Best Of Vegas

Planning a trip to Las Vegas? Well here is your one stop shop! It is a new website called BestofVegas.com and it is worth checking out.

BestofVegas.com provides great deals on everything for your Vegas vacation. They have excellent deals on the hottest Las Vegas Hotel rooms , Las Vegas Shows, Las Vegas Nightclub Admissions , and Las Vegas Tours .

What is unique about BestofVegas.com is that they can offer you great prices, compared to other travel competitors, on all of your favorite and must-see Vegas attractions. You can find great deals on your favorite Cirque du Soleil Shows such as O, LOVE, KA, Zumanity, and Mystere. Also, there are excellent deals on Front of the Line Passes for your favorite Vegas nightclubs. Looking to explore what else Vegas has to offer, besides the casinos, hotels, shows, and nightlife? Check out their tours page, where there are great offers to see the Hoover Dam, Las Vegas by Helicopter, the Grand Canyon, and more.

On their site there are also extensive restaurant and golf course guides for you to read up on and tons of articles on what’s hot and new in Las Vegas. So you will not want to miss this site! Check out their site at BestofVegas.com , now, and begin planning for your next Vegas vacation!

INOLDLASVEGAS.COM

InOldLasVegas.com has an incredible collection of vintage Old Vegas Pics and videos. A MUST SEE for any VegasPhile like yourself.

From the site-

The History of Casino Culture - In Old Las Vegas

InOldLasVegas.com is a new-classic website which intends to show a complete visual history of the emergence of casino culture and design and its effect on the last built city in the USA. This is a story about All-American pioneering ideas and attitudes. Old West creators, promoters and idea makers are what made Las Vegas the unique place it is today. So, you won't hear one word about any so called Mob influence on the development of this one-of-a-kind city.

InOldLasVegas.com will present the story of how the Old West created the New West and how thousands of creative thinkers and developers envisioned this city of the future and brought it into existence.

This website will examine Las Vegas' get-rich-quick roots stemming from the days of the 1848 California Gold Rush - the silver and gold mining towns of 1860 thru 1910 Nevada - the 1869 transcontinental railroad - the founding of Las Vegas in 1905 and its early railroadtown development - the birth and death of Goldfield - the history of prostitution in the old and new west - the legalization of Las Vegas gaming and quickie divorces in 1931 - the completion of Hoover Dam in 1935 - the effect of mechanical slot machines - the pre & post war downtown casinos and dude ranches, the rise of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1940s - the reasons why Las Vegas became the wedding, romance and glamor capital of America - the impact of burlesque theater and showgirls - and the impact of Southern California road-architecture on 1950s & 60s casino design - and lastly, the impact of Kirk Kerkorian and Steve Wynn's visions for Las Vegas.

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INOLDLASVEGAS.COM

Vegas Cheap Hotels

Another Hotel Promo Code Blog- VegasCheapHotels.Info

I love these hotel promo code sites. Part of the thrill for my upcoming Vegas vacations is teh planning and tracking down the best deals. I'll put a permanent link in the Hotel Promo Category in the right hand column along with the rest of them. Last year I booked Venetian through Royally Flushed who posted a promo that was not posted on any of the other Hotel Promo sites so it pays to check each one out as your trip approaches to find the best deals.

I've been watching rates for years now and the same thing always rings true. It does not pay to book way in advance. The best rates are usually found within weeks of your trip when the hotels still have left over rooms that haven't been booked and they want to fill them. The only time it doesn't pay to hold off on booking is when the weekend you are going is a special event such as New Year's Eve, Super Bowl, March Madness or weekends like that.

I usually book a room directly through the hotel that gives me the best offer within the parameters of my tastes and make sure those offers booked directly through the hotel are fully refundable up to three days before I travel. Then as the trip nears and the better offers come in I may rebook at a different hotel if a much better offer presents itself or I may toss out a bid on Priceline by checking what hotels and prices other folks have been hitting on sites like BetterBidding and BiddingForTravel

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Vegas Cheap Hotels

Vegas.com Resort Fee Schedule

What many people don't know when they book a hotel through Priceline or even through the hotel directly is that many Vegas Hotels will charge you a mandatory resort fee. So when you book a room at say $69 per night for Treasure Island you may not know that when you check out you will be assessed an additional $20 per night in mandatory resort fees. These fees usually include some things that you may or may not use. In the case of Treasure Island for example that $20 gets you-

• In-room high speed internet access
• Admission to the fitness center
• Admission to Christian Audigier The Nightclub
• In-room local and toll-free phone calls
• VIP viewing area at the Sirens of TI show
• Printed airline boarding passes at Guest Services
• Copies and faxes (up to 10 page) and notary services at business center

On a recent podcast of Five Hundy By Midnight , host Tim Dressen pointed out that Harrahs properties have all done away with any resort fees and have been making rather large media push to bring this to the attention of potential Vegas travelers.

