MGM Resorts Signage to close March 2020
Earlier this week, MGM Resorts in Las Vegas confirmed to TPG they temporarily closed buffets at ARIA, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor and Excalibur, effective Sunday, March 15. The changes, they said, are temporary and will be evaluated weekly.
“In a focus group about dining, several of the people mentioned they no longer feel comfortable going to buffets,” Henry H. Harteveldt, an airline, hotel and travel industry analyst, told TPG. “They don’t feel comfortable in the current environment that the hygiene is as safe as it needs to be. So, it’s understandable why we are seeing buffet options being closed down. The question is: Once health conditions return to a more normal state, will people feel more comfortable going to buffets in the future, or will these concerns be longer lasting?”
Comedian David Alan Grier responded to the devastating news, tweeting, They closed the buffet in Vegas? This s*** gettin real as a Muthaf***a now!”