayor of Las Vegas, I’m telling everybody in Canada, please come. We love you, we need you, and we miss you,” Berkley said during a press conference this week, where she addressed the multiple challenges facing the entertainment capital’s tourism industry.
The mayor’s latest comments echo concerns she first raised in an August press conference, where she painted a stark picture of the tourism decline.
“International travel is way down. People are not coming to the United States,” Berkley said last month. “’
Great yet ?
Lol get fucked. Sent with love from Canada.
Ohhh, oh no! We need your tourism toonies in Las Vegas! We had no idea just how much Canadians spent on American stuff like bourbon and vacations! Ohh no, we’re so sorry for those silly things we said, like threatening your sovereignty and being all condescending and dismissive.
Echoing your sentiment from the middle of America. Get fucked! Begging for visitors like that before doing anything to make amends, ugh.
And you just know Trump didn’t learn any lesson. He 100% would do it again. I don’t blame Canadians in the slightest bit. Honestly I’m happy they’re voting with their wallets
That’s a given. He’s a demented narcissist.
We’ve proven most of us Americans don’t have spines but I’m glad our northern neighbors can still stand up for themselves.
While I get it, she is a Democrat who is likely a fan of what’s going on as much as you are.
Oh, I did not realize democrats where no longer american. If when a democrat was in power maga people where considered so, then in the current situation I will hold all americans to the actions of their nation.
Don’t like it? Tough. Its the same way americans have treated everyone in the world, so enjoy some of your own medicine.
Oh you want to say that the dems are “fine” and “nothing can be done”? Look at Nepal, and grow a spine. But don’t expect the world to separate one group of americans from the rest without actions done to prove such.
That was a lot of inferring.
Yeah almost as much as assuming that a mayor with a D beside their name means something to the rest of the world.
Not really. I, unlike you, read up on the person mentioned in the article. From an immigrant family, and critical of what’s happening right now.
You also assume my family and friends are all US-based, for which you would also be wrong.
It’s not my fault you want to rag on the US without reading. I’m guessing by the responses you are American despite playing the world view, but if I’m wrong, I’m sure your country has left and right parties, too, so don’t claim to be ignorant to D vs R.
The fact remains that there is a lot to complain about in the US that isn’t someone wishing things were better.
I looked up this mayor too. I can’t find much criticism of the federal admins policies. What I do find is that she is an active supporter of Israel, she voted to invade Iraq, and she has been named as one of the US’ most corrupt representatives.
So, maybe you can reflect a bit on why people aren’t very ecstatic that a politician is a Democrat. As far as I’m concerned, she has aligned herself with the leopard-eating party by begging Canadians to be complicit instead of pushing back against the federal admin.
Not american.
In the context of leopardsatemyface the mayor’s political leanings are quite relevant. It could even be said this whole post isn’t relevant to the community.
But yeah, keep on with your singular attitude.
Oh, did the mayor take a stance counter to the current administration? No? Did she just ask the world to keep coming anyway and support her city? Yes?
Seems to me that like most americans she is towing the national party line while wondering why the rest of the world stops supporting the us, just hoping the D beside her name will give her allies. How is this not comeuppance?
Yes, she has. She has publicly talked about her position as coming from an immigrant family.
That’s a fair point, and I found a source for it. It sounds like she is specifically complaining about the National Guard deployment, because of her immigrant background. That’s great. I would like her to push for things which are virtuous even if she isn’t personally connected. For example, stand up for Canada’s sovereignty and decry the threats that the federal government has made, instead of just begging Canadians to come and give her city money.
How is coming from an immigrant family relevant? Most people in north America come from immigrant families (unless you implying that the real fascists are natives).
I don’t have a singular altitude, I’m not sure why you think I would. I merely stating that a rep who has been public about her opinions on the current state of affairs is probably not the best candidate to attack.Edit: Appologies, I thought this was a response to me.
Big words coming from a country almost as fucked up as the US.
Rare for an american even admit that another nation exists. Look at you go!