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Vegas showgirls protest resort fees in march down Las Vegas Strip

July 25th, 2011 — 8:26am
Las Vegas Showgirls Protest

(Credit: KLAS-Las Vegas)

Roughly 50 showgirls from Jubilee, a Bally’s Las Vegas hotel and casino show, staged a protest march down the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday morning (July 21, 2011), protesting unadvertised resort fees in many of Las Vegas’ hotels. Fees can range from $4.99 to $24.99 per day, and cover the cost of newspapers, coffee, valet parking, and more, and are charged to room fees whether the services are used or not.

In the end, however, the protest was really just a marketing ploy by Caesar’s Entertainment. They have a no-fee policy, and the showgirls all for for the Caesar’s run Bally’s. The other big name entertainers at the protest included Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond, Penn and Teller, Jeff Timmons, and others, and they all work for Caesar’s Entertainment.

Regardless, it sure would be nice if resorts were upfront about resort fees. It’s frustrating to be surprised by a much higher than expected hotel stay, but unfortunately that happens almost everywhere. Cities love to stick it to travelers.

Video of the protest:

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Eating Las Vegas

November 30th, 2010 — 5:57am

Eating Las Vegas

Written by three od the most well-known Las Vegas food critics, Eating Las Vegas is the gourmand’s guide to food in sin city. They even have sections on Best Cheap Eats, Best Old Vegas Spots and more! A must have for Vegas aficionados!

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Three New Southwest Vacations Promotions

September 8th, 2009 — 6:08am

Southwest Vacations is jumping on Fall travel quickly, posting four new promotions this week.  Here they are:

Flight to the Fight Sale: In this Las Vegas package you get the standard flight, hotel room and car (if you want it), but your package also includes tickets to the Mayweather/Ramirez fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.  Book by Sept. 14.

Friends Fly Free to Orlando: Book a package to Orlando and every other person flies free, every other night is free, and every other Sea World/Universal ticket is free! Book by Sept. 28.

Friends Fly Free to Las Vegas: When you book a Vegas package including airfare and hotel, every other person flies free, get one hotel night free (if you stay at least 4 nights), get a free Loughlin tour, and half-off select activities. Book by Sept. 28.

These end up being good deals, especially if you take advantage of the discounted event tickets, as those tend to be very expensive.

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