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Uber and Lyft Discount Tip

This is a great tip to save money during March Madness in Las Vegas, but can really be used for any group visit. Download both the Uber and Lyft apps before reaching Las Vegas. Download Uber here and Lyft here for iPhone. First-time users should use a free ride code before paying. Here's a $5-$20...

3 years ago

Las Vegas Is The #1 Destination For U.S. Travelers

Surprise! Las Vegas Is The #1 Destination For U.S. Travelers...according to hotels.com. Here's the Top 10 list. Here's a little more info on this ranking: Hotels.com released its 2015 Hotel Price Index today, and named Las Vegas as the #1 destination for U.S. travelers. Last year, travelers paid ...

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4 years ago

Frequent Traveler University In Las Vegas

Frequent Traveler University Las Vegas I used to travel a lot for work but that's slowed down since I moved to Las Vegas. I know a lot of you still travel pretty often and I thought that this might be useful. Frequent Travel University (FTU) has a slew of speakers that will offer tips on how...

4 years ago

Vegas Hotel Rooms Up 15% From 2014, Highest Since 2007

SLS Las Vegas Carpet Prices for Vegas hotel rooms are booming. ..the month’s average daily room rate of $136.02, up 15.1 percent from a year ago, was at its highest level since the Great Recession. Strip rates were up 13.1 percent to $145.80 while downtown rates climbed 2.8 percent to $...

5 years ago

The Average Hotel Room In Vegas Costs $134, Highest Since 2008

Las Vegas ADR & Occupancy Rate The average daily hotel room rate (ADR) in Las Vegas was $134 in March. 93.4% of hotel rooms available were occupied by people who paid or got the room for free from a players club offer. If you look at the chart there has been a huge spike in both occupancy and...

6 years ago

Wifi Is Most Important Amenity For Hotel Guests, Mini Bar Is Least

Mini Bar at Cosmopolitan I love a good survey when done by a reputable company. Trip Advisor is a pretty good representation of the American traveler as their users include everyone from the person that travels weekly for work to the person that takes just one trip a year. TripAdvisor just releas...

6 years ago

If You’re Coming To Vegas This Weekend Bring Moisturizer

Las Vegas Weather It took me just one summer to get used to the Las Vegas heat. I still hate it but I can deal with it. Last night I was watching the channel 3 news and the weather man almost sounded as if he was panicking. He was so freaked out that I had to stop playing WinPoker and rewind to s...

7 years ago

Las Vegas Is The Most Affordable Vacation In America

Aria Marquee At Night Last week Trip Advisor released their TripIndex list of the most affordable places to vacation in America and Las Vegas came in as the cheapest. How 'bout that?! Among TripIndex Cities, Honolulu rings up the biggest tab as the most expensive U.S. destination with a TripIndex...

7 years ago

Best Airlines In America

Virgin America When it came to travel I was lucky to be from New York City. I had my choice of three airports - LaGuardia, Newark and JFK. LaGuardia (LGA)was closest to me but I rarely flew from there because it was the hub for American Airlines and they didn't fly direct everywhere I wanted. I o...

7 years ago

You Can’t Stay At A Gas Station In Vegas

Terribles A few years ago a couple of friends were talking to some girls and asked them where they were staying on their Vegas vacation. The girls answered "Terribles". Never hearing of Terribles Casino my friends asked the girls if they were staying in a gas station. Until that point the only T...

7 years ago