Laughlin, NV
Summary: Laughlin Visitor numbers are still far below what was seen prior to the pandemic. Room rates are up and dining/restaurant prices are higher. In spite of the decline in visitor numbers, gaming revenue has rebounded better and is within 5% of what was seen in 2019.
Details:
The Total number of visitors to Laughlin rebounded by 17.8% in 2021 when compared to 2020. In part this is because the pandemic caused closures for several months in 2020.
When comparing the total visitors in 2021 to the total visitors in 2019 (when there was no pandemic) visitor numbers are down -33.7%.
Visitors in 2021: 1,213,100
Visitors in 2020: 1,029,900
Visitors in 2019: 1,829,700
Gaming Revenue
2021: $486,059,000
2020: $366,677,000
2019: $512,235,000
This is a 32.6% increase comparing 2021 vs. 2020 (when there were closures) but a -5.1% decrease comparing 2021 vs. 2019 (no closures).
Room Rates are up significantly
Average Daily Room Rate (ADR)
2021 was $68.40
2020 was $52.94
2019 was $48.58
This is a 29.2% increase comparing 2021 vs 2020 and a 40.8% increase comparing 2021 vs 2019.
Visitor counts at the airport are still far behind 2020 and 2019 numbers.
Fewer passengers flew into the Laughlin/Bullhead airport (down -16.3%) comparing 2021 vs. 2020 and down -59.7% comparing 2021 vs 2019.
2021: 102,958
2020: 123,014
2019: 255,381
Data/Chart compiled by the LVCVA Research Center lvcva.com
