Apr 2, 2019, 10:11 pm
Last edit by: expert7700
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
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.
12.
Not attending because I prefer last second DOs (and clearly organizers decided on date TOO EARLY)
1.
2.
3.
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
LAS Spring 2019 MiniDO May 4th-5th weekend
Feb 28, 2019, 7:47 pm
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@expert7700 and I were discussing dates and hotels during our AC 101 Kit Kat Do at FL360.
I like May 11/12 as well.
Feb 28, 2019, 8:13 pm
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It would be cool if we could also pick a common hotel for the out-of-towners.
Feb 28, 2019, 8:44 pm
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Also, at the YYC Do, the hosts for LAS and I were talking about activities like we organized in YQB. A few of us would really like to go see the Hoover Dam. Perhaps a mii-bus could be arranged.
Anyway, we had a few fun idea and we welcome suggestions from everyone.
Feb 28, 2019, 8:44 pm
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That's okay, I'm sure the vast majority of us attending the Do will have no connection with AAC, so I'm sure you'll fit right in 
Feb 28, 2019, 10:39 pm
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Besides eating, drinking, and gambling, our family and friends have enjoyed Hoover Dam, Atomic testing museum, Historic railroad tunnel hike, Pinball Hall of Fame, Neon Museum downtown, High Roller observation wheel. Plus of course all other ideas that folks have. We'll do some voting or wiki to note interest closer to the DO.
Once we post dates we can help post a few hotel ideas, on vs off strip, with walking times or uber costs. Often there is a choice of strip megaresort, off strip quiet locals hotel/casino, or even a new chain hotel for $75+ a night. Or the high roller suites for $5k a night.
I think anyone who is AC E75 or SE100K qualifies for a Caesars VIP card. (invaluable...or unvaluable... opinions vary)
My wife and I arranged a trip for 31 people about 12yrs ago, all had a blast, everyone (narrowly) survived and nobody missed the flight back. Best takeaway was to just post a where a few people will be eating or doing an activity and those who show up show up. Any stragglers are assumed to be on a hot streak gambling, in jail, at a brothel, or at Church.
Once we post dates we can help post a few hotel ideas, on vs off strip, with walking times or uber costs. Often there is a choice of strip megaresort, off strip quiet locals hotel/casino, or even a new chain hotel for $75+ a night. Or the high roller suites for $5k a night.
I think anyone who is AC E75 or SE100K qualifies for a Caesars VIP card. (invaluable...or unvaluable... opinions vary)
My wife and I arranged a trip for 31 people about 12yrs ago, all had a blast, everyone (narrowly) survived and nobody missed the flight back. Best takeaway was to just post a where a few people will be eating or doing an activity and those who show up show up. Any stragglers are assumed to be on a hot streak gambling, in jail, at a brothel, or at Church.
Last edited by expert7700; Feb 28, 2019 at 10:54 pm
Mar 1, 2019, 6:41 am
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Mar 10, 2019, 11:01 am
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Organizers, any update on this? Some of us have other plans that are cropping up and can't hold them off forever...
Mar 24, 2019, 3:39 pm
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We need some dates from @expert7700 and @YYC3722 though...
Mar 27, 2019, 8:18 pm
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We need some dates from @expert7700 and @YYC3722 though...
Apr 2, 2019, 9:34 pm
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May 11-13 (travel committment)
May 17-19 (Electric Daisy Carnival, crowds and hotel prices are crazy)
I listed the other weekends in a wiki above post #1 . Please post schedule conflicts in wiki--to help keep pages of replies from cluttering the main thread.
Last edited by expert7700; Apr 2, 2019 at 10:12 pm