The city of Las Vegas is so enamored with hosting a Formula
1 Grand Prix race that it is willing to make alterations as needed.
Take the Venetian Hotel, for instance.
According to Fox
Las Vegas, the luxury hotel based on the Italian city of Venice is removing
its outdoor canals, however temporary, to construct an invitation-only viewing
platform for the race.
Race events and the race itself will be held later this
month, from November 16 to 18.
Officials say the water drained from the canals comes
straight from the Colorado River. It will be sent to a water treatment facility
and repurposed. It is expected to be pumped back into Lake Mead. No water will
be lost in the process, and the Venetian will replenish the canals.
But, at least for a little while, tourists who were looking
forward to a gondola ride will have to wait.
The Venetian is reclaiming the water because the strip
hotels face more stringent water restrictions. The Venetian still has gondola
rides inside the hotel.
The Formula 1 race is expected to kick off a bevy of tourism
to Las Vegas for sports-related
activities, including the Super Bowl in February.
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