Summary: With the nations economy upside down, the Las Vegas hotel industry tries to stay afloat by increasing their hotel room tax.

Since Las Vegas increased their hotel room tax earlier this year, visitors to the Las Vegas Valley have sought out other means of lodging besides the traditional hotel stay. More and more travelers to the city have found themselves booking extended stays and privately owned vacation rental properties. Some are have been fortunate to stay with friends and family who already reside in the city of lights helping them avoid the extra hotel fees. The increase are due to the efforts of the hotel industry in Las Vegas to maintain financial stability in an already stretched economy.

Business travelers and vacationers alike have turned their noses up at Las Vegas hotels feeling that vacation and extended stay rentals are more financially logical due to the fact that they can avoid the traditional fees that come with an average hotel stay. Since saving and hanging onto as much money as they can seems to be the theme of the country, (The United States of America) looking for alternative dwellings seems to be the more popular decision.

Travelers like The World Series of Poker participants have long veered away from hotel rooms since they stay in Las Vegas for  a month and a half playing in the annual poker tournament. Booking and staying in private rental housing not only saves them money, but also caters to their sanity while trying to concentrate on the event at hand. Many have reported that staying in a traditional hotel room begins to drive them crazy and hinders their ability to focus.

Companies like LasVegasCorporate.com has seen a boost in business as travelers to Las Vegas find it financially smart to look for cheaper lodging. Fully furnished private housing gives Las Vegas visitors the ability to stay in lodging that gives you a home away from feeling. Where hotel rooms fall short, vacation and corporate housing has stood firm on two legs scooping up persons who have lost almost all faith in the huge hotel and casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. While the Las Vegas economy is in the process of rebuilding itself, many simply cannot afford to feed the hotel industry beast until all is financially well all over the nation.

The Las Vegas economy suffers from a 10% underemployment rate and scrambles to find some way to secure the needed money to put the city back in the black. Conventions and other annual meetings have canceled their trips to Las Vegas causing even more turmoil for the cities wounded economy. Because the city relies on the annual conventions and events that come to town, budget cuts have beaten down schools and government funded programs that many Las Vegas residents depend on.

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