3 Las Vegas hotels will charge Canadians in Canadian dollars for limited time only

Las Vegas needs more Canada–and it’s doing its best to make it happen. 

At a time when sky-high prices, trade disputes and political upheaval are impacting (to say the least) cross-border travel between Canada and the U.S., three Las Vegas hotels are hoping to entice Canadian travellers by offering dollar-for-dollar deals.

Downtown hotels Circa, The D and Golden Gate just announced that from now until Aug. 31, $1 CAD will be treated the same as $1 USD, eliminating the exchange rate barrier. As of today, 1 CAD is worth about 73 cents USD. 

In a news release, the hotels said the new “At Par” commitment will treat Canadian dollars as U.S. dollars across select gaming, hotel and beverage offerings. 

The hotels say the move, launched at a time when tourism in the normally bustling hotel, restaurant and casino paradise is down, will “eliminate conversion stress and [reinforce] downtown Las Vegas as a guest-first destination built on value, accessibility and fairness.”

“Canada has always been a part of my story, so I feel a deep connection to our Canadian visitors here in Las Vegas,” said Derek Stevens, owner and CEO of Circa, the D and Golden Gate, in a news release. 

“My father went to the University of Toronto, and I was raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where our home looked straight across the Detroit River toward Windsor. Growing up, we could literally hear Canada – especially during Toronto baseball games – and that stayed with me. I loved crossing over for places like Tunnel Bar-B-Q, Don Cherry’s and Tim Hortons, and my lifelong love of hockey is part of why we created BarCanada downtown as a place to celebrate that culture year-round. Those experiences shaped how I think about welcoming Canadian guests. At Par is about honouring that connection and removing unnecessary barriers, making sure Canadian visitors feel just as welcome downtown as they always have, without worrying about exchange rates, fine print or doing the math at the cage.”

The move comes at a time when fewer people are vacationing in Nevada. Data from Harry Reid International Airport, shared by multiple media outlets, indicates that year-over-year traffic fell almost 10 per cent in November 2025, with international travel traffic falling more than 21 per cent. 

Data suggests Canadians have cut down significantly on travel to the U.S.A. in general. Last July, Flight Centre Canada said Canadian bookings for once-popular U.S. hot spots like California, Florida and New York dropped for the fifth straight month. 

A June 2025 report by Statistics Canada in the summer also indicated that U.S. travel was lower than normal.

While Canadian-resident return trips from overseas countries increased 7.3 per cent from June 2024 to 876,800 in June 2025, Canadian-resident return trips by air from the United States dropped 22.1 per cent to 363,900. 

While cost-of-living increases have squeezed Canadians, many say U.S President Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats have soured them on travel to their southern neighbour. 

The three downtown Las Vegas hotels say the At Par program will allow Canadian tourists to redeem up to $500 CAD in slot promotional play at full U.S. dollar value by visiting Club One at Circa, the D, or Golden Gate and presenting a valid Canadian passport or government-issued ID. 

Canadian guests staying at any of the three hotels will receive the At Par rate at check-in with no exchange rate applied. Canadian citizenship must be verified with a valid passport or government-issued ID. 

The At Par hotel offer applies to room rates only and may be used for unlimited stays during the promotional period, according to the press release. 

The program also extends to select beverage venues, including the hockey-themed BarCanada at the D Las Vegas, as well as Overhang at Circa and Bar Prohibition! at Golden Gate.