The Las Vegas Thread and MSE guide

Stew68

Thomas,

You mention that you are thinking of flying back from LA, the only drawback is that you will fly back to Heathrow rather than Gatwick. So if you're driving to the airport it does cause a logistical problem.

Stoneman,
The Virgin brochure says that twilight check in is open from noon, have they changed it? I'm planning on using it in a few weeks.

Stew

nvh

May

nvh wrote: »

99% sure it's version '2' from memory i'd wait for someone else to confirm though

have checked the v-flyer link, confirms my initial thoughts - IIRC, the % is based on the past 6 months(again, i could be wrong):

79% 747-400 Config 2 (LGW/MAN)
21% 747-400 Config 3 (LGW/MAN)

last time we went we were on this one:
http://www.v-flyer.com/aircraft.asp?flight=G-VROY&search=yes

trets77

April

Steveswift wrote: »

Hi all,

Great thread but sooooooooooooo much to read:T

I am right in thinking that good deals for August are not out yet?

Also i ma looking to build up air miles for Virgin Travel. I play on line poker and therefore get some that way. I have taken out the virgin white card and intend to book my flights with that card and then pay off cash when the bill arrives. Does any body know if that qualifies me for the 3000 miles they give you with first use.

Also i have tried to find the thread on how best to use airmiles but cant seem to locate can any one help?

Finally:o when i click on some links placed by trets77 some dothey do not go through to the site. I have just changed ISP from Orange to AOL do you think it might be something to do with that?

Cheers for any help you can give:T

Steve

a tad early for august offers , but keep a eye on the sites listed in post #1 .

I'm not sure if there are 2 Virgin White cards but it's this one that earns you miles . http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/creditcard/index.jsp

you can use miles or a combination of money and miles to buy flights . once you have overcome the activity on the account clause you can buy miles to spend on money and miles fares which may work out cheaper than just buying the flight.

as for your problem with the links ....pass . try using Firefox or going through the links off the sites i got the offer off ( i list the site under the offer)

don't have any experience with Manchester flights to know if these are reasonable fares or not (I'm sure there's some guidance in the guide at the beginning of this thread but being a London-based person I'm afraid the Manchester info goes in one ear and out the other ), but a lot less than what you've been quoted at least.Today 12:18 PM

it can be diificult to judge what is good as regards BMI , there is no hard and fast rules for knowing if the fares will go down i'm afraid , you have to remember there are only a few direct flights leaving from Manchester each week. so for popular times they can get away with high prices.

ferf1223

March

Stew68 wrote: »

The Virgin brochure says that twilight check in is open from noon, have they changed it? I'm planning on using it in a few weeks.

Their website now says noon as well - I think it's more likely that they've extended the hours than the other way around as I also thought it was 2pm-9pm as it has been for awhile (seems like it used to be 4-9 so good to see that they're constantly extending it a bit!)

It's gotten so I hate when we don't fly Virgin out of LGW - We so appreciate twilight check-in - it's such a great thing.

luci

May

Found a site I haven't come across before which has hotel promos. Looks pretty up to date.

http://www.earlyvegas.com/promo_codes.html

leesave

leesave wrote: »

hi folks - im in a bit of pickle

I have booked a return flight to las vegas, direct, from manchester

It is booked with flythomascook

Leaving 18th maay, returning 25th may

I only booked it 48 hours ago, and due to unforseen circumstances i can no longer go!

Upon reading my email confirmation it says "100% non refundable" can they do this?

Im really stuck with what to do... thanks

The tickets are transferable... if anyone want to buy this ticket im open to any offers, pm me.
Its a direct flight from Manchester 18th May 2008

stoneman

May

ThomasNo10 wrote: »

Hi Stoneman thanks for the reply, i thought exit & bulkheads seats were the same for some reason! what is the difference? are they in differant parts of the plane?

