| According to American website Forbes Travel, the | | | | and the legalised gambling have also led to Vegas |
| most visited city in the USA is not one of the more | | | | being dubbed ‘Sin City’, a reputation that the city |
| obvious candidates like New York, Orlando, Los | | | | thrives and trades upon, leading to the tourist slogan: |
| Angeles or Chicago, but that super playground in the | | | | “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” |
| desert - Las Vegas. The comprehensive study used | | | | There are other numerous reasons why Vegas |
| data from city tourism bureaus and also hotel stays | | | | attracts so many visitors from the USA and Europe; |
| recorded by Smith Travel Research to reach its | | | | aside from the obvious attractions of The Strip, the |
| surprising conclusion. | | | | super casinos and the amazing rides. A declining dollar |
| The results from the research show that Vegas tops | | | | means that Europeans get a lot more for their money; |
| the list of visitors, recording 38.9 million in 2006, | | | | abundant hotel rooms and cheap car hire in the USA |
| thrashing sprawling Los Angeles into second place by | | | | are plentiful and that also applies in Vegas, allowing |
| 13.5 million, with the Californian conurbation recording a | | | | gamblers plenty of opportunities to save money for |
| mere 25.4 million visitors in comparison. In terms of | | | | the casinos. |
| hotel rooms sold, Las Vegas also tops the list but this | | | | Or for those who want to cruise 'The Strip' in style, |
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| Established in the early 1900s, Vegas did not start its | | | | exotic, expensive and certainly exclusive car rental in |
| exponential rise to the most populous city in Nevada | | | | the USA, with cars like Ferraris, Porches, Vipers, |
| and the biggest city in the USA established in the 20th | | | | Hummers and just about any other luxury vehicle you |
| Century, until the rise of the casinos and the Vegas | | | | can name on offer. For the ultimate USA fantasy stay, |
| Strip started in the mid-1940s. The four-and-a-half mile | | | | add that exclusive car hire to the widely available |
| strip features some of the most extravagant hotels | | | | penthouse accommodation at the top hotels and you |
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| be dubbed The Entertainment Capital of the World. | | | | money lasts, which knowing Vegas, probably won't be |
| Adult entertainment, alcoholic drinks at the casino table | | | | for long! |