So just to clarify if you are comparing two hotels and one charges $69 per night but has a $20 resort fee and another charges $79 per night without the fee and you like each hotel equally you should be aware of this.

How do you know what hotels are charging Resort fees and which don't you ask? Well Vegas.com has a fantastic chart which breaks everything's down for you

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Vegas.com Resort Fee Schedule

Trippies 2009 Coming Live Jan 23, 2010

Chuckmonster's 2009 Trippie Award Ceremony webcast will be held live January 23, 2010 at 7:11PM Vegas Time. With the chat feature enabled it's usually a whole lot of fun for Vegasphiles such as yourself.

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Vegas Tripping

Las Vegas 4 Ever

Las Vegas 4 Ever is a very comprehensive website set up as a messageboard forum but with many many categories such as bargains, maps, Vegas Pictures, coupons, news and more. There's a ton here
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Las Vegas 4 Ever

Las Vegas Specials

Las Vegas Specials is another Hotel Promo Site.

Anyone that books a hotel at the regular rate nowadays is a fool IMO, especially with so many places offering deals. As dates get closer hotels have inventory of rooms to move and rates generally move down.
Las Vegas Specials will enjoy it's spot in the blog roll under the Hotel Promo Section which you can check daily for deals as your trip nears.

From the site-

LVSpecials.com is dedicated to bringing you the most current promotional offers, deals, and specials for Las Vegas. At the moment, the focus is primarily on hotel specials with some contests listed, too. There are plans to broaden the scope of the site to include shows, tours, and nightclubs in the immediate future. Thank you for your interest in the site!

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Las Vegas Specials

Vegas News

From The Site-
Bryan Eggers, a 20-year veteran publicist, web designer and photographer, welcomes you to VegasNews.com! We cover a wide variety of news about Las Vegas including celebrity sightings, upcoming shows and concerts, hotel & casino news, travel information, plus news on restaurants, conventions and tourist attractions.

If you're thinking about visiting "The Most Exciting City on the Planet" be sure to bookmark this page and check back often. Our site is updated at least once a day!

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Vegas News

Anita Martini's Lounge

Anita Martini (aka Michele Dressen) has a blog which I just discovered. Michele is the better half :) of the most excellent Tim and Michele Dressen team who bring you FiveHundyByMidnight- One of the best Vegas podcasts out there despite the fact that Tim and Michele live in Minesoooota.

Anita Martini's Lounge is Michele's blog to occupy her time while not in Vegas but it has many references to Vegas and trip reports from Sin City.

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Anita Martini's Lounge

Vegas Buzz

Vegas Buzz bills itself-
"Your Place for the Latest Vegas News, Gaming Strategy, Best Deals and Insider Information!"

The categories highlighted are- Casinos, Gaming, Dining, Entertainment,LV Info, and Deals.

Updated with new commentary daily, it's a worthy bookmark.

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Vegas Buzz

Go Las Vegas Baby

Go Las Vegas Baby! has a daily list of Vegas freebies including movies, open bars, drinks and more.

From the site-

Sin City is a place like no other and as a former frequent visitor and current resident, I love to share with others all the cool things the city has to offer.

There is always something new to see and unique experiences lie around every corner.

Money no object? Then the sky’s the limit in Las Vegas and there are plenty of people who will be happy to help make your every fantasy come true.

If you’re existing on a budget like most of us, we’ve got you covered, too. Room deals, dining specials, show discounts and Happy Hours — lots and lots of Happy Hours. There are also plenty of special events that give you the opportunity to rub elbows with the beautiful people in some of the most elegant spaces the city has to offer.

And every day there are free things to see, do and get, so be sure to check out our daily listings and lounge act schedules.

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Go Las Vegas Baby!

I Love Las Vegas Magazine...Blog

I Love Las Vegas Magazine...Blog is another blog from a Vegas lover much like yourself. There are deals and news and other things to fill your Vegas fix.

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I Love Las Vegas Magazine...Blog