While Vegas may be a bit quieter this week for many reasons it is quite the lovely weekend to be in town as the weather looks like it will be nice and many will be striping off the extra layers to enjoy some of the sun. While it surely isn’t quite pool weather just yet it will be nice enough to leave the jackets at the hotel room and enjoy some fresh air as you walk the strip and take in all the different hotels and sights around you!

There are plenty of things to see during the day while the weather is accommodating. There are the beautiful Bellagio fountains, which are also stunning to see in the evening time as they light up and the music is played! If you are feeling a craving for chocolates and nuts and perhaps a great M&M experience then you should take a walk over to the M&M store where you will find the largest selection of M&M’s that your heart desires and you will also be able to spend a lot of time in there are there are so many parts to the store.

There is the M&M wall which offers the greatest selection of the candy that can ever be found as well as some great gifts that you can take home to share with others! If you are feeling like spending the entire day or at least 4 hours or so outdoors than you may want to play some golf as there are some fabulous golf courses and located on the strip such as the Wynn course or just minutes off the strip as well. If you haven’t brought your clubs that nothing to worry about as golf attire and equipment is available for sale and for rent as well!

While many celebrities will be in LA this weekend for the eighty second Academy awards the fans in Las Vegas will be having their own Oscar parties and celebrating the Oscars while watching on the big screens and maybe even making a few wagers in the sports books. There are many new movies that will be appreciated at this event and many Oscars will be given out to celebrate the great achievements of the actors and actresses that bring life to the Hollywood big screen that so many people like to watch.

There are several hotels that will be showing the Oscars in the sports books but if you are a true sports fan not into the Oscars please don’t worry as there are always screens in the sports book that focus on the latest sporting event as that is the primary interest of the sports books in Las Vegas anyway.

When there is a big event happening in LA, Vegas tends to quiet down a little as the two are close in proximity and many would visit one location versus the other. It is rumoured that several stars will actually be heading to Las Vegas the following weekend to enjoy some March Madness basketball and relax from the previous weeks anxiety of the Oscars and all the build up leading up to the big night that will leave so many people proud and others a little disappointed. But there is always next year and there are many more movies that are sure to hit the big screens in the meantime.

Many come to Vegas in March! There are special deals and you can bet that all the sports books in the casinos will be packed as the fans from all over the states gather to watch, drink and bet on college basketball as March madness begins in a few short weeks. While gambling on college sports is not encouraged and sometimes frowned upon it is still a widely popular activity as many college students head to Las Vegas to enjoy their reading week as well party a little.

March is a busy month for Las Vegas as the weather begins to get better and the crowds begin to get a little busier. Hotels offer some great rates at this time and there are some amazing deals with respect to airfare as well. The best way to take advantage of the great deals right now is to sign up directly through the individual hotel website and make sure that you receive all the emails that are sent out every time there is a new promotion. Another good way to find out about good deals is to become a loyalty member at the actual hotel and casino when you are visiting Vegas. These rewards programs will rank your play and send you promotions that are catered to you and your wants.

There are also great ways to get deals on the travel sites on the web. Many are currently offering special promotions if you book your trip slightly in advance. So make sure to check out all the special offers and you are likely to get a very good deal for sometime in the very near future!

Everyone knows that while Vegas might be the destination for those that are looking for some good times and some good gambling, there are also those that visit Las Vegas solely for the options that the city offers in terms of the food and the wonderful restaurants that offer all the tasty options that so many critics write about and so many celebrities enjoy.

There are many restaurants that are staples in Las Vegas. Located mostly throughout the strip and mostly within the hotels and the malls that are popular destinations for some many that come to have some fun and enjoy some great food in the city of Las Vegas.

The New City Center offers some great new restaurants as well. There are a enough new options to house a small country all at the same time if the occupancy were to reach those kind of numbers!

The City Center was smart in that they created several restaurants for all budgets. There are those that are for the most elite or those that are planning to splurge on an excellent meal and there are also those restaurants that are there to cater to those that are either stopping in for a quick bite or simply those that are trying to stay within a certain budget.

No matter what the budget or the craving that you are having, when you are in the city of Las Vegas you are sure to satisfy those cravings and find a delight that is sure to fill your tummy and be the right amount for your wallet as well! If you are looking for a good recommendation just ask the host at your hotel!

During the global recession, many people have had to cut spending on entertainment costs, like going to the movies or out to special events. That’s why several event venues have decided to very generously offer discounts on tickets to upcoming events, one of which just happens to be the 2010 NASCAR series.

Tickets for this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series go on sale today, and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway has decided to offer a substantial discount - and some great promotions - to all ticket holders. Anyone who purchases tickets or renews tickets for next year before April 10, 2010 will receive at 10% discount!

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is also offering a payment plan for NASCAR 2011, for attendees who have trouble paying for their tickets all at once. The first payment is due at the time of purchase, while the second and third installments will be changed to their credit cards in July and October.

“We know these are challenging times for everyone. So fans can purchase early, and the can save”, says Chris Powell, president of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

There are many other perks available, including seat upgrades, which allow patrons who are renewing their tickets to purchase better seats at a reduced rate. All patrons who take part in these promotions will also receive an exclusive poster for the LVMS NASCAR weekend.

