At the leading hotel search engine, conveniently called Hotels.com (www.hotels.com), rates for Las Vegas hotels change almost daily. But if you’ll rush right away to survey the offerings (simply enter the words Las Vegas), you’ll be either intrigued, amused, or aghast, to find rooms currently being offered for less than $20 a night. I just took a look and found upcoming rooms in November and December renting for $15 a night (Palace Station), $17.34 (Sahara), Hooters ($20), Circus Circus ($21), Stratosphere ($24), and Imperial Palace ($27). Those surely set a world’s record (hotels in Azerbaijan charge more!) and give you some idea of the current atmosphere in that suffering town.