I have been debating the last couple of days if I should justify a trip to Vegas in November. I am not a gambler. The trip is for a mystery shopper conference. I decided to do it. It's business, so it is a tax write-off.
I figure I should be able to go for a total of $800 or less depending on airfare.
Conference fee: $125
Hotel (rate for attendees) for three nights: $201
Spending: $150 or less (I may justify one show if the price is right.)
Airfare: $250 ish (I hope!)
Misc: $50 (Uber/Taxi to and from airport)
Everyone I know in the business has doubled to tripled their work after attending a conference. I have wanted to go to one for a few years now.
On the off chance any of you who mystery shop are interested, I would be open to sharing a room. I am not booking anything for about a month. I want to see if there is any talk of any special pricing for the conference. It's early, so I know nothing will sell out. I want to pad my sinking fund a little more first anyhow.
Vegas Trip
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There's a Facebook app called MyVegas. I haven't done it in awhile, but my mom still does for when she goes to Vegas. You play spin games to rack up points to redeem for rewards. There are hotel nights, but since it's deductible for you, it'd probably be better to use the points for buffets/shows. We saw both Ka and Tournament of Kings for $50 oop total for 4 people.
If you stay on the side with Monte Carlo, Bellagio, Aria, Caesar's, etc., there's free shuttles between all of them to minimize walking and still be able to see stuff. Always give yourself extra time to get places; everything's a lot further than it seems there.
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