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Old Apr 2, 2019, 10:11 pm
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Las Vegas Flyertalk / AC Micro DO Spring 2019

May 4th-5th weekend with travel encouraged Friday and back Sun

What? Potential for good company, good food, drink, and good clean moral fun in Sin City.

Attending:
1. expert7700 - arrived! (departing Sat 959pm)
2. 10yroldsuperelite - arriving Fri 11pm
3. zone1boarding - arriving Fri 11pm
4. traacs - arriving Fri 17:52 on AC1860 thru Mon. AM center strip
5. ruthless - arriving Fri 17:52 on AC1860 thru Mon AM center strip
6. Adam Smith - arrriving Fri 17:52 on AC1860
7. Mrs. Smith - arriving Fri 17:52 on AC1860
8. nomadic.relief - arriving Fri 13:45 on AC1896
9. canadiancow +1; arriving Fri 2215 on UA 681 thru Sun 2015 UA 2360, Planet Hollywood (but flexible)
10. yyc3722 +1 (local to DO)
11. DrunkCargo; arriving Fri 19:50 on WN 1677, no room.
12.

Not attending because I prefer last second DOs (and clearly organizers decided on date TOO EARLY)
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Hotel suggestions:
Strip Low end Excalibur, Linq, Mid range center strip: Harrahs, Flamingo
Off Strip w/casino Low end Ellis Island, Southpoint, Orleans
Downtown: Golden Nugget-nice Plaza-downtown
Off Strip no casino: Hyatt place, several new Marriott, Hilton properties.
-book directly with hotel for best cancellation policies

Possible activities besides dinner / drinks / church / gambling
Neon Graveyard tours downtown vegas
Hoover Dam trip / tour
Red Rock Scenic Drive / hike
Boulder City Railroad Tunnel Trail hike to Hoover Dam (6 miles round trip)
? other suggestions ?

Lounges
-Amex Centurion Lounge - Terminal 3, D-gates (not valid for arrival passengers)
-Club at LAS - Terminal 3, D gates (new lounge location)
-United club LAS - Terminal 3, D gates, departures only
-Club at LAS - Terminal 3, E gates

Ways to avoid Air Canada Rouge into LAS:
-fly to SFO / LAX (then fly another airline for as cheap as $40)
-hope for irrops or a flight upgauge to lie-flat seats
-fly WestJet
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 4:38 am
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LAS Spring 2019 MiniDO May 4th-5th weekend
Will create a wiki but be warned that a Las Vegas miniDO is finally coming!

Sure it's not Canada but still an easy to reach Aircanada (Rouge) destination.

Some FTers talked at the YYC Fall DO + offline and

Hosted by
expert7700+1
yyc3722+1
10yroldsuperelite

Since we do not have a date or venue to annouce yet you are free to save ALL spring dates
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 5:03 am
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Does it snow in LAS in the spring?
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 5:18 am
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Originally Posted by CanRulez
Does it snow in LAS in the spring?
No. Well, Maybe snow if you head up Mount Charleston.
Should be a nice 20C to 25C in the spring.

We have a great new pro sport -- NHL hockey too. Doubtful that any Canadians have heard of it
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 7:15 am
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Mar 17-20??
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 10:48 am
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Would love to come. Early April would be great for me.
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by yyz_atc_qq
Mar 17-20??
3 day do would be long in LAS
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 12:17 pm
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Date will be sometime in May (still mid spring) and is being determined offline. Will post more details in coming days/weeks.

Sorry for jumping the gun on announcing.
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by expert7700
Date will be sometime in May (still mid spring) and is being determined offline. Will post more details in coming days/weeks.

Sorry for jumping the gun on announcing.
Just stay away from May long weekend (the Canadian one, May 20th being the holiday) and I'm good. Although it's getting pretty warm in LAS in May, isn't it?
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 1:12 pm
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Originally Posted by CanRulez
Does it snow in LAS in the spring?
Was there on 21st and have the pictures. I was delayed by 65 hours. Was on a latitude fare, am SEMM ,only carryon. Could not get a seat,anywhere.
Was scheduled to leave on 21st at 745am ,left ,delayed ,on 22nd at 135pm cnx YEG(misconnected)…….
Not anxious to go back anytime soon.
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 1:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam Smith
Just stay away from May long weekend (the Canadian one, May 20th being the holiday) and I'm good. Although it's getting pretty warm in LAS in May, isn't it?
Also stay away from the US long weekend
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by acysb87
Was there on 21st and have the pictures. I was delayed by 65 hours. Was on a latitude fare, am SEMM ,only carryon. Could not get a seat,anywhere.
Was scheduled to leave on 21st at 745am ,left ,delayed ,on 22nd at 135pm cnx YEG(misconnected)…….
Not anxious to go back anytime soon.
65 hours and you couldn't fly to LAX to join up to AC? Or 4hr drive. Day of fares are $40-79 on most carriers.. But I did not check Feb22-23. UA hidden city LAS-SFO-xxx are also sub $100s.

Or Super Elite guaranteed overbooking reservations in Y (lots of $ though)
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 7:41 pm
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65 hours and you couldn't fly to LAX to join up to AC? Or 4hr drive. Day of fares are $40-79 on most carriers.. But I did not check Feb22-23. UA hidden city LAS-SFO-xxx are also sub $100s.

Or Super Elite guaranteed overbooking reservations in Y (lots of $ though)
I was on phone with SE desk and asked specifically about LAX and SFO. Phoenix did not come to mind.
SE desk said no seats available .
I did drive YYZ/YSB portion.
As an FYI,YSB has received over 330 cm snow so far this winter. Beating and setting new records.
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Old Feb 26, 2019, 10:15 pm
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Originally Posted by expert7700
Date will be sometime in May (still mid spring) and is being determined offline. Will post more details in coming days/weeks.

Sorry for jumping the gun on announcing.
YAAAAS MAY!!! I might be able to (finally) attend an AC flyertalk do gonna be at LAS for edc anyways lol ^
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 6:57 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
Also stay away from the US long weekend
So this would seem to leave May 11/12 as the most likely weekend, am I right?

For those of us who are interested in attending this ... can we nail down a date?

It would be cool if we could also pick a common hotel for the out-of-towners.
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 7:01 pm
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Also ... what's the deal with this being a mini-do? How many people need to sign up before we can call it a real do?
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