While this may not be the best news for the competitors of the City Center hotels and casinos and much more in Las Vegas, the City Center is the place that is drawing the most traffic to the city these days. The people that are travelling and doing some lavish spending are those that were not much affected by the recent recession and are still spending as if they don’t have a care in the world.

There aren’t too many of those same travelers that were around a few years ago that could spend their extra bonuses and money that they have saved up for that special break or vacation. Now those same people are just hoping to keep their jobs if they still have them and those that do get a bonus they are being much more frugal with their spending as the economy is showing people that it is better to have a little extra and some savings in the bank rather than enjoying a lavish vacation.

It is because of this that the city of Las Vegas as a whole is experiencing a rather slower time than years past. Las Vegas as a city is glad to have the City Center present at this very tough time for the city as some of the people that are there would not be there if it were not for this newly revealed project. While the city center certainly had larger projections than the attention that they are currently receiving, they are quite happy that they are outperforming that of the competition considering everything that is happening in the current economy!

While LVS is certainly performing much better than this time last year they are not doing as well as expected and could not report extremely positive 1st quarter results for this year. The company did have quite a success in Macau but the situation in Las Vegas was still not as good as the company projections would like it to be.

The company that is headed by Sheldon Adelson has been through many ups and downs through recent times but with the newly developed and completed project in China they believed that they would have results that are over the estimates. The hope is that the company will push through the end of this recession and end up on top.

The properties that are not within the US are doing quite well but the staple hotels and casinos located in Las Vegas are bringing the company down. However, it is important to note that when these hotels are at their best they bring in the majority of the income and it is only fair to take the good with the bad.

It is not as if the LVS group of casinos and hotels within the US are the ones that are performing badly and the other hotel and casino companies are doing well. It is fair to say that the entertainment and spending on travel industries have all suffered immensely and all that is really left to do is consolidate spending as much as possible and try to run the more efficient type of business while waiting for the economy to fully recover so that better numbers can be reported.

While Heidi Montang has made several live appearances and has appeared on the covers of several Magazines, the public will be able to have access to see her live, front and center as she appears on the red carpet of the Valentine’s Day party at PURE night club and Las Vegas.

The club PURE is located in the lobby of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas at the center of the strip. The club is known as one of the best and most popular hot spots for night time entertainment in the city. Many enjoy the red carpet theme and the treatment of royalty as many that visit the club have the money to drop. There are many nights of the year that the stars are out and this Valentine’s Day weekend will be one of those nights as Heidi and her Husband Spencer Pratt will be the two that are hosting this Red Carpet event.

The event will take place on Sat Feb the 13th and booths are available for reservation at a bit of a steep price as bottles range from prices such as $500-over $2000 per bottle. There are many reasons to make this location your destination for the night! There are many other great spots to hit up this Valentine’s Day weekend. For a list of things to do if you are in the mood for love visit the host at the Hotel that you are staying at.

But if you are in the mood to check out Heidi and be part of the latest gossip than check out PURE this Saturday night as she is sure to be on the cover of something showing off her new assets!

There is good news for many that did not catch Celine in concert in Las Vegas the first time that she was in concert for a five year run. Well those that are missed out will be happy to know that Celine is returning to Las Vegas for undisclosed amount of time but a minimum of two years to the Caesars Palace stage that was built especially for her in the first place!

She will be returning with a brand new show altogether! Many of the songs that she will be singing will be brand new songs that are recently released but there will also be a bunch of classics that the die hard fans will love to enjoy. Those that love Celine and did see her in Vegas previously will surely enjoy seeing her again as she is ready with a great brand new show!

Celine has stopped the show after the extended five year period because she was attempting for a second child with her lovely husband after having a great first! But unfortunately their attempts failed. Celine and her hubby had the help of every fertility treatment that was available and the access to the best doctors but they still did not succeed in making a second baby and so she will return to her second love which is performing the music that she loves for the fans that she adores.

Many are sure to show up in Las Vegas for the first few shows as well as the rest of the season. Celine has a big fan base all around the world so this is sure to be the return of an international success.

There many things done in Vegas last night but surely one of the most popular things being done in Vegas last night was people placing bets on the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl was an event that so many sports enthusiast look forward to and so many of them make a wager on the outcome of the event. Some even said that this year has the largest betting rounds that Vegas has ever experienced on the Super Bowl.

There are many ways players could have bet on the football game of the year. Fans could bet on the outcome of the game. They could predict the winning team. They could predict the amount of points scored by either team. The total amount of points scored, the spread between the two teams. How long the game would last, the chances of over time, and the list goes on and on.

One this is for sure all the sports books in Las Vegas were ready to take the wagers and it was a day that was full of surprises, fan excitement and of course some fan disappoints for those that wagered on the team that didn’t get to win as many had hoped for. Vegas was a busy place and is still rather busy today with many going to cash in on last nights winnings as well as some dealing with a bit of a hangover from all of last nights festivities. One things is for sure, there will be another super bowl next year and Vegas will be open and ready to take some bets and make some more happy fans a little richer!