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Air Fare

• Visit off-season (summer months; the week before Christmas; the week after Labor Day).
• Travel during the middle of the week.
• Book your flight at off-peak hours (middle of the night, middle of the day).
• Ask for discounts (senior citizens, military, club memberships, such as AAA, AARP).
• Shop around: call different airlines, tour operators, and travel agents.
• Do online research, e.g., www.airfarewatchdog.com.
• Check airline vacation packages (air and hotel fares combined).
• Check hotels for vacation packages (air and hotel fares combined).
• Check the Travel section in your Sunday paper for special offers.
• Check travel magazines for special offers.

Hotels

• Ask for special rate or for a less expensive room (hotels will initially quote you the "rack rate," the maximum rate).
• Some hotels offer lower rates if you check in on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
• Avoid visiting when there is a large convention in the city; hotel rates are much higher.
• Call several hotels, travel agents, tour operators, and compare rates.
• Ask for discounts (such as club memberships).
• Bargain: Ask for special rates; if you are a slot member of the casino, ask for a special rate. Call the same hotel using both the local number and toll-free number and compare rates.
• Ask what extra charges apply (e.g., local phone calls, even if you don't make such calls, services, such as access to the hotel spa, even if you don't use it). Add them to the quoted rate for comparison.
• If you're part of a large group or plan to stay more than four or five days, ask for a discount.
• Check for air/hotel packages offered by airlines.
• Check travel magazines and the Travel section in your Sunday newspaper for special offers.
• Check the casino's website of your interest for special promotions.

Shopping

Stop by the concierge desk in the major shopping malls and check for coupon books and special offers.

Premium Outlets North and South are two factory discount shopping malls with many stores (more than one hundred) and bargain prices.

Shows

Buy show tickets at half-price at Tix4Tonight, which has several locations: in the Hawaiian Marketplace; in the Bill's Gambling Hall; at the Casino Royale, between Riviera and Peppermill restaurant; in the Fashion Show Mall; in the 4 Queens hotel (downtown); behind the giant Coca Cola bottle next to MGM Grand. Available shows are posted at 9:30 am daily.

Food

Go to expensive restaurants for lunch instead of dinner.

Attractions

See Free Attractions.

Miscellaneous

• Use coupons and special offers, available in most casinos, shopping malls, in free publications, in taxis, in the daily newspaper, by joining members clubs, in stores, and even online: www.reviewjournal.com (click on shopping and coupons).
• Save on gasoline. Check www.vegasgasstations.com for best prices. Or www.cheapergas.com.
• Use shuttles; some of them are free. Check with your hotel.

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