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July 25th, 2008

Top 10 Las Vegas Hotel Implosions

Vegas wouldn’t be Vegas without its obsession with staying new and cutting edge. Because of this, hotel implosions have been part of the Las Vegas landscape for the last 15 years as landowners and developers get rid of the old to bring in the new.
KVBC Channel 3 did a special a little while ago […]

By Heather -- 7 comments

July 24th, 2008

Fly Free to Las Vegas on Allegiant Air

Las Vegas-based airline Allegiant Air is currently running a promotion where, for a limited time, if you buy one air/hotel package a second person flies free. Allegiant has packages available with over 50 Las Vegas hotel properties, including the Bellagio, Palazzo, Wynn, and Planet Hollywood - you can’t go wrong!
There are a few rules and […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

July 18th, 2008

Mariah Carey is Coming to Las Vegas

It’s just been announced that pop diva and newlywed Mariah Carey has signed on at Planet Hollywood for her own Las Vegas show!
She’ll be joining the likes of Bette Midler and Cher as not only a headliner of her own Strip show but also as a resident of Las Vegas.
The deal will earn her […]

By Heather -- 3 comments

July 17th, 2008

The Wynn Encore Suites

The Encore Suites, Steve Wynn’s $2.1 billion sequel to the Wynn, has announced it is now hiring for 5300 positions for its opening later this year.
This is great news for local Las Vegans (or those wanting to become Las Vegans!), who will be able to apply online starting this Sunday, July 20th. (They have […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

July 16th, 2008

Picture of the Week: The Excalibur

The Excalibur is the only hotel on the Strip that my kids have to look for when we’re on the freeway!
[image: flickr]
Tags: Family Fun, Hotels, Las-Vegas, Must-See Sights, Photos, picture, the excalibur

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July 15th, 2008

The Las Vegas Interstate 15 Corridor

[image: flickr]
I can’t tell you how many times in my life I’ve been up and down Interstate 15, or as it’s more commonly called, the I-15! The I-15 is a transcontinental north-south interstate highway that runs through Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.
Having grown up in northern Utah with grandparents in southern California, the […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

July 14th, 2008

Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower Ride

Did you know you could ride to the top of the Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower? In only 90 seconds you can go from being part of the hustle and bustle of the Strip to just an observer!
This isn’t an attraction for the vertigo-prone - from the moment you leave the ground in the glass […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

July 10th, 2008

Picture of the Week: Electrified Strip

To tie in with yesterday’s entry about Planet Hollywood I found this picture by flickr user jimg944 of a beautifully lit PH and Paris Las Vegas.
Tags: Hotels, Las-Vegas, Must-See Sights, paris las vegas, photo, planet-hollywood, the-Strip

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July 9th, 2008

Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood

The Miracle Mile Shops (formerly Desert Passage) is an enclosed shopping mall at Planet Hollywood, directly across the Strip from the Bellagio.
The minute you walk into the mall you’re transported to a cool desert oasis with themed store fronts and even a beautifully realistic sky painted on the rounded ceiling. Speaking only from […]

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July 8th, 2008

Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton

The Las Vegas Hilton announced just a few days ago that its long-running Star Trek: The Experience will be closing on September 1. A decline in ticket sales over the last little while was cited as the biggest reason for the closure.
There’s still time to battle the BORG and the Klingons before everything’s packed up, […]

By Heather -- 2 comments