I have to go to LAS the weekend of March 18, which, I gather from looking at hotel rates and occupancy, is a big weekend in Vegas (peak of Spring Break plus the start of the NCAAA tourny). Based on your experience, what kind of taxi situation should I expect at around 7:30 p.m. on Friday night? How long will the line be is my biggest concern.

What about car services? I know that LAS is very close to the Strip (I will be staying at the Westin), but I have no patience for waiting, especially considering the fact that I have no interest in makign this trip at all. Are they reliable? Do tehy work the same way as in other U.S. cities (do they do meet and greet?).

Taking a taxi is fine with me, but I don't want to wait for more than five minutes for one.

Thanks!

Friday at 7:30pm that weekend? You'll almost certainly wait more than 5 minutes for a taxi. As for a car service, the meet and greet is generally in baggage claim, and is a bit more efficient. You have to go a little farther to get to the car that you'll take to the hotel, but it's still convenient.

Bottom line? You're going to be miserable at the airport no matter what -- you're coming into Las Vegas on a Friday night, on a very busy weekend (135,000 people for the ConExpo wraps up on Friday night/Saturday morning, plus another 15,000 to 20,000 people arriving for conventions starting Saturday, plus the typical 50,000+ that come in for a spring weekend) and you already sound as if you're not happy about it. Hopefully once you get to the hotel you'll be able to unwind and relax a bit and enjoy your stay.

Thanks. I'm definately not happy about the trip. It is a bachelor party and I am in the wedding so I have to go. It is going to cost me a fortune and I don't drink or gamble (and can eat in fien restaruatns where I live and have no interest in shows), so there is nothing appealing to me about LAS. I just want it to be a painless as possible.

I think you're suddenly coming down with something *cough*

Oops, I think your flight just got cancelled because of a mechanical problem, too.

And what a shame your car broke down on the way to the airport so you missed what would have otherwise been a cancelled flight that you would have been coughing throughout.

There's a million ways to get out of "obligations"... these are but three as a community service.

True. We'll see.