Originally Posted by
Rebelyell
Is the hotel affiliated with a casino? Frequently when checking in you will get a coupon book with a gambling value of $50 to $200. So it might be worthwhile to check in and see what kind of coupons you get.
Also, if the room is free it can be very nice to have a room downtown and a room on the Strip. If you are downtown gambling you can take a break, use the bathroom and so forth. Just be sure to muss up the bed and maybe strow a newspaper around so the room will look occupied.
The trick isn't a hotel. These are airline sponsored vacations (see, for example, United Vacations) that offer either air+car, or air+hotel, or both. The trick to a cheap airfare is to take the air+car even if you don't need the car (just throw the voucher away). But these strategies only work with short-term travel. Things like expedia vacations are good, but not as good as some of the airline packages -- especially for 1st class air.