MGM CEO William Hornbuckle and the Bellagio resort
For decades, Las Vegas has attracted holidaymakers with its casinos, clubs and restaurants. Now one desperate hotel operator wants to bring in the work-from-home audience.
MGM resorts have launched “Work from Vegas” business packages at the Bellagio and ARIA resorts, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. There are three packages, the cheapest five-day stay starts at around $ 100 per night, going up to around $ 400 per night for the top-tier package.
The thinking behind the unorthodox campaign is to take visitors during the day to work in hotel rooms and spend the evenings in the casino, restaurants or otherwise of the resorts, or else just relax at home.
It would give a need of the necessary impetus to the hotel operator, which reported a second-quarter operating loss of $ 1 billion, compared to $ 371 million in revenue in the second quarter of last year, according to the publication.
MGM reopened the Bellagio and ARIA properties early last month after closing in mid-March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. These resorts, along with others that have since opened in Vegas, operate at half capacity.
Each “Work from Vegas” package includes food and beverage credits and discounts on discounts from Burbank, Orange County, Oakland, Dallas and Seattle. Customers also receive a dedicated concierge to handle reservations, plans and otherwise assist them during their stay.
“It’s a well-trained person who has catered to thousands of guests and requests in the past, so they are hyper-experienced and ready to bring you some hospitality,” said Atif Rafiq, President of Commercial and Growth at MGM Resorts. “I’m not sure we’ll get a unicorn request at two o’clock in the morning, but we’ll obviously try our best.”
Hotels, among the companies hardest hit by the pandemic, are seeing funds recovered. U.S. hotel occupancy fell 48.9 percent for the week ending Aug. 1, according to hotel data provider STR. [Reno Gazette Journal] – Dennis Lynch
