>> joining us tonight, dan peltier is a reporte for the travel website skifft.s for joining us tonight. >> thank for havinge, bill. >> vegas has changed its spot so many times over the dec the gaming mecca, a family destination for conventioneers and outright tourists. what's moving the needle for vegas aight now how healthy are things? >> what i've noticed in recent months is that convention business is really doingas onomically well year to date and even later last year. it's growing double digits and that's really what's key for las vegas right now leisure travel in general is down9% in recent months as well as last year, but the convention business is soahang ands really what's most important. convention goers and business travelers spend more, they're more valuable and that's a great sign for vas and what's driving them right now. >> so wooe seen the stock of mgm and caesar's fall in the last couple of dots and a of volatility. are the issues they're talking specificyour opinion, to those companies and the rest of the strip and the rest of the city is prett