Tag: MGM Resorts International

The History of The Mirage Las Vegas

History of The Mirage Las Vegas

How could we not have an article about the History of The Mirage Las Vegas? Well, I’m gonna fix that, especially with its closing fast approaching. Nestled in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Mirage Las Vegas stood as a beacon of luxury and innovation, marking a significant chapter in the city’s illustrious […]

Vegas News | More Plans And Vegas Casino Opening Announcement Coming

Vegas Casino Opening Announcement | Vegas News May 24 2020

So, seriously, Las Vegas casinos are really close to opening and an “official” Vegas casino opening announcement. Friday evening, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced he will hold a press conference for Tuesday, May 26 with details about Phase 2 of reopening Nevada.

Vegas News | Waldorf Vegas Goes Boom, NoMad Las Vegas Available, Lucky Dragon No More

TravelZork Las Vegas News 23 September 2018 Vegas News | Waldorf Goes Boom, NoMad Available, Lucky Dragon No More

More than a few people I know are noticing the increased number of promotions for Caesars that we mentioned last week. I saw comps almost across the board in my Total Rewards app and decided to book a night at Planet Hollywood. I had to shoot some video of the new Block 16 Food Hall at the Cosmopolitan so I figured I’d get a room and work in my room instead of driving back home. Lazy? Sure. Fun? You bet!

[The Basic Formula] Atlantic City | MGM Borgata Mlife – April 2018 Update

Atlantic City MGM Borgata Mlife

I played at the Borgata Atlantic City last week for the first time since my Mlife at Borgata post in February. In that update, I told you that the representative at the Borgata, that I was contacting after every single time I played, to have my numbers adjusted in line with the Mlife Earn Rates…

[WATCH YOUR POINTS!] Atlantic City | MGM Borgata Mlife – February 2018 Update

Atlantic City MGM Borgata Mlife

I have been writing about the Mlife program at the Borgata, since the transition from My Borgata Rewards in June. It was difficult to figure out the Mlife Earn Rates because the computer system is not tallying all the numbers correctly in everyone’s account and I could not confirm the earn rates that they gave me verbally, even though they were updating my account to these values.

Las Vegas | Park MGM Is Coming Together Nicely

Las Vegas | Park MGM Is Coming Together Nicely

It’s been over a year since the announcement but you can finally start to see the vision MGM Resorts International has for the conversion of Monte Carlo to Park MGM. This is really just the beginning of the future.

Atlantic City | Why NO Tier Credit for Spend at Borgata?

Atlantic City MGM Borgata Mlife

Why NO Tier Credit for Spend at Borgata ? | Could it be that there’s a purposeful reason that there’s no Spend Credit at Borgata? Is the result of the transition from My Borgata Rewards to Mlife being a muddy mess a coincidence?

Atlantic City | MGM Borgata Mlife Comp Earn Rates

Atlantic City MGM Borgata Mlife

Atlantic City | Borgata Comps – With trial and error and many emails, phone calls and visits to the Mlife desk, I believe I have figured out the Earn Rates of the new Players Club Program (Mlife) at the Borgata, which was instituted on June 7, 2017.

Living the Mlife: World of Hyatt Partnership

The Mlife

Living the MGM Mlife – World of Hyatt Partnership | What it means for the frequent traveler is that you don’t necessarily need to gamble to get Mlife perks as high as Gold.

Suite Escape Hotel Package – Borgata Atlantic City

Suite Escape Hotel Package - Borgata Atlantic City

A few times a year the Borgata offers special hotel packages at reduced rates. The current deal is the Suite Escape Hotel Package, which includes an overnight stay in a Fiore Suite, $100 in Dining Credit, 2 Comedy Club Tickets (Sunday through Thursday) and $50 Bonus Slot Dollars.

Las Vegas | Park MGM Renderings Are Here, Say Goodbye To Monte Carlo

Park MGM Renderings Are Here, Say Goodbye To Monte Carlo

Construction work at Monte Carlo is more of a burden on the company than they expected. The place was a wreck when I visited a few weeks ago. There are curtains and construction work being done everywhere. Monte Carlo is dragging down overall performance of the company. That said, it’s onward and upward.

Caesars Looks Outside Of Casinos For Revenue

Caesars Looks Outside Of Casinos For Revenue

Most casino operators in Las Vegas prefer to have a revenue split close to MGM than Caesars. In fact, Caesars wants to have a revenue split closer to MGM Resorts. The two casino operators have different approaches to their companies. MGM Resorts is expanding with new casinos and a massive profit growth plan. Meanwhile, Caesars Entertainment is looking elsewhere to generate revenue.

