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Four Day Walking Tour

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Selected Hotel Room Promotions for the next 3 months Hotels listed have a "3" Ratng or higher and are on (or near) the Strip.  Be aware that purchasing an airfare-hotel package may be a better deal. Carefully check Chapter 2.5 and 2.6. Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above.

Updated April 17, 2006
Spring-Summer Room Promotions

VENETIAN RESORT-CASINO - (Center Strip) - "Spring into Summer" promotion - Luxury suite - $149 night - Must book by May 2 - Book online -  or call (866) 403-8046 -  July 17-20 (Monday to Friday,  (Up to 4 nights) - Includes 2 free tickets Guggenhein museum, $10 off at Madame Tussards and buy one gondola ride ticket and get second at 50% off.  (Minimum 2 night stay.) Mention Code: GRED61D

NEW YORK NEW YORK HOTEL-CASINO  (South Strip) - May 14-18 - $89 to $99 per night - Book online or call (866) 298-2027 - Mention Offer INT174 - Includes Park Avenue Upgrade; 2 Free drinks at the Big Apple Bar, Bar at Times Square or Nine Fine Irishmen; 2 for 1 Breakfast at Il Fornaio; 2 for 1 Lunch at Nine Fine Irishmen; two Day Passes to The Spa; two Roller Coaster passes.

HARRAHS HOTEL-CASINO (Center Strip) - Offer Code: "HOTDEAL" - May 14-18, 2006 - Sunday to Thursday - 4 nights - $69 to $89 per night. Book online or telephone: 1-800-HARRAHS

ALADDIN HOTEL -CASINO (Center Strip) - 2006 Spring Time Early Bird Getaway Special - April 9-13, 2006 - $59.00/night, April 15-20 $59 to $79/night.  Hotel under remodeling construction but interfering with hotel stay.  Call (877) 333-WISH (9474) - Mention Offer Code: CSPRG6 .  Includes $10 free slot play on $20 coin in, 2-for-1 breakfast buffet, 2 passes to Elemis Spa

MIRAGE HOTEL CASINO (Center Strip) - "Spring at the Mirage" promotion - $119 night - 4 nights - Sunday thru Thursday - May 14-18, 2006 -Call: (866) 610-6057 - Book online and receive a free premium view upgrade.   Mention Code "CGBSRE"

MANDALAY BAY RESORT-CASINO  (South Strip) - $119-$129 night - Sunday-Thursday - (4 nights) - May 14-18 - or - $99-$109 night - Monday-Friday (4 nights) -May 29 to June 2.  Includes $25 dining credit - Book online or call: (877) 632-7000 or (702) 632-7000.  Mention Offer Code: "PBREAK-P2". (Must book by April 19.)

USAirways Vacations - -  Good deal for those flying to Vegas from Atlanta (ATL), Houston (IAH), Oakland (OAK), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Denver (DEN), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), or Washington, D.C. (DCA) - Book by April 7 and save 25% off per person.  - Book your minimum 2-night air and hotel package to Las Vegas by April 7. - - Hotel accommodations may be at Aladdin, Wynn, Bellagio, Mirage, MGM Grand, Treasure Island, New York-New York, THEhotel, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Luxor, Excalibur, or Circus Circus - Travel between March 27 – June 30, 2006 - Enter promotion “25%Off” when booking online or mention when calling to book at 1-800-455-0123. - (Example: 2 people staying 2 nights at the Wynn pay a total of $666 which includes airfare from Washington, DC.  Airfare alone is over $450.)

MGM GRAND HOTEL-CASINO (South Strip) - Maximum Escape Promotion - May 14-17, 2006 - $90-$100/night. - Includes $35 Dining Credit (per stay), 2 for 1 spa admission, and 15% off Spa Services. - Mention Code: MKT022