Travel Trends | Low Cost Airfare To Las Vegas Is Exploding
Useful Insights For Future Travelling To Las Vegas Airport air traffic reports aren’t the most exciting things to read about Las Vegas but they offer useful insights. When looking at a market like Las Vegas tourism and travel data often help explain some things that are on the mind. Hotel occupancy rates may help explain […]
Florida Keys | What You Can Learn From My Trip: Part 4
Ernest Hemingway Home There was a long line to get into the Ernest Hemingway Home in February, so we went to the Key West Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters instead. I like lighthouses and you are rewarded with nice views of Key West from the top of the tower if you can climb up the stairs. […]
Lake Charles | Comparison Of The Golden Nugget And Pinnacle’s L’Auberge – Part 1
Lake Charles: the next generation of destination gambling? I live in Houston, Texas. Since Texas does not have legalized Class III gaming (aka traditional casino gambling), Southwest Louisiana offers the closest “locals” casino for someone in my locale. There are some racinos (race track + casino) and even a land-based casino in New Orleans. However, […]
Total Rewards Loyalty Program | 50% Bonus On Spring Tier Credits
Spring Bonus On Tier Credits Total Rewards, the casino loyalty program of Caesars Entertainment Corporation is running a promotion where you receive a 50% bonus on Tier Credits earned from April 1 to June 30th 2016 (up to 25,000 maximum) when you opt-in to their Spring Tier Credit Bonus. This might be a good opportunity […]
Sunday News | Changes at Cosmopolitan and SLS while Mr. Las Vegas may return to The Vegas Strip
This was the kind of week a Vegas dork like me loves. There wasn’t a real theme to the news but some interesting nuggets on what is happening, what will be happening and what might be happening soon in Las Vegas. Let’s start with something happening right now. Starbucks at The Cosmopolitan of Las […]
Florida Keys | What You Can Learn From My Trip: Part 3
The Blue Parrot Inn & D.J.’s Clam Shack From the Green Parrot Bar we went back to the Blue Parrot Inn to regroup and watch the pouring rain from the porch. (Although the rain was unlucky overall, we did seem to get indoors by the time it was really coming down.) When the rain let […]
Las Vegas | The Venetian And The Palazzo Grazie Players Club
You’ll earn points for Grazie when you play video poker and slot machines as well as spending throughout the Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas resorts and the mall that connects the hotels.
Hotel Review: Embassy Suites at the LVCC (aka A Gamer In A Non-Gaming World) – Part II
If you caught part one of our review of the Embassy Suites at the LVCC you saw a little bit of everything. Interesting decor, a spacious room, a just removed location, and a hotel with not a single gaming fixture throughout. But as I know you’re avid readers of our reviews, I’ll spare you the […]
Florida Keys | What You Can Learn From My Trip: Part 2
Driving To Sugarloaf Key The Overseas Highway is 113 of the 174 mile drive from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Sugarloaf Key (17 miles from Key West) and it is a lovely and interesting drive (even in the rain, though it was only overcast with the occasional drizzle). You take the Florida Turnpike through mainland […]
Las Vegas | Sunday News | MGM Reorganizes and The Venetian Might Expand
I started writing this week’s edition of “Sunday News” with the thought that the news didn’t tie together. When it was finished I realized that most of this week’s news in Vegas actually does work together. In fact, there’s more MGM Resorts news than you might expect for a slower news week. Last week we […]
