MGM Resorts returns to Las Vegas after a week of Asia-Pacific business travel

MGM Resorts flew from Anchorage to Las Vegas on May 16, arriving at Harry Reid International Airport just before 7 p.m. local time aboard its Embraer Legacy 500, tail N783MM. The 4-hour-20-minute leg capped a multi-day itinerary that had taken the jet from Macau to Tokyo, then across the Pacific through Alaska before heading home.

The return lands the same week MGM Resorts International reported first-quarter 2026 financial results, posting record consolidated net revenues driven by MGM China and MGM Digital, per the company's April 29 earnings release [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mgm-resorts-international-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-and-operating-results-302756621.html). The Las Vegas Strip segment saw net revenues rise year-over-year for the first time since the third quarter of 2024, though adjusted earnings slipped 8 percent as midweek demand remained soft, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal [reviewjournal.com](https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/strip-casino-giant-posts-steady-revenue-but-lower-earnings-in-las-vegas-3794538/). CEO Bill Hornbuckle, who signed a new employment agreement through 2028 last May [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/mgm-resorts-announces-new-employment-agreement-ceo-president-bill-hornbuckle-2025-05), has pointed to convention bookings and all-inclusive packages as tools to stabilize the midweek customer.

The flight path suggests a high-level swing through MGM's Asian operations — the jet visited Macau and Tokyo before crossing the Pacific — followed by a fuel stop in Anchorage. For a company whose fleet regularly shuttles executives and VIPs between the Strip and major U.S. metros, this was a return to base after a week of international business review.