How to Get Free or Reduced Priced Rooms for Your Las Vegas Vacation
August 22, 2009 by Kyle Chapman
Filed under Destinations
Ok, it’s time to go to Las Vegas! Round up your friends, book a room, book a flight, and let the party begin! But wait a second…how should you go about doing all of this? Can I get a discount Las Vegas rooms, flight, or car rentals?
You sure can! There are actually a couple of different ways to get deals on a Las Vegas hotel and airfare. You just have to know how to work the system, and where to look.
Let’s jump right into the fun part. FREE STUFF! Ok, now don’t get too excited because to be honest, most people don’t get free rooms or airfare when going to Las Vegas. That’s just the facts. As the old saying goes, “How do I get a free room in Vegas? You buy a hotel.” Well, that isn’t exactly true, but you are going to have to do a little bit of gambling.
To get some good offers from the casinos, you are going to have gamble a lot. You need to be a part of the casino’s players club, and they will start mailing you offers. These offers often include free hotel rooms, show tickets, food, and sometimes transportation.
If you gamble more money than a normal patron the casino will appoint you a “Casino Host”. A Casino Host’s job is to make you happy, and give you free stuff! So, if you are offered a Casino Host, be happy! They will give you their contact information, and the next time you come into town give them a ring. They will set you up with rooms, show tickets, nightclub reservations, and pretty much anything you can think of. Now, they don’t give away everything as it still depends on how much money you’re gambling and how often you visit the casino, but they are your best bet at getting free stuff.
Now, if you are like most people, you don’t gamble enough to get these special offers or to have a “Casino Host”. So what is one to do to save a buck? You really have two options.
*Book your vacation through a booking company that offers vacation packages. If the hotel itself isn’t going to give you free stuff, go ahead and go through one of these companies to find a discount on a Las Vegas hotel and airfare. A lot of times you purchase things together like a flight, hotel, and a rental car. You can often find really good deals doing this, because these companies will often buy a “block” of hotel rooms, or a certain amount of rental cars and they get a deal for buying in bulk. Therefore, they can pass the discount onto customers like you!
*Visit the hotel’s website. Especially in Las Vegas, different hotels will give discounts for Las Vegas rooms seasonally. You can often find a deals such as, “Get a room for $175 a night, and receive a $25 food credit, and $30 in free slot play.”
So, in conclusion you have a couple of options to get that deal you’re looking for. Gamble a lot and get freebies, go through a booking company, or check for deals on hotels’ websites. There really isn’t any reason to pay full price until you shop around a little for those Las Vegas air hotel specials.