Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Just about any club that you can name in Las Vegas is having some sort of special event for this Halloween weekend! There is are too many parties to name! Blush and Exus are having some of the biggest parties in town.
Complete with a costume contest on many levels such as best costume, scariest costume, sexiest costume and many more levels it is sure to be a party that you will remember for a long time and remember what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas so you wont have anything to worry about when it comes to airing the dirty laundry the next day!
Halloween is always a great party for adults in Las Vegas and there is so much to do in the city. This is surely a weekend that you would want to leave the children at home. And Vegas is generally a place that you would want to visit without the kids anyway!
If you are thinking about making a last minute trip into the city to enjoy the good times then you may want to consider checking out some last minute flights as there are some great deals still available for this weekend especially from the LA airport. There are also some last minute deals for hotels but remember to book just as soon as you can because the longer you wait the higher the prices will go and then it wont leave as much money left to enjoy a good time as you could have if you book now!
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Is the Recession Back In Las Vegas?
Seems that we were just counting the lucky stars and thinking that the recession was basically over! But it looks like many may have been wrong in their predictions as the stock market is pointing downwards yet again and people are starting to lose money on their investments. You may think that this has nothing to do with Las Vegas but some of the stocks that have been leading the downward spiral come straight from the strip.
The stocks that were performing so well just about a week ago are now lower than they have been in months. Las Vegas casino and hotel operators such as MGM, LVS, Wynn and others are reporting losing numbers. This is a sad day for the casino operators as it looked that things were bouncing back to normal just a few weeks ago.
It seems like there will be a bit of back and forth with the current market and what everyone has to do for the next little while is save as much as possible. Spending money may not be the greatest idea for the next little while unless you simply have loads of it! The middle class will surely feel the downturn in the economy the most as the upper classes will not feel it as much especially if they are not heavily invested in the markets.
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Halloween is this weekend and everyone is feeling the Halloween spirit! At least that is surely something that can be said for the Las Vegas strip as there are many events set to be gearing up for the evening of the spooky night. Las Vegas celebrates Halloween a little differently than the regular folks around the rest of the world. As there will likely be few trick or treaters, and many more adults than children around.
Las Vegas does Halloween twenty one and older style! Which means lots of parties, lots of hot costumes and lots of alcohol, there will be quite a few events happening over the weekend and even more so than the year before because Halloween falls on a Saturday making it much easier to get something organized!
The Las Vegas strip will be the place to be and will surely have some very famous guests as well as Hollywood stars have been known to head to Vegas for this type of weekend especially if there is a good party in town. Stars like Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and other rock and roll celebrities always that Vegas is the best place for a party and a good time!
So where should you plan to go the night of? Well we are just in the process of finding out about the best parties on the block and exactly who will be where. As soon as we are privy to this information we will let you know as well so keep checking back for an update!
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
You may not giving away your email with the fear of being overwhelmed with a ton of junk hitting your inbox everyday but when it comes to making a big savings on your next vacation to Las Vegas you may want to sacrifice getting a bit of spam in order to get the best deal around and most likely be one of the first to know about it also!
There are many ways to get a bit of a discount when booking your travel reservations. But becoming a member of your hotels VIP email list is the best way to know about everything that is going on at any given time. For example, if you were a member of Harrah’s email list at this time you would certainly know about the great hotel rates that they have going on right now and all the latest information on the Halloween events that the company has planned as well.
The hotels and casinos have a special marketing department that looks after those people on the email list and sends them unbeatable deals that are exclusively for email members. Here’s an idea that we thought of, if you aren’t a fan of receiving a ton email into your inbox on all different topics, you may want to consider creating a special email that is solely for promotions and then you can give out that address and only check the email when you know you need something rather than having a whole bunch of junk coming into your inbox all the time!
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
It’s a busy time for the Las Vegas convention center and for the rest of Las Vegas in general. Conventions usually mean that the rest of the city gets a lot of action as well! And so this means that Las Vegas is going to have some action in the form of visitors! There will be people coming in from all over the country and the world and they will want to have a little taste of Vegas at a minimum.
Companies that lifted travel bans and allowed their employees to come to conventions and have meetings in Las Vegas are also taking advantage of everything that the city has to offer. These time make for busy times in the city because there are often more than one convention happening at a time and the people all want to get into the Las Vegas hot spots and make sure that they catch a little bit of everything.
Vegas is well prepared and more than happy to cater to all the guests but if you are planning a trip for the next few weeks its a good idea to book in advance and even make your reservations for tickets and for other events such as shows and that kind of thing well in advance if you know that you are coming and especially so if you are coming with a big group of people!
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
Las Vegas visitors are lucky to be visiting the city these days because they have the opportunity to catch the fabulous and amazing Terry Fator in action at his hit show at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. The comedian has become quite the hit since he won the top place on Americas Got Talent.
The show has bread a few successes but none quite as successful as Terry Fator. The show tickets sell for about 50-300 dollars and can be purchased directly at the mirage or beforehand by calling the concierge service at the Mirage hotel directly or online as well.
