By Rachel Zalucki / FOX5 Vegas
Las Vegas welcomed an estimated 3,097,200 visitors in September, a 0.2 percent increase over September 2025, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s September 2026 executive summary.
Convention attendance reached an estimated 436,200, up 1.8 percent from a year earlier. Weighted room inventory stood at 150,613 rooms, an increase of 0.4 percent.
Hotel occupancy came in at 78.1 percent, down half a percentage point from September 2025. The average daily room rate was $178.63, down 6.3 percent, and revenue per available room was $139.51, down 6.9 percent. Total occupied room nights were 3,529,500, down 0.3 percent.
Weekend occupancy was 89.8 percent and midweek occupancy was 73.1 percent. Strip occupancy was 80.1 percent and downtown occupancy was 62.0 percent. On the Strip, the average daily rate was $184.63 and revenue per available room was $147.89. Downtown, the average daily rate was $95.94 and revenue per available room was $59.48.
The occupancy, rate, and revenue figures come from a survey covering more than 75 percent of Las Vegas hotel inventory. The LVCVA noted that survey variability and occasional changes in participants can affect monthly and yearly comparisons.
Through September, Las Vegas drew an estimated 28,886,300 visitors, down 0.1 percent from the same period in 2025. Year to date convention attendance reached an estimated 4,968,200, up 9.6 percent.
Year to date hotel occupancy was 80.1 percent, down 0.3 percentage points. The average daily rate for the year so far was $183.06, up 1.0 percent, and revenue per available room was $146.63, up 0.6 percent. Total room nights occupied were 32,903,900, down 0.3 percent.
Source: FOX5 Vegas, October 29, 2026. Reported by Rachel Zalucki.