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Posted At : October 14, 2008 09:52 AM | Posted By : D McKee
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Donald Trump,Michael Gaughan,The Strip
Prospects are less than rosy for Trump International, which is stuck at 22% occupancy, meaning that 78% of its units can't be rented out for hotel purposes, either. Even the bankrupt Cosmopolitan has an 84% closure rate. Both Donald Trump and sidekick Jack Wishna (third item) are both spinning the situation as best they can.
Still, it's not much of a testament to the brand equity of the Trump name, especially when other projects with far less name recognition are faring better. I feel for the St. Regis and Fontainebleau people, who are just about to go to market with their Strip condos. This is a devil of a time to be peddling timeshares.
South Point: No job cuts here.
Higher up in the Sun item, there's a nice testament to South Point owner Michael Gaughan. Now, Gaughan and LVA have had their differences in the past, but it's imperative to applaud any casino owner who's willing to ride out the current crisis with diminished profits in lieu of cutting staff.
There aren't many industries more customer-service intensive than the casino-hotel one, and the Gaughans get it. That's regarded as one of the cornerstones of their success. And don't forget that, in the post-9/11 panic, when other companies were slashing payroll with a scythe, Coast Resorts actually added staff. That's not something one easily forgets -- or fails to appreciate.
There's never a bad time for reinvesting in our highway infrastructure (or, as I like to think of if, facilitating weekend getaways to San Diego).
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