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Where to Go with Your Tax Refund: Las Vegas

Tax day is coming, and you are excited not because you look forward to sifting through receipts and credit card statements, but because you're getting a fat refund...probably. The economy may be on its way back up, but you should try to stretch that tax refund as far as you can.

Tax Day has come and gone, and now you're finally ready to spend that refund. What better place to squander your extra cash than Las Vegas? Whether you hit a fine-dining restaurant or the casino, there are plenty of places to blow cash.

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New Airline on the Block 'LV Air' Looks to Link Vegas and NYC

So far 2011 seems to be a big year for new airlines to start expanding and announcing new routes. Vision Airlines started the year off with a bang, and now it looks like another carrier is testing the waters. New York-based gamblers are in for a treat, as the brandy new LV Air is looking to link the Big Apple with Sin City sooner rather than later.

The new service will be a regularly scheduled charter operation, and they’re thinking about using some wide body aircraft—that means plenty of seats to and from the two cities. They’re hopeing there’s enough demand to run four flights per day, but we’ll have to wait and see if that’s actually the case. Will they be 2011's Jet America? God we hope not.

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How $1,000 Can Cross Off 'Fly on a Private Jet to Vegas' from Your Bucket List

Attention: there's a new private jets company out there, called JetSuite. So what, right? There's like, a billion others and we can't afford a single one of them. Well, JetSuite was started by some of the founding members of JetBlue, which explains the similar name, but they've also got a package to Las Vegas that could be doable, if you and your friends want to splash out a bit.

JetSuite is calling it the "Ultimate Las Vegas Getaway," and yeah—it would be pretty sweet to be one of the people on one of the many private jets that land at McCarran. For four people to depart on one of JetSuite's Embraer Phenom 100 jets (with an interior designed by BMW) from the LA area, plus transportation to the airport, plus a two-night stay in a two-bedroom Parlor Suite and additional connecting room at the Wynn Las Vegas, it's a TOTAL of $3,799. Make an even $4K when you add in some champagne. That's 1K each.

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How to Interact with a Human Statue

Dude above is making bank—check out his "tips" lining the railing.

Above is one of the human statues that are to be found all around the Strip in Las Vegas, or for that matter, anywhere with a steady stream of tourists with coins jiggling in their pockets. This guy at The Venetian—imitating a generic Italian historical figure (we thought maybe Dante, then thought better)—is someone making a living from just standing still and being entertaining for doing just that.

We've seen human statues all over the world (the greatest concentration seems to be on Barcelona's Las Ramblas), and we've seen tourists make complete asses of themselves in the attempt to tip and get a photograph with the statue. So, for your future reference, we present:

The Etiquette of Interacting with a Human Statue.

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The Three Travel-Themed Slot Machines of Las Vegas Casinos

Thanks to the blizzard in the Northeast that hit just after Christmas, we were stuck in Las Vegas, which, as any visitor who has spent more than 3 days there and wandered off the Strip knows, is a very small town. We got bored, and fast. Thanks to our boredom, however, we started picking up on the details of the city, like all the slot machines with quirky themes.

And in and amongst all the "Cougarlicious" and "the Monkees"-themed machines, we tracked down the only ones that mattered: the Three Travel-Themed Slot Machines Found in Las Vegas Casinos...

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Celebrities Choose To Ring In 2011 in Las Vegas, Cabo, and St. Barts

As we predicted, the Las Vegas strip's new $3.9 billion hotel, The Cosmopolitan, was the hot spot for celebs on New Year's Eve.

The hotel's NYE party was headlined by Jay-Z and Coldplay as scheduled, but the crowd, which included 50 Cent, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Ellen Pompeo and Blake Lively, went crazy when Beyoncé, Kanye West and John Mayer all made surprise appearances during Jay-Z's set.

