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Vegas query - peoples booking experience BA & LHR for 2013
mylesfdo:
--- Quote from: Paulie_D on August 13, 2012, 21:33:22 PM ---
BA/VS prices really don"t fluctuate a great deal. They have an established market that isn"t going anywhere so they don"t feel the need to cut prices on that route very often.
Expect around £400/500 p.p. in Economy or £850/900 in PE.
You"re planning a LOOONG way out but I would expect a VS sale around November but, as I said, don"t pin your hopes on huge savings.
I have no experience of the B but the Venetian is usually around $139 for weekdays going up to c.$179 for weekends. I think you can reduce this somewhat by getting their poker room rate or, if available, playing in the Deepstack series. For the poker room rate i think the qualifying period is quite long (5 - 6 hours cash play p/d) so you are stuck there for quite a while.
£80 a night at Mirage seems like a lot to me...that"s $120 a night...I"m sure you could do better. (see my comment for SmarterVegas)
Or perhaps try TI (I am) as it"s even closer. I got TI for $45 a night with an offer through SmarterVegas.
Harrahs is usually available for c.$35 - 50 a night for their cheapest room, cheaper if you have some play on a Total Rewards card. Nowhere near £50 a night....I wouldn"t pay that for Harrahs.
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Paulie see ^^^^^ if u fancy having a look for me and helping out!!
Paulie_D:
--- Quote from: mylesfdo on August 13, 2012, 23:43:48 PM ---
Paulie see ^^^^^ if u fancy having a look for me and helping out!!
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Can"t take that much time out of my day but you might want to look at Kayak.co.uk.
Select the "My dates are flexible" option and then "flex month".
Add in your start and end dates and it will give you prices for the whole period.
Paulie_D:
--- Quote from: poker_jason on August 13, 2012, 20:52:08 PM ---
Unfortunately I"m tied to LHR & BA. I"m flying direct.
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See...this is gonna bite you in the posterior....I don"t know why you are tied to one airport and a single carrier and no stops but if that IS the case then you"re just going to have to take what they give you.
By adding just a little flexibility it is possible that you could save some money. You might want to look into BA codeshares as another option.
As for one-stopping, you have multiple options, Adam mentioned one (LAX) but don"t discount San Francisco (SFO). The flight time is about the same as to LAX and then the internal flight is only a few minutes longer.
If you have the time, the drive from LA is a fun one (but long)...budget at least 6 - 7 hours depending on traffic. An overnight stay somewhere in between can make it sort of a road trip.
Otherwise, you could do the one-stop flight anywhere (Chicago, New York, Dallas), you just have to add in extra travel time.
I"m not saying that the savings will be huge (compared to the extra travel time...probably 4-5 hours) but it"s an option.
mylesfdo:
--- Quote from: Paulie_D on August 14, 2012, 16:33:26 PM ---
--- Quote from: mylesfdo on August 13, 2012, 23:43:48 PM ---
Paulie see ^^^^^ if u fancy having a look for me and helping out!!
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Can"t take that much time out of my day but you might want to look at Kayak.co.uk.
Select the "My dates are flexible" option and then "flex month".
Add in your start and end dates and it will give you prices for the whole period.
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sorry Paulie only just spotted this!!......yeah already all over Kayak as by far best scanner imo......thought by what read above u were travelagent but obv read into it too much!!.....cheers for help anyways
poker_jason:
--- Quote from: Paulie_D on August 14, 2012, 16:43:47 PM ---
--- Quote from: poker_jason on August 13, 2012, 20:52:08 PM ---
Unfortunately I"m tied to LHR & BA. I"m flying direct.
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See...this is gonna bite you in the posterior....
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Yes this indeed. A fixed set of circumstances that mean that I pretty much have to take a specific flight out. Also, its likely to be first week of WSOP
Thanks everyone for taking time to respond and information.
My Wife teaches (Half term week), we"re in South Wales, flying direct is "time/energy saver" and LHR is "best" direct option. Cant stay overnight for early Gatwick flight, effectively would lose a day, and missus doesn"t want to do the extra drive.
Thanks for the guide for the hotels prices - just need to wait it out until prices drop.
One query, £400-£500 for flight - I assume you mean without taxes & charges?
Cheers J.
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