Originally Posted by
cogitate
There is very little difference between these two routes. I would simply say "Mandalay Bay please, by way of Tropicana" and leave it at that. I urge a generous tip because this is a low-fare ride for the taxi driver.
Route is exactly what I did. In a joking but serious way I said "no tunnel, straight down Tropicana", and he laughed in the kind of way that we thought meant "people are catching on to this all of a sudden". All went well. I think the tip was about $4.