Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

stoneman

duchy wrote: »

And so the planning continues...... J was saying he'd rather fly direct but on principle there is no way I'm paying £800 plus just for the flight to Vegas so I asked him if he fancied a day trip to Dublin before we go to Vegas

So the latest plan is ...drive to Gatwick - leave luggage for Vegas at left luggage and take a one way fare to Dublin -fly back about 9pm -check into Yotel and next morning wander across to the check in and fly direct. Nice saving on it to the point that total cost including a Ryanair cheapie , Yotel , Gatwick M&G parking and 7 nights in Vegas (Orleans 5 nights and Flamingo in a Go room for the last 2 ) nights comes out at £815 a head -so with cashback should come out under £800 a head with a couple of decent pints of Guinness thrown in

DUB LAS rtn btw was cheaper from a US site than a UK one.

Now to fine tune and see if I can get it any lower

Have a look at flying from AMS, save on APD and fuel surcharge. Route would be booked as AMS/LHR/LAS/LHR/LCY/AMS
Drive to LHR you can have your bags loaded for the LHR/LAS sector. Fly BA £60 one way to AMS AT 7am. Start the booked itinerary. On the way back the reason for changing from LHR to London City is that your bags will come off at Heathrow and you can then go home. Missing the last leg will not be a problem because your car broke down and you missed your flight.
I priced this up for next year in Club and saved £3000 on flying direct from Heathrow

duchy

Even allowing for the saving on an overnight the Dublin option works out cheaper in Y in August but it's an interesting variation -and very good for Avios !

stoneman

duchy wrote: »

Even allowing for the saving on an overnight the Dublin option works out cheaper in Y in August but it's an interesting variation -and very good for Avios !

And much more importantly Tier Points:D

morrow56

Next October

Can anyone offer up any advice re flight booking - best time to book etc. from Gatwick ie soon as flights are out or hang on till later.?? When will the flights for Oct be out??

Best method to book hotel - looking at Bellagio

Looking to go October 2014

Ant help much appreciated

stoneman

morrow56 wrote: »

Next October

Can anyone offer up any advice re flight booking - best time to book etc. from Gatwick ie soon as flights are out or hang on till later.?? When will the flights for Oct be out??

Best method to book hotel - looking at Bellagio

Looking to go October 2014

Ant help much appreciated

The flights for Oct 14 won't be out till about 11 months before, so quite a wait yet. Book the flights first before the hotel, there will be lots of offers usually the best one IMO are 6-8 weeks before you plan on going.

Redmikee

Hi All,
Going to Vegas in August for the first time, Cant wait. :j
Does anyone know the Venetian?
I ask because when we booked the Holiday through Virgin they said we had an upgrade from a Bella suite to a Luxury suite.
Very nice we thought, except when we looked at the Venetian website the Luxury doesn't seem to be an upgrade in fact it is smaller than the Bella suite. Anyone have any experience of which is better?

Also, We plan on going to the Grand Canyon by Helicopter and seeing either Cirque's Love or O. would it be cheaper to pre-book in the UK or wait to see if there are any offers whilst we are there?

Thanks

Mike

morrow56

Thanks Stoneman

So a package for flight and hotel with say, Expedia, is not the cheapest way to do the Vegas trip??

ferf1223

Redmikee wrote: »

Also, We plan on going to the Grand Canyon by Helicopter and seeing either Cirque's Love or O. would it be cheaper to pre-book in the UK or wait to see if there are any offers whilst we are there?

check the first page for links to the sites that consolidate deals for show tickets (smartervegas, travelzoo, etc) and check the offers available for your dates - if none keep checking. O is one of those that is less often discounted - sometimes 20% - but you can regularly get deals on Love - and every summer they seem to run a deal for $50-$55 tickets (plus fees)...it is normally the last row - we saw the show in March (have seen it a few times before) and thought the back row was just fine...there are discounts on other pricing levels as well.

luci

A Bella suite at the Venetian is normally a room with 2 queen beds rather than one king bed and it normally more expensive. Not sure what they class as "luxury".

I wouldn't worry too much about it as all the rooms at the Venetian are classed as suites, just because they have a living area on a split level, and are really nice.

Ditto what ferf says re shows. Summer of Cirque offers have just been released. However they sometimes don't release the cheap tickets for a particular month until the first few days of that month.

I have seen both and would go for Love over O although others may not agree.

StuieUK34

http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/Las-Vegas/Restaurant/50979

Seems a good deal for 2 (munchies & drinks at Mirage buffet)....
Am half tempted to get it, but with Bellagio & monte carlo buffet on our agenda, a 3rd buffet might see me stretch my clothes!!