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Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

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  • luci
    luci Posts: 5,960 Forumite
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    It's due to the high APD on flights originating in the UK.
  • SirAlfonso
    SirAlfonso Posts: 102 Forumite
    Booked Vegas for the beginning of Feb, checking my booking it has a feature? to bid for an upgrade? I booked economy M+M and have bid the lowest amount it allows, my bids are upgrade to premium economy £340 outbound and £285 return, nothing to lose as I was going to upgrade on the return anyway. It seems obvious that empty seats in PE will be allocated to the highest bidders and will progressively (or is that regressively?) go down the list until they're all gone.

    I noticed that to on my m+m booking for March. I couldn't believe the minimum it would let me bid, as it is almost double what i could've booked premium with m+m. Outbound was £209 extra, return is £150 with m+m.
  • SirAlfonso wrote: »
    I noticed that to on my m+m booking for March. I couldn't believe the minimum it would let me bid, as it is almost double what i could've booked premium with m+m. Outbound was £209 extra, return is £150 with m+m.

    I think you're right, I didn't see the BID link until after I'd paid and checked the booking, I will be checking this out in advance next time.
  • stoneman
    stoneman Posts: 4,549 Forumite
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    luci wrote: »
    It's due to the high APD on flights originating in the UK.
    Yes what was once a £10 environmental charge is now hundreds going into the coffers just as a tax. By making our APD so high some are flying to other countries to position for flights that are going through the U.K. Not really what the previous government had in mind to save the planet ;)
    The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.
  • jammerr
    jammerr Posts: 215 Forumite
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    something that nearly justifies the resort fees!
  • ferf1223
    ferf1223 Posts: 8,936 Forumite
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    jammerr wrote: »
    something that nearly justifies the resort fees!

    does it? in room internet is part of the resort fee...this will be available to anyone in public areas, not just those who pay the resort fee.
    Does remembering a time that a certain degree of personal responsibility was more or less standard means that I am officially old?
  • duchy
    duchy Posts: 19,511 Forumite
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    Froggitt wrote: »
    You know the Dublin flights to Vegas are coming up as £300 and something......

    Yesd and I'm trying very hard NOT to be tempted ;)
    I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole

    MSE Florida wedding .....no problem
  • stoneman
    stoneman Posts: 4,549 Forumite
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    The Platinum now has a grocery delivery service. Prices look OK considering you are having stuff delivered to your room and put in the fridge for when you arrive http://grocery.theplatinumhotel.com/
    We have just booked for our 2 trips this year at $120 a night for. Princess suite. (That's the one with the washing machine if SM wants to add it to the front page)
    The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.
  • "Resort Fee" section updated.

    (would it be useful for people if add a little post like this when I update something on the front page, or are you happy to just to discover stuff as you go along? :))
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