Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2016

blindman

bobbyhibs wrote: »

hi and thanks for the feedback and gee getting charged at checkout , glad you stood your ground and had the *little victory* so to speak good on you !:T

we are flying out of edinburgh ( we have a connection in newark) and we are going with united airlines.
any info on this flyertalk?no idea of whom they are sadly(going to do some research though)

thanks again

Flyertalk United airlines Lounge meet up

If you have a long layover (2-3 hours ) then maybe lounges are worth it.

Do research first to see what's on offer for the money as the paying lounges can be very hit and miss with what they do\don't offer.

There used to be some offers around re discounts on lounge pass costs.

Maybe worth a Google search for the lounge you want.

Now if you were flying from Gatwick on Aug 21st you could share the Virgin UC lounge with me :cool:

Brats64

I wouldn't say 2-3 hours is a long layover.

Most of that time will be spent doing immigration and security check.

We had a 2+ hour layover on a trip a couple of years ago,and due to problems with the carousel,by the time we finally got our bags,done immigration and security checks,our Connecting flight had gone.

We always feel that 2 hours is the " comfortable" amount of time to catch a connecting flight without worrying about missing the connection....providing incidents like I have mentioned above don't happen.

blindman

Brats64 wrote: »

I wouldn't say 2-3 hours is a long layover.

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I wasn't clear there

I meant if your expected time to be waiting air side is 2-3 hrs.

I have not done a layover where I need to collect\recheck bags and go through immigration for a very long time

If the OP has time\credit card viability one can apply for the Amex Gold card and get a two free entries

Into these lounges

Or maybe thats a step too far.

photome

bobbyhibs wrote: »

Ok thanks for the feedback and i am weighing up the pros and cons of everything, just as Winter Jasmine said above I also feel airport prices are a bit ott(im sure there are deals to be had though)
but thanks for feedback
and to everyone whom has given me advice, just need to try work out how to get resort fees waived-reduced now !!

On a side note before i forget, Im sure i read somewhere that in your *welcome pack* when you stay at a hotel you sometimes get comp buffets(maybe other things too?) am i dreaming this? im sure we have never gotten this? we are staying at the mgm grand

On another bit of a side note aout comps and im sure 3-4months ago there were some advice, but is it worth ASKING for them? for us nothing fancy just a few buffet passes( ye ye greedy so and so s we are:D)
If you have asked for them how have you done? whom did you ask?

thanks again !:T

IMO getting resort fees waived just by asking is a thing of the past,

Getting Free buffets has never happened just by asking again IMO

you may find a bogof or discount coupons with your key card

on the other hand if you have been playing a fair bit on your players card, there is no harm in going to the (Mlife desk in your case at MGM) with your players card and asking for whatever you can get

pebblesmax

photome wrote: »

IMO getting resort fees waived just by asking is a thing of the past,

Getting Free buffets has never happened just by asking again IMO

you may find a bogof or discount coupons with your key card

on the other hand if you have been playing a fair bit on your players card, there is no harm in going to the (Mlife desk in your case at MGM) with your players card and asking for whatever you can get

I agree with this. Only way to get resort fees waived is by gambling and accruing comps. MGM will use express comps to pay the fee so you don't have any out of pocket expenses, but it won't be free, as such.

We have had discount coupons in the past, only for 10 to 25% discounts though. Last one was at PH two years ago.

ferf1223

we haven't had the page of vouchers at check in in years, either...used to have several - never free, but some decent discounts for a few things (many you can get elsewhere, but still a nice thing).

ferf1223

also, a couple of weeks before you go, start looking Vegas Values to see if there's anything of interest.

http://www.americancasinoguide.com/vegas-values

and the ongoing promotions

http://www.americancasinoguide.com/vegas-values/ongoing-las-vegas-casino-promotions.html

Most of them will not be of interest, but you never know what might pop out.

traveller

19lottie82 wrote: »

Photome....... I'm not at a hotel I'm staying with my dad who is as bald as a coot! Had to wash it on the end and let it air dry but with that and no straighteners it ain't pretty LOL

BobbyHibs...... Good idea, thanks!

No bag yet!!!! Was supposed to be here last night? Arrived at SFO 13 hours ago, but nothing!


Then to add insult to injury someone in Target asked if I was Adele!!!! Diet time when I get home I think!!!

Sorry, but you have given me such a laugh:rotfl:

bobbyhibs

hi

photome and pebblesmax thank you both for the feedback in regards the resort fees! was hoping to maybe ask nicely and or in a cheeky yet polite way but hey ho!
My brother and I have used the Mlife cards in the last 2 years and have im sure gotten express comps built up as fair as i can recall .Would we need to show our Mlife cards? im unsure if we have them , we thought last eyar was our last eyar going to vegas and either throw them away or lsot them !, though we have both signed up for the Mlife online webpage so hopefully it ll be on there system somewhere!

ferf1223- thanks for the links I ll have a look when i can

photome

bobbyhibs wrote: »

hi

photome and pebblesmax thank you both for the feedback in regards the resort fees! was hoping to maybe ask nicely and or in a cheeky yet polite way but hey ho!
My brother and I have used the Mlife cards in the last 2 years and have im sure gotten express comps built up as fair as i can recall .Would we need to show our Mlife cards? im unsure if we have them , we thought last eyar was our last eyar going to vegas and either throw them away or lsot them !, though we have both signed up for the Mlife online webpage so hopefully it ll be on there system somewhere!


ferf1223- thanks for the links I ll have a look when i can

You can ask.

You can get a new card from any casino with an M life desk by showing ID, express comps dont stay on your account for ever, i think they vanish after 12 months of inactivity, so it will depend when you last went to Vegas, if less than 12 months ago you may get a nice surprise

you can log in to Mlife and see, surprised you havent checked on there as you may have some comp nights

best to use your express comps on the last day of your visit,