Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2021

Ganga

StuieUK34 said:

Read yesterday that the J&J jab is single jab only, EU approval is being considered now, etc..

As for my bookings, both are using airmiles with Virgin, and hotels are always free, so my hope stays high as i'll just keep waiting for the green light!  Although, they need to get there act together asap, i sooooooooooooooooooooo need some ribs from Ellis island! and of course, a 2x2 with animal sauce / animal fries!   , oh, and some buffalo shrimp from Hooters + general tso wings , and some sweet bbq from Famous Daves and Rollin smoke...................
Oh crikey, i just worked up an appeitite!

StuieUK34 said:

Read yesterday that the J&J jab is single jab only, EU approval is being considered now, etc..

As for my bookings, both are using airmiles with Virgin, and hotels are always free, so my hope stays high as i'll just keep waiting for the green light!  Although, they need to get there act together asap, i sooooooooooooooooooooo need some ribs from Ellis island! and of course, a 2x2 with animal sauce / animal fries!   , oh, and some buffalo shrimp from Hooters + general tso wings , and some sweet bbq from Famous Daves and Rollin smoke...................
Oh crikey, i just worked up an appeitite!

Plus the £ is up against $ so you can have bigger portions 

photome

Re comped hotels. I have just cancelled all my April hotel bookings ( all comped with Mlife, Caesar’s and B connected . Usually stay at Caesars palace , after cancelling I went on the various sites to see what was available later this year . I can still see comps with M life but none on Caesar’s rewards 😟

rpstdavids

photome said:

Re comped hotels. I have just cancelled all my April hotel bookings ( all comped with Mlife, Caesar’s and B connected . Usually stay at Caesars palace , after cancelling I went on the various sites to see what was available later this year . I can still see comps with M life but none on Caesar’s rewards 😟

It's the other way around for me. Planning for October and can get upto 5 comped nights at several Ceasar's properties, but none with Mlife, best they can offer is $5 a night at Excalibur.

vegasvisitor

US vaccines - a few weeks ago they seemed way behind us, but the stats recently suggest they have significantly caught up. We've had supply issues for 3 weeks or more now, so it's no wonder. That said, our supply issues are almost resolved, and there's supposedly heaps of vaccines going to be available before end March. 

As for travel - May I can't see. England may be considering travel after 17th May, but I think it will be restricted. It could also require vaccine passports, testing or whatever. We usually go September time, but I can't see it. With the ramp up of vaccines, I'm hoping for dose 1 early April and dose 2 early July. So it's still several months before I'll travel - unless I happen to get J&J but there's no word on when the UK are getting that. I think if US keeps it vaccination programme going it could become possible to travel there. 

On another (and quite important) note lol, my husband read a story about Wicked Spoon and Bacchanal buffets opening. Vlogs in Vegas suggest things look quite normal there, but still masks at the pool etc. I'm not anti-masks, but I really don't want those tan lines lol. 

littlemissbossy

In previous years we have taken travellers cheques for our gambling money and cashed them in the casinos.  It seems quite difficult to get hold of them now... I just wondered what fellow MSE'er's do for cash.

Thanks for any advice. 

nvh

littlemissbossy said:

In previous years we have taken travellers cheques for our gambling money and cashed them in the casinos.  It seems quite difficult to get hold of them now... I just wondered what fellow MSE'er's do for cash.

Thanks for any advice. 

I typically use (in this order):
- MBNA Horizon (credit card - never been available to new applicants, but permits interest and commission free withdrawals and no withdrawal fee if used @ BOA)
- Halifax Clarity (credit card - available to new applicants and also commission free cash withdrawals, but you have to pay the withdrawal off straight away to avoid a small amount of cumulating interest)
- Revolut (you just load it up with currency prior to the trip... not sure if there are limits on what you can withdraw with this 'per month' depending on the plan you have with them?)

photome

I use post office credit card ( now Jaja) to pay for hotels etc as there is no fx loading

a combination of Halifax clarity credit card  (ATM cash withdrawals )

, Revolut  preloaded

starling bank debit card (ATM cash withdrawals)

I don’t pay any fees other than the ATM fee and get the best possible exchange rate on the day.

I last used travellers cheques last century 😮

secretmachines

littlemissbossy said:

In previous years we have taken travellers cheques for our gambling money and cashed them in the casinos.  It seems quite difficult to get hold of them now... I just wondered what fellow MSE'er's do for cash.

Thanks for any advice. 

Travellers cheques? Do you still have your White Star Line players card

I've used a Halifax Clarity Card for a good few years, works well and low/no fees.

StuieUK34

@nvh

BOA ?   whats/wheres that ?

I got the horizon card (only used when abroad)  , i used it at the Casino Royale ATM which i think charges $2 fee now , and did use it at a drive through ATM at the bank of america down by walmart opposite side of airport...

ahhhhhhhhhhh, BOA !   = Bank of America !

photome

nvh said:

littlemissbossy said:

In previous years we have taken travellers cheques for our gambling money and cashed them in the casinos.  It seems quite difficult to get hold of them now... I just wondered what fellow MSE'er's do for cash.

Thanks for any advice. 

I typically use (in this order):
- MBNA Horizon (credit card - never been available to new applicants, but permits interest and commission free withdrawals and no withdrawal fee if used @ BOA)
- Halifax Clarity (credit card - available to new applicants and also commission free cash withdrawals, but you have to pay the withdrawal off straight away to avoid a small amount of cumulating interest)
- Revolut (you just load it up with currency prior to the trip... not sure if there are limits on what you can withdraw with this 'per month' depending on the plan you have with them?)

Just noticed the info you posted re the MBNA horizon card. i cant find any info about it on the MBNA website and I have just done an eligibility check on the MBNA website which results in me being preapproved for 4 cards but the horizon doesnt seem to be one of them, can you give me any more details please, I am thinking of ditching the JAJA card although the Barclaycard Rewards card is now top on the MSE travel credit cards so may look at that