MGM Lures Customers to Make Bellagio, Aria Rooms Their Telework Offices

“Ditch the Home Office. Work From Las Vegas,” beckoned an MGM Resorts email Wednesday in a “Viva Las Office” promotion aimed at reinvigorating hotel and casino traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic. All MGM properties in Las Vegas are open except for the Mirage, Park MGM and NoMad, but weekend demand is “far more robust” than on weekdays, said management on a quarterly earnings call this month (see 2007310003). Three “luxury packages” start at $100 a night and include a 20% break on a room that’s “office-ready" with high-speed Wi-Fi and plenty of "video conference ready backdrops.”