The bulkhead seats are the ones that have a partition in front of them. They usually hold the flight cots for babies, in my opinion they are not that great. You don't get great legroom because you can not put your feet under the seat in front. The dinner trays are in the arm rest so the rest is not movable and makes the seat width a little narrower.
As for opening times of twilight I was only going be the last time I used it. A warning on twilight, there has been a rumor that VS are scrapping it to save money, so best to check with them before you travel to the airport.

redrichie2001

January/February

After a change in cirumstances I am now only able to fly to Vegas around the begining of September (we are looking at the 3/4th september for a 7 night stay).
There will be 2 travellers and we want to fly direct from manchester. Every time I check thomas cook they offer flights to Vegas for under £300 but only if you wait until the very last minute (usually a couple of days before flying). If we wait until a couple of days before we want to go in September what are the odds of getting a sub £300 flight?? Or is there a good chance it will be sold out. Bmi are quoting around £700 per person to book now for september which is way too much! We want to pay £450 for flights maximum

Please Help me!!

Rich

trets77

April

redrichie2001 wrote: »

After a change in cirumstances I am now only able to fly to Vegas around the begining of September (we are looking at the 3/4th september for a 7 night stay).
There will be 2 travellers and we want to fly direct from manchester. Every time I check thomas cook they offer flights to Vegas for under £300 but only if you wait until the very last minute (usually a couple of days before flying). If we wait until a couple of days before we want to go in September what are the odds of getting a sub £300 flight?? Or is there a good chance it will be sold out. Bmi are quoting around £700 per person to book now for september which is way too much! We want to pay £450 for flights maximum

Please Help me!!

Rich

the best advice i can give you is too look at the 2007 thread to what the prices were for the flights then. Don't forget they were My Travel back then , so they may be selling a tad better under new managment. see post # 1019 where someone asked a similar question for Sept 9th in July . BMI were £750 each while my travel were £368.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=338730&page=51

i stopped writing prices for these flights in June , July and most of August because they never dropped below £500 which they were always priced at. however check out my price checks in post # 1243.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=338730&page=63

you can then see my price checks up to your dates from there on. they went as low £209 for 1st sept but that really was last minute .

talking of price checks , it's monday :cool: .

Thomas cook from Manchester .

09/04/2008 7 nights = £220 14 nights = £320

16/04/2008 7 nights = £420 14 nights = £420

23/04/08 7 nights = £455 14 nights = £455

30/4/08 7 nights = £455 14 nights =£455

MGM Grand from $69
from fatwallet . various stays . expire April 14th and May 1st.

https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/bookingengine.aspx?host=promo&pid=001&code=sdm053&kbid=27920

https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/bookingengine.aspx?host=promo&pid=001&code=sdm054&kbid=27920

https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/bookingengine.aspx?host=promo&pid=001&code=SDM051

https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/bookingengine.aspx?host=promo&pid=001&code=SDM052

https://reservations.mgmmirage.com/bookingengine.aspx?host=promo&pid=001&code=MKT116


note: with the execption of the last link the above offers require that you are member of the players club. sign up for free here .........

https://www.playersclub.com/

stoneman

May

redrichie2001 wrote: »

After a change in cirumstances I am now only able to fly to Vegas around the begining of September (we are looking at the 3/4th september for a 7 night stay).
There will be 2 travellers and we want to fly direct from Manchester. Every time I check thomas cook they offer flights to Vegas for under £300 but only if you wait until the very last minute (usually a couple of days before flying). If we wait until a couple of days before we want to go in September what are the odds of getting a sub £300 flight?? Or is there a good chance it will be sold out. Bmi are quoting around £700 per person to book now for september which is way too much! We want to pay £450 for flights maximum

Please Help me!!

Rich

You can fly from MAN to LAS via Chicago with American Airlines, with only an hour and a half lay over, not a big deal and allows you to stretch your legs after 8 hours, you will need to collect your bags and go through immigration at this point, but there is a bag drop right after that to put them back on for the final leg, then you don't have to clear immigration again.