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The Top Five New Year's Eve Parties Hosted by Celebrities

New Year's Eve is a hugely favorite holiday for celebrities, but not because of the glitz, glamor and alcohol. New Year's means a chance to make a whole pile of money just for hosting a party in a glitzy venue with thousands of adoring fans. But hey—who can blame them? Here's a look at the Top Five Celebrity-Hosted New Year's Eve Parties for turning 2010 into 2011:

· 2011's biggest party will no doubt be at the new Marquee Nightclub in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, featuring live performances by Coldplay and Jay-Z. Not only will party-goers have the chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime concert, but they'll also be rubbing elbows with celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, expected to be in attendance. For ticket and price information, contact Kelly Andelean at 702-423-2640 but be warned, they're catering to VIPs only (or those who act and spend like VIPs).

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01-01-11 Travel Deals: Get Lucky in Las Vegas

If you want to start off 2011 with a bang, there's no better place to do it than Vegas. But even more important, if you're the superstitious type, 1-1-11 will be a lucky day to hit the casinos. So be sure to bring your gambling game.

Just in time for a new year getaway, Vegas.com is slashing loads of hotel rooms by 30 percent.

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Thinking About a Trip to Vegas? Consult VegasChatter's Hotel Video Library First

Looking out from Paris at the Bellagio Fountains

We know planning a trip to Las Vegas isn't always easy, namely because there are so many choices! From hotels to restaurants, bars, clubs, shows, pool scenes, shopping to table games and slot machines.

Yet VegasChatter along with some help from HotelChatter want to help you with your decision-making process. Here is our complete video library of Vegas hotel rooms. This is still a work in progress but hopefully, this can be of use in planning your next Vegas trip.

And if you need some more moving eye candy from Vegas, head on over to VegasChatter's Video Player, displaying all videos from Vegas from interviews with Vegas personalities, to show previews, restaurants, views and much more! (Hint: If you like Chippendale's, you will like this video feed. A lot.)

Now...get watching!

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How to Score Those Elusive 'Free' Vegas Show Tickets

Our sis site HotelChatter does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the hotel world. We're also including a few links from VegasChatter, the newest member to the family. So check in and stay awhile.

VegasChatter:
· How to see big Vegas shows for FREE or very cheap
· Major Timesaver: MGM Grand opens new McCarran Airport check-in
· A Vegas hotel gets the Taiwanese cartoon treatment
· Betting on Dancing with the Stars

HotelChatter:
· Are bedbugs sleeping with you at the Waldorf-Astoria?
· Marriott keeps churning out new brands. Today: AC by Marriott
· All the juicy details in the case of the cross-dressing Hyatt housekeeper
· What the Heck is a "Water Lounge?"

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Thou Shalt Not Fail Las Vegas' Burrito Challenge

Our sis site HotelChatter does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the hotel world. We're also including a few links from VegasChatter, the newest member to the family. So check in and stay awhile.

VegasChatter:
· The Top 10 Things Dudes Shouldn't Do in Vegas
· The Flamingo's GO Pool says "NO" to Topless
· Cheap Trick was pretty good for a Vegas show
· VegasChatter Interviews Vegas legend Norm Clarke

HotelChatter:
· The Top 5 Hotels for NYC's Fashion Week at Lincoln Center
· Their rides are nice too...The Top 10 Tricked-Out Hotel Cars
· How safe is Rio after the shoot-out at the InterContinental Hotel?
· Where to find a proper British tea time in LA

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Inexplicable: Holly Madison Has Some Geeky Travel Interests

Holly Madison at WET Republic

Our sis site HotelChatter does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the hotel world. We're also including a few links from VegasChatter, the newest member to the family. So check in and stay awhile.

VegasChatter:
· Holly Madison is hot for hotel carpets. Wait, what?
· Vegas gets a new ice bar at the Monte Carlo
· Toga! Toga! Toga! Bunny tail?
· The 5 best disco ball spots in Vegas

HotelChatter:
· $25,000 and you too can party on Richard Branson's private island
· IHG are refunding checked bag fees for guests with VISAs
· Naughty, naughty wallpaper at London's Dean Street Townhouse
· Aww, don't hurt the kitties!