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. “’

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    20 days ago

    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

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      20 hours ago

      i mean, how has he been even remotely negatively affected? he made no mistake, he’s just an absolute psychopath who merrily uses the people.

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      19 days ago

      We’ve proven most of us Americans don’t have spines but I’m glad our northern neighbors can still stand up for themselves.