MGM Borgata Mlife Data Points – June 27 Update

No Elite Lines Borgata Mlife Desk

The transition from My Borgata Rewards to Mlife isn’t going as well as I thought it was. Last week, there were no elite lines at the Mlife desk and no signs to indicate why this was so. When I got to the front of the line, I had so many questions to ask (with a long line behind me) that I didn’t add this to the list.

MGM Borgata Mlife Data Points After Transition – June 17 Update

Mlife M life Rewards at Borgata Atlantic City

The lines at the Mlife desk at the Borgata are back to normal and the courteous and professional staff is forthright with answers to general questions about Mlife at Borgata. Mlife account information may not be current online; especially Points, Tier Credits and Tier Status but they are working on correcting that. It seems to me that the program is unnecessarily complicated but it’s almost identical to My Borgata Rewards except for some extra benefits for higher daily play.

My Borgata Rewards to MGM Mlife – It Begins!

My Borgata Rewards to MGM Mlife - It Begins!

The Borgata just announced that the full transition from My Borgata Rewards to MGM Mlife casino loyalty program will take place on June 7. What I want to know is this: If players are going to enjoy the same level of recognition and benefits that they enjoyed with My Borgata Rewards, why are the details so vague?

First Quarter Was Great For Las Vegas Casino Operators

Casino Earnings Reports Casino Financial

First quarter earnings were great for the largest Las Vegas casino operators. New Year’s Eve bled into the first quarter. The extra day of revenue was helpful for casino operators. The year always starts with a bang. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the largest convention and expo of the year with well over 100,000 attendees.

Vegas News | So Many Vegas Rumors And So Much News!

TravelZork Las Vegas News 16 April 2017 Vegas News | So Many Vegas Rumors And So Much News!

This week will be a bit different format for Vegas News. The article begins linking to another story because you love parking and jumps right into rumors. There was so much news last week that I’m just giving a bunch of quick hits for you to read directly from the sources.

Las Vegas | Cosmopolitan Parking Fees Begin This Week

Cosmopolitan Identity Club Desk

The Cosmopolitan will begin charging for valet parking on April 18. Self-Parking fees will begin on May 16. Both visitors and hotel guests will be required to pay for parking. Las Vegas locals will have to pay as well. Here are the specifics:

Vegas News | More NASCAR and Robots Invade The Vegas Strip

Vegas News | More NASCAR and Robots Invade The Vegas Strip

It’s NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas, so let’s start the news at the track. There are over 100,000 people expected to visit Las Vegas for the races this weekend…… Robots Invade The Vegas Strip ? I wrote about robotic bars 2 or 3 years ago and wondered when they would be in Las Vegas. It looks as though it’s time for robot booze slingers to hit the Vegas Strip.

Vegas News | Don’t Get Too Crazy About Hotel Room Prices, Hamilton Is Coming To Las Vegas

TravelZork Las Vegas News 5 March 2017 Vegas News | Don't Get Too Crazy About Hotel Room Prices, Hamilton Is Coming To Las Vegas

Average Daily Hotel Room Prices In Las Vegas Break Record. The average daily room rate is the average of all Las Vegas hotels from every day of the week and does not include resort fees, parking fees, or taxes. So, while a midweek room in downtown Las Vegas might have been $30, a hotel room during CES on the Vegas Strip might have cost $270. Together the prices of the hotel rooms averaged $150 each.

Vegas | Good News, Bad News And More News

Vegas | Good News, Bad News And More News

It was a good news/bad news week for the many people who prefer Caesars and Total Rewards casinos in Las Vegas. The casino operator reported earnings last week and had some interesting information to share. After reporting earnings I found, even more, information from Caesars Entertainment. That information wasn’t “interesting” but it you should hear it anyway. Let’s start with the good news.

What MGM Resorts 3rd Quarter Earnings Means To You

What MGM Resorts 3rd Quarter Earnings Means To You

Earnings calls are boring AF. Earnings calls for casino operators aren’t entirely boring, they’re just boring. No AF. I just need to vent before diving into the MGM Resorts 3rd Quarter Earnings call this week.

These calls are intended provide information for financial investors in corporations and not for the public. I’m closer to the latter. I’m not an investor and I write for normal people that may not understand or care about the financial jargon. For the most part, I listen to these calls to see if there’s any news that mainstream news outlets don’t report or care about.

The Cosmopolitan Has The Best Video Poker Bars On The Vegas Strip

The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas

For my money, there’s really one drink monitoring system that is customer friendly. It should come as no surprise that the only luxury property with a drink monitoring system, the Cosmopolitan, offers the overall best system for the customers. Below is information on how I ended up with this decision.

