MGM
MIRAGE launched a new GDS code, MV, for Bellagio, MGM
Grand, the Mirage, TI (Treasure Island) and New York-New York. Stay
tuned, though. The company announced that in the future it would
implement the new code for its remaining Las Vegas properties:
Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Monte Carlo, Excalibur and Circus Circus.
TRAVELERS
NOW can book their choice of 23 shows including Celine
Dions A New Day, Barry Manilows Music and Passion, and Mamma Mia!
through American West Vacations Web site, thanks to the companys
new partnership with Vegas.com. For more information, clients can
go to www.americawestvacations.com and select the Vegas
Shows link from the home page or the Vacation Planning menu. Show
tickets also can be purchased via phone at (800)
235-9298.
VISITORS
TOVegas.com now can preview video clips of current shows
and upcoming entertainment, enabling them to decide what events
they want to purchase tickets for. Located at www.vegas.com/shows, the clips include shows such as
Elton Johns The Red Piano, Blue Man Group, La Femme, V Ultimate
Variety Show and the Cirque du Soleil shows Mystere and
Zumanity.
THE AMP
SALON in the Palms Casino Resort features an over-the-top
AMP After-Hours package that costs $2,000 per person or $3,000 per
couple. Available from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays, the plan guarantees that clients will have the salon
entirely to themselves during their appointment. Participants will
be greeted with candlelight and chairs draped in black satin before
they settle in to sip Cristal champagne and nibble on appetizers
and desserts while receiving a platinum pedicure given by a nail
technician modeling the latest in lingerie fashions. If
participants want, a male dancer serving as a butler can be added
to experience. Guests also receive a gift of luxury hair-care
products as well as VIP treatment and access to Palms nightspots
Rain and Ghostbar. For reservations, contact Tobey Balzano at (702)
942-6909 or e-mail [email protected].
AMERICA WEST
AIRLINES on Oct. 1 will begin daily service between Las
Vegas and Palm Springs, Calif., using a 37-seat DeHavilland Dash 8
aircraft. For more information or to book, call (800) 235-9292 or
visit www.americawest.com/?c=12270816PSP.