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$600,000 to Kim K for Hosting a NYE Party. That's Vegas for Ya.

December 28, 2011 at 1:48 PM | by | Comments (0)

After cashing in on a wedding and a move to NYC, Kim Kardashian has found a way to make a few bucks ringing in the New Year.

It's being reported that TAO Nightclub in Las Vegas is paying Kim $600,000 to host multiple events at the venue in 2012, including their New Year's Eve Party.

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How to Get Tickets to Heidi Klum's 12th Annual Halloween Bash

October 11, 2011 at 12:48 PM | by | Comments (0)

When it comes to Halloween, Heidi Klum is the hostess with the mostest. Her legendary parties bring out celebs like Kim Kardashian, Michelle Trachtenberg, John Legend, and Brooklyn Decker, not to mention some over-the-top costumes.

This year Heidi is moving her 12th annual Halloween bash from NYC to Las Vegas for the first time. The party will be held at TAO on Saturday, October 29 at 10pm with DJ Questlove providing the perfect soundtrack.

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Foreign Grocery Friday: The Lobster Ice Cream of Las Vegas

September 9, 2011 at 2:01 PM | by | Comments (0)

When we travel, one of our favorite things to do is to pop into a local grocery store and check out the food products and candies we'd never find anywhere else. So we're trying out this new feature, Foreign Grocery Friday, where each week we'll feature some of our (and your) favorite overseas treats. Got a recommendation? Let us know!

Okay so it's not technically foreign, but the Lobster Ice Cream at Las Vegas' new Lobster ME food kiosk in the Miracle Mile mall is totally worth a feature on its own. For one, it's totally Vegas in that it's something so weird, so novelty, so foreign to Vegas that's cool by default. In fact, perhaps the only people in the country who wouldn't turn their nose up at the stuff would be visitors to Vegas, open to wild and crazy new experiences (and with coin to drop on expensive ice cream).

Even a friend from Maine traveling to Vegas with us—a person who knows his lobster—refused to try it, instead opting for Lobster ME's lobster grilled cheese.

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Sin City Will Give Itself Over to Gluttony for Las Vegas Restaurant Week

August 15, 2011 at 2:11 PM | by | Comments (0)


Yes, that is a donut on top of fruit salad

Sometimes in life, you just crave a nice, white-tablecloth meal with ice water in glass goblets and an attentive waiter who recommends the fish. Sometimes, however, you can't always indulge that desire if you also want to travel, buy nice things, pay rent/mortgage, etcetera etcetera. This is why we rejoice whenever Restaurant Weeks come around, when top-notch restaurants discount three-course prix-fixe meals to a level where it's totally cool to have a spontaneous date or skip the carry-out, opting instead for the white tablecloths and glass water goblets.

The next city to feed its foodies is Las Vegas, during their restaurant week(s) August 29 - September 11. Unlike the simplicity of NY Restaurant Week, Las Vegas will have different pricing levels based on level of restaurant and quality of meal: $20.10 & $30.01 Lunches and $30.10 & $50.10 Dinners. What you choose really depends on your budget and what must-eat-at restaurant you want to cross off your bucket list.

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Where to Go with Your Tax Refund: Las Vegas

April 21, 2011 at 8:35 AM | by | Comments (0)

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

February 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM | by | Comments (0)

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

January 26, 2011 at 10:31 AM | by | Comment (1)

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

January 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM | by | Comments (3)


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

January 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM | by | Comments (3)

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

January 3, 2011 at 12:51 PM | by | Comments (0)

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

December 29, 2010 at 4:38 PM | by | Comments (0)

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

December 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM | by | Comments (0)

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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