Hyatt Elites | Don’t Let Mlife Downgrade You

MGM Players Club Cards

One of the great perks of Hyatt Gold Passport is their partnership with MGM’s Mlife program. They offer a status match that is very good with Hyatt Diamonds mapping to Mlife Platinum. That’s one notch down from MGM’s, by invitation only, Noir status. There’s a good number of benefits to being Mlife platinum, including lots […]

Sunday News | Vegas Travel, Business, Tech, Sigma Derby And More

TravelZork Las Vegas Sunday News 30 October 2016

Sunday News had a short break from the action. As a writer, the lack of news was a nice break from the usual week in Las Vegas. However, I knew the following week would be different when I saw a few new rumors shortly after we posted last week. Unlike last week, there’s a lot of news so let’s just get to it.

Testing Caesars Comp Drink Monitoring System In Las Vegas

Tag Bar at The Linq Las Vegas

Caesars Comp Drink Monitoring I recently met up with a friend who was staying at The Linq and wanted to watch football. After checking into the hotel we didn’t get out to catch the games until noon or so. This was when the 2nd half of most of the early games were beginning. The second half […]

Sunday News | Lots Of Las Vegas Casino Business News

Sunday News | Lots Of Casino Business News

As expected last week was a busy news period for Las Vegas. Even if it wasn’t blatant, the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) was the catalyst for a lot of what we learned about casinos during the week. There are a lot of places I could start but I think MGM Resorts is a good place.

Sunday News | Adele, 000 Roulette, NASCAR Warning And More

TravelZork Las Vegas Sunday | Adele, 000 Roulette, NASCAR Warning And More

As I mentioned last week in Sunday News, we’re in a slow news period in Las Vegas. I expect things to heat up in a week or so but there isn’t anything too serious happening. This might be a little shorter than you’re used to. In The Casino Slot machines When the news in Las […]

MGM Buys Out Boyd, Becomes Majority Owner Of Borgata

MGM buys Boyd Borgata

Despite not having a major presence in Atlantic City, MGM has always owned a stake in the Borgata, a collaborative operation with Boyd Gaming which is still the highest-grossing casino resort in the Atlantic City area. As of Monday however, MGM shook things up just a bit. MGM Buys Out Boyd In a deal completed […]

A Walk Through The Park Las Vegas

Las Vegas CityCenter Park

..And with this anchor as the grand plan, The Park was born, and on my recent trip to Vegas during a severe bought with the hangover demon, I got to explore this little piece of open space nestled between New York New York and the Monte Carlo..

Sunday News | Booms, Britney and News From All Over Town (Vegas)

Vegas News | Booms, Britney and News From All Over Town

Before heading into Las Vegas news, I want to take a minute to wish my father, Joe, and all the other dads a Happy Father’s day. Summer begins this week and that means temperatures in Las Vegas will be rising. An Excessive Heat Warning actually starts tonight and continues until at least Wednesday. Temperatures will […]

Preview | Mandalay Bay’s Renovated Rooms

Preview | Mandalay Bay's Renovated Rooms

Mandalay Bay Although I tend to stay on top of the game when it comes to the newest changes to the Vegas hotel scene, there was one recent bit of news that managed to slip under the radar until an email landed in my inbox. Hot on the heels of the renovation of the Four […]

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 […]

Changes Coming to Mlife on the 15th of December

Mlife MGM Players Club Changes October 2015

Mlife Changes Las Vegas casino players clubs change their policies about every 18-24 months. Well, it’s not only time for MGM Resorts’ players club, Mlife, to reset its clock but it’s also time to get ready for some of their policy changes in the near future. There are some major chances so as not to […]

Mlife : The Clock Resets

A new year (so to speak) and a new me. Or rather a new tier. That’s right kids, it’s now October and all those earned Mlife (tier level) credits are about as worthwhile as a turtle in a greyhound race. If you are new to Mlife, be sure to check out the beginning of our Mlife series on TravelZork.

Las Vegas | Aria’s Continuing Transformation

Aria, MGM’s self-chosen jewel property despite those loyal to Bellagio, is continuing to improve what is broken in all the right ways. Since the property opened, many issues and problems have been continually fixed, with underperforming restaurants swapped out, and boutiques replaced with pressed juicerys and bar names changed. One of the more recent changes […]

Hotel Review | MGM SKYLOFTS Las Vegas

This is a guest review by my good friend Mike from frequentflyermiles101.com, a site for those just learning the points game. One of the smartest miles+points people that I know, Mike is also obsessed with getting amazing value on luxury experiences.  Also, be aware that we also have a Review Version 2.0, that covers a few additional […]

The Mirage Cabanas | A Summer Retreat

Mirage Cabanas

Summer At The Mirage Cabanas There’s nothing quite like Las Vegas in the summertime. The oppressive heat causes people to stream inside the casinos getting off the 110°F (43°C) pavement for respites at the blackjack tables, shopping or to one of the many differing resort pools located throughout the city. Each one has its own […]