Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2010

luci

May

I wouldn't worry about it. If they said they will honour it then I'm sure they will.

I'm always concerned that the email confirmation never states the inclusions, but I have never had a problem getting them.

The free daily wifi deal was better for me as it is something that I know I will definitely use rather than the free buffet that I would probably only use a couple of times.

mookybargirl

March

jaypr wrote: »

Always worries me when i see someone hiring a car and a sat nav in a country they dont know.

Not only are the trying to concentrate driving in a new country, they are attempting top operate a new bit of technology while doing it. I wouldn't want to do it.

Anyway you can get a factory refurbished Tomtom 910 with UK, europe, USA and Canada maps from Total PDA for £89.99 here:

http://www.totalpda.co.uk/TomTom/TomTom-GO-910-Refurbished.6626.html

Learn how to use it, and add all of your destinations before you go, it's much more fun and much safer for everybody else on the road.

Jason

I got my Garmin maps for North America from ebay. It was only £50 and works a treat. I liked taking my own sat nav, as I know how it works so I can concentrate on the fact that the car is an automatic, I'm on the wrong side of the car and the road :rotfl:

ferf1223

April

mookybargirl wrote: »

I got my Garmin maps for North America from ebay. It was only £50 and works a treat. I liked taking my own sat nav, as I know how it works so I can concentrate on the fact that the car is an automatic, I'm on the wrong side of the car and the road :rotfl:

Plus, if you get maps for your own sat nav beforehand, you can program it with all kinds of stops you might like to make.

BaileyB

Anyone know any good deals on flights atm? (going in Oct)

trets77

try Virgin and BA direct .

try all other US carriers for indirect flights . also try usual travel sites ( Expedia , netflights ect)

£400-£450 is now pretty good .

tingtong

BaileyB wrote: »

Anyone know any good deals on flights atm? (going in Oct)

Where from ? What dates ?

I always use Kayak to check flight prices as you can select 3 days before & after a certain date (if you are flexible). This will give you a good idea of the cheapest time to travel but I always check direct with each airline too as it can be different from the price shown on Kayak.

tingtong

ferf1223 wrote: »

Plus, if you get maps for your own sat nav beforehand, you can program it with all kinds of stops you might like to make.

If anyone's interested, I have a some POI files for TomTom, such as:

Hotels in and around Vegas
Shopping Malls in and around Vegas
Restaurant chains (Chillis, Dunkin Donuts, IHOP, In-n-Out, Krispy Kreme, Cheescake Factory)
Shops (Walgreens, Walmart, Target, K-mart, Best Buy etc)
plus a few random ones (Casa di Amore, Mount Charleston, Red Rock Canyon etc) from our last trip

They are only small files so I will email them to whoever PMs me. All you need to do (on TomTom) is copy the files into the USA map folder. Really handy if you are out in the car and you want to find, say, the nearest Walmart for example.

BaileyB

tingtong wrote: »

Where from ? What dates ?

I always use Kayak to check flight prices as you can select 3 days before & after a certain date (if you are flexible). This will give you a good idea of the cheapest time to travel but I always check direct with each airline too as it can be different from the price shown on Kayak.

Want to head on the 4th Oct and back around the 20th. As i'm not a lover of long haul flights would prefere 1 stop, best so far is £470 but the times are a little akward.

stoneman

September

BaileyB wrote: »

Want to head on the 4th Oct and back around the 20th. As i'm not a lover of long haul flights would prefere 1 stop, best so far is £470 but the times are a little akward.

£377.00!!
Also go through Quidco to get a few quid more off

photome

stoneman wrote: »

£377.00!!
Also go through Quidco to get a few quid more off

Thats a great price, wish I could have found that price for august, I have just booked with Virgin at £458 plus miles..cant wait to get into my uncomfortable seat for 10/11 hours:eek: