I'm not sure, I've been in Bangkok five times since August and going back Jan 5th for two more weeks or so. Venetian is close and similar... but it is much bigger. Wynn is nice, I spent some time there but honestly I'm not a Wynn person.

PM me, let me know when you are thinking about going if you can't do Feb. I'm usually up for a trip and generally am in the area.

I might be in the neighborhood during this time. I am spending two weeks in Bangkok then to LV for the opening then to Korea and Shanghai. So I might be able to swing to GZ and over to Macau.

Let me know. Macau, I just really enjoy. I haven't strayed much father then that lately.

Soft opening will actually be earlier and from what I have heard (media releases) is that festivities will be going on throughout the weekend with stores and different outlets coming online "officially" the 17th and multiple events through the weekend. They have not finalized/released all the events as of yet from what I was told (but I'm sure your host has a good/better grasp of what they are planning).

I received (this week) an open invitation starting around January 3.

Nah.. you probably have a better understanding then I do as I'm across the globe. I just got off the phone with the VP of marketing and he said the official grand opening ceremony will be the weekend of 19 and 20th. They have me flying in from Bangkok and landing the 18th for this thing. And per him you are right, they have NO idea what the official ceremony will be like yet, nor when it will actually be but it will be on that weekend time, and most likely on Sunday the 20th. Everything is TBD....

Atleast it will give me 35 K EQM's on CO right off the bat, not a bad way to start the year.


Mine said Jan 5th And I'm surprised my mail is as fast as yours is.

Wow, that must be some crazy routing you've got. BKK to LAS is only 16k miles, roundtrip.

Ya got it, I'll PM when the time nears and if everything works out with our itinerary.

That's pretty good KosraeTV, a comped mileage run, huh? That is some perk .

For my February trip my relatives will fly from LAX while I go CO to EWR then to HKG .

Now that's what I like, you're a lot like me, take the long route while the family goes direct.

Yeah I sneaked in a pretty good MR on this one but it's long, like over a month and a half total time away from home, from home to asia back to LAS back to asia back to home. I had a $$ limit and I had items I had to do in asia and it just worked out that I had that weekend free that I could run away.

KSA - GUM - Manila - BKK
BKK - Tokyo - IAH - LAS
LAS - ICN
ICN into China to Hong Kong
Hong Kong to BKK
BKK to Tokyo to GUM to KSA

That's how it looks right now. With some little connectors I will be over 35 EQM with the 150% bonus as it is all BF. And I have some stop overs in a few of the places.

I don't remember the exact date (it could be the 5th)-- I just got back from a trip that started November 23 and attacked a pile of mail. The offer could have arrived anytime in that period.

(just found it -- it was the 5th).

^^ Went to ICN for first time earlier this year. Loved the eye candy there, started with the Asiana FAs .

Try Thai Airline... and BKK is much better then ICN IMHO.

My scretary just got this about the opening...

"We still haven't officially stated the grand opening date. They have several acts booked but haven't announced them and what dates their performing. With XXXXX arriving on the 18th he should be in good shape to attend most of the parties. We're going to have several events and not all the players will be invited to all of them. "

So it looks like events could start the 17th and go through the 20th but many will be via invitation only.

News flash for you -- the Wynn Macau is substantially similar to the Wynn Las Vegas (rooms and everything else), so if you're really looking to try something different, you might consider Galaxy Starworld or MGM Grand or even Grand Lisboa (not sure when/if hotel is open).

The "original" soft opening was in fact planned for December 20th. Obviously it has been delayed.

Yes, there are actually a couple of recent press releases on this topic, you should be able to get them on the Las Vegas Sands website.

Last night (12-30) saw the opening of the Palazzo, the Venetian expansion casino to the north of the Venetian.

I had heard they were going to open the casino at 7:00 PM; I arrived at the entrance about ten minutes before that, where I encountered a small crowd. I was interviewed by a local TV station and had the opportunity to wish my wife a happy birthday (none of my remarks made the 11:00 news). Casino staff applauded the grand-opening visitors. I had the dubious honor of being the first to roll the dice there.

The Palazzo looks about the same as any newish Strip casino, think Bellagio or Wynn with fewer red colors in the decor. There is no theme as such, no pirates or Roman gladiators. The casino reminded me of an Atlantic City casino in that it is basically a football-field sized room with tables from one end to the other. The hotel and most restaurants appeared to be not open yet, with the exception of a Grand Lux Cafe (not another one!) off the casino floor. There is signage for the 'Jersey Boys Theater.' The casino is connected to the Venetian on the ground floor and on the second floor by tunnels (e.g. to the north of Emeril's Delmonico).

While the place was pleasant enough, there is no 'unique selling proposition' that I could see, and if you wind up staying at the Palazzo, it is probably because they were sold out at the Venetian. Maybe the hotel and shopping mall will prove noteworthy once they open.

Trivia: If you stand smack dab in the center of the casino, under the chandelier, and say something in a normal tone of voice, there is an echo. Echo!!

Thanks mbstone, can't wait to see it though don't see any opening in my calendar for at least a couple of months. Not surprised they opened another Grand Lux, the original earns big bucks.