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The biggest issue impacting both Las Vegas and Orlando is the same: both cities have highly transient populations with very few multigenerational natives. This issue is the result of the following factors:
Both cities were developed and populated much later than most, if not all, other major cities in America.
Both cities have local economies that are dominated by low-wage, unstable jobs in the hospitality and tourism sector.
Both cities have unique climates and landscapes that often become polarizing for the average American (because they are so different than what you commonly find in most of the country).
Due to the transience factor, people in Las Vegas and Orlando are generally distant and unfriendly, which makes it difficult for the average person to build and maintain a social support system in both cities. When you couple the average Las Vegas/Orlando personality with the fact that, in 2023, most people living in those cities are not American and speak little to no English, you have a recipe for disaster.
Both cities are known globally, but if you mean global like London and New York, then no.
Vegas and Orlando are global in the same sense that Dubai is, if that makes sense.
I definitely don't agree with that on Orlando.
Dubai's name is a brand worldwide. Orlando is not.
Everyone knows Disney. A miniscule number man's the connection with Orlando.
I grew up watching Disney and all of them mentioned Lake Buena Vista, Florida. I kept hearing that name all through my childhood and never knew where it was.
Dubai and Las Vegas names are worldwide brands. Orlando does not hold the same branding, even though Disney is a bigger brand than Vegas or Dubai
Both cities are known globally, but if you mean global like London and New York, then no.
Vegas and Orlando are global in the same sense that Dubai is, if that makes sense.
Nah, Dubai is significantly more global for two simple reasons: UAE's global business involvement for which it is the biggest hub and the fact it's a major aviation hub for travel and freight transport between Asia and Europe.
For a city to be a global city it needs to play a structurally important role in international economic, political and institutional networks. It's not enough to have foreign visitors, a big foreign population or be 'known' internationally. That's why neither Orlando nor Las Vegas ever make it into the rankings of global cities.
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