Las Vegas Rewards Roundup: Venetian/Hyatt, W/Marriott And Treasure(y) Island

This was a busy week for the Las Vegas rewards community. There’s a new casino rewards program and two new Las Vegas tie-ups with worldwide hotel loyalty programs. We’ll take a quick look at The Venetian’s selection of Hyatt as its new hotel partner and share some words about TheHotelDelanoW’s addition to the MGM Rewards […]
Vegas News | Room Renovations, Go Karting And Swingers On The Vegas Strip And RIP Mr. Piffles

ZorkFest was a blast but now it’s back to the semi-regular Vegas News column. This week will be a mega-Vegas News catch-up. Buckle up, it’s been a while! Casino earnings We’re going to start with a quick recap of casino earnings. If the numbers bore you just read this and move down. The biggest news […]
Sunday News | MGM Parking Fees, Palms Sold, Hyperloop Tested and More

This week MGM Resorts rolled out their plan and fees when parking at their Las Vegas hotels. The social media outrage was as loud as I’ve ever heard…
Las Vegas | MGM Resorts Announces Self Park and Valet Parking Fees Beginning in April 2016

First the bad news: MGM Resorts International announced that they will be the first Las Vegas hotel operator to charge for parking. Now the good news: Most of you will never pay for parking. MGM Resorts International has announced that they will begin charging visitors and hotel guests for parking beginning April. Exact fees haven’t […]
Hotel Review: The Queen Suite at the Delano – Part II

When MGM announced THEhotel, the all suite hotel tower at Mandalay Bay, would be taken over by Morgans hotel group and rebranded as the Delano, resurrecting plans for the former Echelon property that had been killed off with the great recession, many questions swirled about just how extensive the rebranding would be. Peeks were given […]
Hotel Review: The Queen Suite at the Delano – Part I

Las Vegas has always been a town of casino moguls, or nowadays corporations, doing whatever it takes to one up one another and draw in revenue. From the mundane, like changing paint colors, to the wildly imaginative like total reinventions of entire properties a la the SLS, Vegas is always looking to set trends in […]