Love will definitely be in the air in Las Vegas tomorrow. With tour agencies providing helicopter flights seeing a boost in demand on V-Day, motivated by couples who are in the mood for a romantic getaway with a pinch of adrenaline rush.
Vice president of marketing at Maverick Helicopters, Las Vegas, Bryan Kroten explained how it’s one of their “best evenings in the first quarter.” He continued by saying that they “staff up and double the amount of flights.” 5-Star Las Vegas Helicopter Tours, also expects volume to double, as they already have four in-air weddings booked for Valentine’s Day. What’s more, Maverick will also have several weddings aboard its helicopters that day.
For couples to have a wedding with a twist, they need to fork out up to $1,500 for the quarter of an hour, in-air wedding ceremony over Las Vegas. But if you consider that the price includes limousine, minister, flowers, cake and champagne, in reality it’s really not that bad.
This special day will also spread some love to chocolate makers, spas, florists, limousine operators, lingerie shops and restaurants. And let’s face it, Valentine’s Day is to the chocolate and flower industry what the Super Bowl is to the pizza business.
VIP Floral Designs, which operates from Monday to Saturday, was also open on Sunday having workers operating around the clock through Valentine’s Day to get the flowers in shape. The flowers are shipped in from other states and overseas. VIP expects to sell around 5,000 red roses over the weekend through Valentine’s Day, about 10 times more when compared to a regular period.
“It’s crazy on the 13th and 14th. People are in and out all day. It’s the best holiday for florists.” said owner Adelina Strasnei, who will have six instead of three people working in the store for the holiday.
Of course, even The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in The Orleans will register its most profitable day this year as people devour chocolate-coated strawberries with their loved ones. The location will have four staff in the morning and four in the evening on Valentine’s Day compared with two on a standard day.
Rocky Mountain manager, Cassandre Solorzano confirmed that “We double up to make sure we aren’t behind on the orders.” She expects to sell about 100 pounds of chocolate on Valentine’s Day, virtually triple the figure of a typical Tuesday.
While not associated with Valentine’s Day like chocolate, wine and flowers, even pizzerias will be wintessing a crusty business as families spend a night out. Restaurant chain Metro Pizza, says it’s their best day of the year, even better than Super Bowl. Metro will be luring customers with heart-shaped pizzas for the occassion.
The National Retail Federation guesses that Americans will spend a whopping $18.2 billion this year on V-Day, with nearly a quarter spent on jewellery and a tenth on gift certificates, such as spa treatments. February is the second-best month for jewellery sales at SuperPawn on Flamingo Road, with sales 20% greater than March.
Additionally, Las Vegas hotels promote their spas during the month with names and treatments to complement the holiday. Red Rock Resort is offering a cranberry pomegranate sugar scrub aptly christened: “Love is in the Air.” Spas are in high demand during this holiday, because they make for a “romantic gesture”, according to Kristin Carpenter, who’s the director of Qua Baths &Spa at Caesars Palace.
Carpenter explained how Qua anticipates to book more than quadriple the number of couples’ treatments this V-Day compared to a normal weekday during this time of year. Nevertheless, most of the companies contacted expect V-Day 2017 to make less profit compared to last 2016, since it falls in the middle of the week.
The National Retail Federation agrees, anticipating general spending to decrease about 8%, or $1.5 billion, this year.
Wedding services manager for the Flamingo, The Linq Hotel and the High Roller said that “Tuesday and Wednesday is not your favorite day for Valentine’s.”
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