I'm not sure about direct flights, I fly from Glasgow so it's just not possible. Maybe TeeCee can help?

As for hotels, you will see from the other thread that there are a few of us looking for September hotels just now. There's a $32 rate on Hotwire for my dates 11-17th includes 2 weekend nights and it looks like the Stratosphere. There's also a $69 rate for Luxor or Monte Carlo. And $49 for Desert Rose (tempting...). I still think there's more good deals on their way.

Have you tried Expedia to see if there's any one-stop flights for your trip? I find you can get a good deal with Expedia if you do flight + hotel for a few of your nights (maybe the weekend) then look for a hotel for the other nights at a good rate. You also get 3.5% quidco for booking flight+hotel which is good.

As for Hotels, depends on your age and what you want from the hotel. Younger hotels are TI, Planet Hollywood. If you want something classier there's some $129 deals for Venetian, and there's also Wynn on hotwire for $139 for 11-17th that I've been looking up. There's also Trump for $119. Signature at MGM for $119 too. MGM will be highly recommended on this forum, there's a few of us who have stayed there the last few years and like it (I was previously a North Strip fan, but I'm now a fan of south strip too!).

A quick reply as I've just got back and am a bit jetlagged.

Virgin are the only direct flight from London. The only other direct flight is Thomas Cook on a Wednesday from Manchester, but they only have a 15kg baggage allowance.

I was staying at Paris for $60 which is a very nice hotel in a great locations. There are offers knocking about for the MGM at $49. Remember Friday and Saturday are typically double.

I think you will struggle to do it hotel and air fare for £600, but it is possible.

Check http://www.smartervegas.com for offers on hotels and also http://www.travelzoo.com , the US site not the UK one.

Sort out your flight and worry about the hotel later as hotel deals start to come out 2-3 months ahead.

luci

Hi Mark,

You may be in luck, there are some great flight deals around right now, although not direct. I've flown indirect and to be honest, if you get a 2hr turnaround time it's not an issue. http://www.netflights.com currently have flights with United in September for £299.....yup, just £299, that's the cheapest flights I've seen in years to Vegas! I didn't look at the times but they are there and there are other flights for around the £330 mark too. If you booked those flights for £300, that would leave you £600 in total for the weeks accomodation, which would get you into almost all the strip hotels apart from Wynn, Bellagio, Palazzo, Venetian and Caesers Palace. You could probably do a deal to stay at the Signature for that. Lots of possibilities if you get in fairly quick on those flights.

Cheers,

TC

Have a look at Delta via Cincinnati.
LGW- CVG- LAS
Prices are good in September- $5-600
CVG is a great airport to connect through.

Just looked at Expdia.

Depart 26/09, leave 03/10

Flights:

09:50 Depart London (LGW)
Arrive Las Vegas (LAS) 18:35 Sat 26-Sep
Duration: 16hr 45mn US Airways 731 / 296
Connect in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Intl.)

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09:45 Depart Las Vegas (LAS)
Arrive London (LGW) 07:10 +1 day Sat 3-Oct
Duration: 13hr 25mn US Airways 310 / 732
Connect in Charlotte (CLT)


Hotel:

Sahara Las Vegas Hotel and Casino

Total price: £912.93

That is £ 457 per person.

Now where is the catch

Mark

we booked with expedia,when we went in dec 04,we paid about £340,for 4 nights,at the imperial palace,flying with US airways.there was no catch,it was a great price
tracy

Good price Mark, but you should be able to do far, far better than the Sahara for not much more. Keep pricing packages, but also check current offers on hotels and flights.

luci

Oh, good you've told us what dates now....I had a look.

Expedia:-

Bellagio £663 per person
Planet Hollywood £609
MGM £586
Paris £578
Sahara £420
Signature £632

Maybe not the best flights...Northwest going, KLM coming back. Not bad times actually..

London (LHR) to Las Vegas (LAS) Depart:26/09/09 14:25 - 22:35 Northwest Northwest
Las Vegas (LAS) to London (LHR) Return:03/10/09 11:55 - 12:15 (+1 day) KLM KLM

Mark

The Signature's a lovely property, but non-smoking so may be an issue although there are smoking areas outside. It is a bit of a hike to the strip though. I had read all the comments. Some said it was a hike, some said it was only 5-10 mins. I timed it. It was 15 mins to PH and the same to MGM then another 10 mins from the back of MGM to the front. It did get tiresome after a while.

luci

I can see two catches Mark, one the 16hr 45m total trip time on your outbound flight, and two, it's the Sahara. In saying that, I don't have as much of a problem with the Sahara as some on here (snobs ) but you can certainly do better if you consider Lesley's post listing the hotels/prices for your dates.

I don't think there is any doubt you would be able to fit in two adults for under £1200. I did that in 07, and that was staying in a Celebrity Spa Suite at the MGM.

Keep us updated with your plans

Hi Mark,

How's the search going? you booked anything yet?

Still some decent deals out there -

KLM flights + Monte Carlo £504

KLM flights + Luxor - £535

KLM flights + Sahara - £429

KLM flights + Excalibur - £475

KLM flights + Stratosphere - £419

flights with United or US Airways are only £13 more.

Cheers,

TC

Haven't booked as yet. Will wait until we get back from our holiday to Aruba and will look what is on offer then and make a decision from there.

Will keep you all posted.

Mark