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• Travel09/24/2026@EconDesk

  LA Reports 49.5 Million Visitors and $42.6 Billion in Tourism Sales for 2025

  633 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

  

  Starts 07/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better68 days agoThe release is datelined 'LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2026)': 'newly released data from Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board ... and Tourism Economics'.^[1]

  Los Angeles Tourism and Tourism Economics counted 49.5 million visitors to LA in 2025, down about 1% on 2024, generating $42.6 billion in business sales and supporting more than 530,000 jobs.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand Makes 11am-to-Midnight Alcohol Sales Hours Permanent

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  Starts 05/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better129 days agoNation Thailand^[1], 29 May 2026: the Royal Gazette 'on Thursday published an announcement by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee' that 'takes effect from the day after its publication in the Royal Gazette'.

  A Royal Gazette notice from Thailand's Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee sets alcohol sales hours at 11am to midnight nationwide, making the trial end of the 2pm-5pm afternoon ban permanent, with exemptions for airports, hotels and entertainment venues.

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• Travel09/24/2026@EconDesk

  Las Vegas Visitation Falls 7.5% to 38.5 Million in 2025

  Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

  

  Starts 01/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better250 days agoNews 3 (29 Jan 2026): 'Las Vegas tourism in 2025 ultimately fell by 7.5% compared to the previous year, according to new figures released Wednesday' - Wednesday 28 January 2026.^[1]

  The LVCVA reported 38.5 million visitors for 2025, down 7.5% from 41.7 million in 2024 and capped by a 9.2% drop in December, with hotel occupancy down 3.3 points to 80.3%.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand Lifts Its 2pm-5pm Alcohol Sales Ban on a 180-Day Trial

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  12/03/2025 - 05/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better306 days agoBangkok Post^[1], published 3 Dec 2025: 'The new regulation took effect on Wednesday after it was published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday'; the trial ran until the permanent 11am-midnight notice took effect on 29 May 2026 (Nation Thailand^[2]).

  Shops and bars in Thailand may sell alcohol through the afternoon for the first time since 1972, under a Royal Gazette notice that scraps the 2pm-5pm ban for a 180-day trial and gives pub customers until 1am to finish drinks.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand's Amended Alcohol Law Starts Fining Drinkers in Banned Hours

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  Starts 11/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better331 days agoNation Thailand^[1]: 'The Public Health Ministry has clarified details of the new Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which took effect on November 8, 2025'.

  Thailand's amended Alcoholic Beverage Control Act takes effect, making customers who drink in shops and restaurants between midnight and 11am or 2pm and 5pm liable to fines of up to 10,000 baht and banning celebrity and influencer alcohol marketing.

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