Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2020

secretmachines

Hey everyone, hope you're safe and well.
Partly for something to do, partly early research for an Easter 2021 trip (who knows?!)... What websites do people like to help book multicity trips... And do you do them yourself?

As all hols for us are off this year (including Mrs M's surprise birthday trip to NYC ), am thinking of grand plans for a trip like:

LON > NYC > LAS > HAWAII > LAS > LON

I do enjoy putting these sorts of things together... But has anyone used a travel agent for such a thing... What do they charge?

bobbyhibs

hi secretmachines
we  like you  maybe were hopoing to do vegas this year but have pushed it back til next year.To your qquestion i would recommend  mykindatravel and shooting  them an email in regards what you are looking for dates, n hotels  wise(if you know which hotels you want) and  where from-to!
I have used them  3 times before and they have always been helpful and patient with me in regards   the many questions i have !.
hope this helps.
kind regards

Ganga

bobbyhibs said:

hi secretmachines
we  like you  maybe were hopoing to do vegas this year but have pushed it back til next year.To your qquestion i would recommend  mykindatravel and shooting  them an email in regards what you are looking for dates, n hotels  wise(if you know which hotels you want) and  where from-to!
I have used them  3 times before and they have always been helpful and patient with me in regards   the many questions i have !.
hope this helps.
kind regards

Will they be open for business ? all of the travel agents where we live are closed down at the moment.

bobbyhibs

hi
and Im not 100% sure gaga. thats a good point though!

secretmachines

bobbyhibs said:

hi secretmachines
we  like you  maybe were hopoing to do vegas this year but have pushed it back til next year.To your qquestion i would recommend  mykindatravel and shooting  them an email in regards what you are looking for dates, n hotels  wise(if you know which hotels you want) and  where from-to!
I have used them  3 times before and they have always been helpful and patient with me in regards   the many questions i have !.
hope this helps.
kind regards

Thanks @bobbyhibs
What do they charge?

dontone

nvh said:

Some interesting detail (and speculation) here https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/las-vegas-reopening-after-coronavirus/ on what Vegas 're-opened' could look like including:

- Thermal cameras on entry to resorts

- Slot machines spaced out, 3 player maximums per table

- Shows running less frequently / cancellations

- Self serve buffets ruled out in the medium term

- More incentives from casino's to get us to go

The bottom one is easily solved. They should stop being so greedy!!. Get rid of the rip off resort fees, and the car parking charges.
They have been biting the hand that feeds them for far too long. Vegas used to be really cheap and you got lots for your money. Now you have to budget for at least and extra $500/$600 before you've even booked anything. 
In regards to buffets, it's something that I couldn't care less about anyway, as I think they are a bit of a waste of money if you don't have the appetite. and the last one we visited - which was the Paris one, was terrible, as it was very limited on choice, and the beef they were serving up was more or less still alive. I'd much rather go to a food court. Sometimes you have to wonder how long the buffet meals have been stood about, and there is nothing worse than watching some numpty family allowing their brats to pick up things with their fingers, or licking the ice cream scoops.
Not sure about the shows, as anytime we have been to one, it's been more or less half empty in the arena. I suppose that this will apply to the really popular ones.
My main concern is the cost of the flights though. We are already being charged to the hilt as it is. I'm fully expecting those prices to go through the roof when a somewhat normal service is resumed.

photome

Now we have the added complication of a 14 day quarantine on return, I still don’t see any travel to the US this year 😢. KLM are not giving refunds only credit notes 😡

VWPolecat

Looks like Virgin have binned Vegas even if they survive.
https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/370969/virgin-atlantic-releases-re-shaped-summer-2021-schedule

photome

What makes you say that. It does look like they are stopping the Manchester route and they had already announced stopping flights from Gatwick but they are still operating Vegas from Heathrow   Or you could do MAN to LAX and then a quick hop to Vegas

secretmachines

VWPolecat said:

Looks like Virgin have binned Vegas even if they survive.
https://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/370969/virgin-atlantic-releases-re-shaped-summer-2021-schedule

Not so...

Which destinations will Virgin fly to?

• Antigua
• Atlanta
• Barbados
• Boston
• Cape Town
• Delhi
• Grenada
• Havana
• Hong Kong
• Johannesburg
• Lagos
• Las Vegas
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• Montego Bay
• Mumbai
• New York JFK
• Orlando
• San Francisco
• Seattle
• Shanghai
• Tel Aviv
• Tobago
• Washington