Las Vegas Weekly

October 22, 2009 · 5:24 PM

Day 3: Mayor is joined by Paul Oakenfold in London

By Robin Leach

British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton, Mayor Oscar Goodman and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Rossi Ralenkotter.

Photo: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his third full day in London on VegasontheRoad.com:

Hello! The Happiest Mayor in the Universe reporting once again from London. Every day I spend here is another day that we can tell the world about what a great place Las Vegas is to visit. Like I always say, I have the best job in the world.

The relationships we built here are incredible for Las Vegas, and I am looking forward to returning home on Sunday’s inaugural flight to speak with you in person at the press conference at McCarran.

One of today’s highpoints was the meeting (Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO) Rossi (Ralenkotter) and I had with Martin Broughton, chairman of British Airways. We had a wonderful lunch at Le Caprice, where I met the head chef who had recently returned from -- you guessed it -- Las Vegas. He stayed at Planet Hollywood and Wynn and ate at some of our finest restaurants.

The more people I talk with in my travels, the more I meet people who have been to -- and can’t wait to return to -- Las Vegas. During our lunch, I found out that Mr. Broughton is scheduled to visit our fair city again at least once next year. Like me, not only is he a great fan of our town, but he loves the horses, too!

We also met with even more media -- they can’t get enough of Las Vegas. The day culminated with a special event we co-hosted with British Airways -- another opportunity for us to sell Las Vegas. We are very pleased that DJ/producer and London native Paul Oakenfold was able to be our celebrity guest DJ for this event. Paul is now appearing at Rain at the Palms in Las Vegas -- his first U.S. residency -- and on tour with Madonna, and we appreciate his help in making this event even more special.

Signing off,

Oscar B. Goodman, the Happiest Mayor in the Universe

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