The critics are saying that he is absolutely a great hit and the best hidden talent to stumble upon in a long time. Those that have seen the show rant and rave about saying that it is surely something that they would consider seeing again and they also say that they would recommend it on to friends and strangers.
Shows in Las Vegas come and go and this one is set to be there for a little while at a minimum and may actually be extended to be on longer because it is doing even better than expected. If you are planning to be in Vegas in the next little while it is a good idea to try to catch this show if you are going to see anything at all! Remember to get your tickets early if you plan to get better seats as tickets do sell out pretty quickly and since Vegas is booking faster now than in the last year!
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Vegas certainly hears of many success stories but probably many more unsuccessful ones. This time we have good news to report as one player playing a slot machine at one of the older casinos has struck it rich by winning the jackpot of a not so shabby 5 million dollars.
The player won the jackpot on the wheel of fortune slot machine playing the one dollar machine at two dollars per spin. The player is a US resident and will have to pay taxes on his winnings but says nevertheless this prize money will change the life of him and his family to an extent that they would never believe.
The player said him and his wife were vacationing in the city when they stumbled upon this machine and hit it big time. The casino is happy to present the man and his wife with this life changing cheque. The player said that he will surely make this an annual trip to Las Vegas and plans to bring family and friends along for the trip next time around.
The player said that he will be paying off a lot of debt, buying a new home and spending much more time with friends and family since he will no longer have some of the worries that he has gotten so used to. It will be a great change he said and he plans to enjoy every minute of it and has the city of Las Vegas and Wheel of Fortune to thank for it all!
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Many people associate Vegas with partying and gambling among several other things but there is also an understated part of Vegas that many overlook or forget. The Las Vegas area and the surrounding area are known to have some of the absolute best golf courses anywhere in the world.
There are 5 star courses that are for the elite golfers of the world and there are also many beautiful courses that anyone can enjoy. There are special promotions that visitors to the city can book in advance to reserve a tee off time suitable to their vacation and even special options that can be grouped in a packaged vacation along with hotel stay, flights and other wonderful accommodations.
There are courses that go beyond the courses on the strip such as the luxurious greens of the Wynn hotel. There are many too choose from that offer reasonable rates for golfers looking for a good time and many of these are something that you will remember and cannot find anywhere else.
If you pick up a golf digest or another golfing magazine at the book store you are sure to find at least one Las Vegas golf course recommended at any given time. Golfing is a very popular sport for visitors to Las Vegas and people often come to Vegas solely to enjoy the golf courses and enjoy their game. So if you are an avid golfer looking for some new greens Las Vegas is a great destination that is sure to satisfy!
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
Share holders of the LVS stock might be a bit thrown off by the stocks behaviour in the last week or so. The stock rose to see numbers over the twenty dollar mark and then went as low as fifteen dollars just a few days later. No one really knows whether this is something they should hold onto or sell and simply cut their losses or cash out on what they have marginally gained.
Analyst have recently been wavering on the stock itself. Saying that this is a good investment then going back and saying that they don’t recommend a purchase of the company at all. The latest recommendation happens to fall on the buying side but no one really knows how long that will last or when advisors will simply change their mind and tell people that they made a mistake.
The stock seems just a bit volatile these days but many are still holding on. After all, the company seems to be doing better and the hope is to have it bounce back and see it do even better in the future which in turn would mean that the stock price would rise and there would be more money in the company itself and also for the shareholders in return.
The hotel and casino company themselves seem to keep promising better numbers and a stronger return. The question just remains of whether you should believe them or not. But there should be numbers reported for the latest quarter shortly and there is no better indicator of what is to be in the future then the report of the recent past.
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
If there is anything that is true about Vegas it is that you don’t really associate Vegas with SAVING! There is certainly a lot of lavish spending but savings isn’t something that really comes to mind anytime that you think about Las Vegas or anything remotely associated with it. Well it seems like that is all about to change- if it hasn’t started to already?
The new plans for all the major hotels and casinos of the Las Vegas strip seem to have a similar tune and strategy plan for the next ten years at a minimum. And for the first time in a long time that strategy does not involve anything to do with spending. In fact, the idea is the complete opposite. The spending needs to stop and the saving and strategies need to move forward.
The focus for the last few years was building new, bigger and better hotels and casinos and launching the biggest new place to one up the guy that did it last. Well many are saying that this is what got so many hotel and casinos in Vegas in trouble and has them to their last hair in debt. The plan now is to focus efforts on marketing and some serious customer retention and loyalty management to keep people coming back at a constant rate rather than tearing down a building and putting up a shinier one.
Does this mean that everything gets dated? Absolutely not, the hotels will still be beautiful and well maintained and updated regularly but the building and million dollar investment projects into new developments will have to come to an end for at least the next little while. The plan to save may actually be one that yields a much better return. Only time will tell.
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