Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

Foosterino

roll on April 2009 for me, thanks for this great thread

Foo
xx

tingtong

Here we go again then ! All the best to everyone for 2009.

dawnylou

The Bellagio Fountains

I'm really worried..... there will be at least 10 of us flying in April....but I just do not understand ANY of the Visa or ESTA stuff?!?! I'm so scared that someone will be turned away after having spent so much money or something!!
Is there someone who can actually talk you through this if you cannot understand?
If so who - I don't think Travel Agents would as we booked online....

aspinallkate

The Secret Garden

We booked a few nights ago, going out 15th feb! Can't wait! We are also getting married out there!

PandaPants_2

We booked today, going in exactly 3 weeks!! AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!! :eek:

This will be my 4th visit and 2nd time in 4 months!

photome

The Bellagio Fountains

stoneman wrote: »

Great work again trets. Just in time as well, this is my last post before leaving for Vegas tomorrow.I might get time to post at the airport lounge, but if not, happy New Year to everyone and will be an on the spot reporter during my visit. If anyone wants to know anything in particular to be looked up while I am there, let me know.

Have a great trip and dont forget to let us know how you get on with the LCI card (or not as the case may be)

ferf1223

The Bellagio Fountains

stoneman wrote: »

Great work again trets. Just in time as well, this is my last post before leaving for Vegas tomorrow.I might get time to post at the airport lounge, but if not, happy New Year to everyone and will be an on the spot reporter during my visit. If anyone wants to know anything in particular to be looked up while I am there, let me know.

Safe flight and good luck - can't wait to hear about your trip!

ferf1223

The Bellagio Fountains

dawnylou wrote: »

I'm really worried..... there will be at least 10 of us flying in April....but I just do not understand ANY of the Visa or ESTA stuff?!?! I'm so scared that someone will be turned away after having spent so much money or something!!
Is there someone who can actually talk you through this if you cannot understand?
If so who - I don't think Travel Agents would as we booked online....

Maybe have a look here:

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/niv/esta.html

And call the embassy if you have questions. It seems pretty straight forward - you go to the government's website and submit your application (for free) and get a response quite quickly in most cases...you don't need a visa...there's a visa waiver programme in place and ESTA builds on that.

If it's like the ETA for Australia, the airline will have a record that you've applied and been approved...it's really simple.

pebblesmax

The Bellagio Fountains

Thanks Trets, and a Happy New Year to all you moneysavers.

pebblesmax

The Bellagio Fountains

We just did our ESTA's today. We were approved in seconds of hitting the submit button. It says that you don't need to have a copy at the airport. I assume that's because they transfer the info to your flight provider. We took copies anyway just in case. This system is new, so we can all expect a few wrinkles. Luckily, we aren't due to go until 4th May, so a lot will be sorted by then.