What’s Trending: Thursday, December 16th, 2021
#SuperBowl
o It’s official! Super Bowl 58 is coming to Las Vegas!
o The announcement was made yesterday that the NFL’s 32 owners voted to award the big game to our city.
o It is scheduled to be played on February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium.
o It is estimated that the game will generate $500 million for the region and an additional $70 million in local and state tax revenue.
o It’s going to be busy over at Allegiant Stadium…the Pro Bowl is coming to Las Vegas in February and the NFL draft arrives in April.
#WhitneyHouston
o A never-before-released Whitney Houston song was being offered as an NFT and it brought in some big buck at auction.
o The debut Whitney NFT collection, produced by the NFT platform OneOf, included a never-before-released demo, recorded when Whitney was only 17, and sold for a whopping $999,999.
o The auction winner now has personal access to the song, along with a digital video created by teen artist Diana Sinclair, who was recently featured in "Time," "Vogue" and more.
#Christmas
o With spending over the winter holidays projected to be up to $859 billion this year, the highest amount ever, WalletHub has released its report on 2021's Best Places for Christmas Celebrations
o In order to determine which cities will offer a holly jolly holiday even amid the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub compared the 100 biggest U.S. cities based on 32 key indicators of a safe and affordable Christmas.
o Their data set ranges from the availability of Christmas traditions to the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated to the city's overall generosity.
o The best city for Christmas in the country is Atlanta, Georgia, followed by Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada.
o North Las Vegas came in last place.
#Kraft
o The company has a special offer this holiday season.
o They are offering $20 to customers that not use their product, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, this year.
o The company is working to overcome a cream cheese shortage.
o To participate, make a reservation at spreadthefeeling.com on Friday and Saturday after 9am PST.
o The company says 10,000 reservations will be made available on Friday and 8,000 on Saturday on a first come, first served basis.
o If confirmed, customers can purchase any dessert for any amount as long as they submit a receipt dated between December 15th and 24th.
o It can them be used for a digital reward at the end of the year.