ARIZONA
CHARLIES BOULDER is undergoing an $8 million expansion
project that will add 7,300 square feet of space to the property.
The addition, which is scheduled to be completed by early summer,
will include more gaming space to house 250 slot and video poker
machines and several table games, a new front desk, an Ultimate
Rewards Center, a gift shop and a porte cochere.
AGENTS can earn an American Express Gift
Cheque for as much as $50 from Travel Impressions for every
three-night inclusive package booked at select Las Vegas hotels
through March 15 for travel through Dec. 22. In addition, agents
will earn a 1% commission bonus on top of their standard commission
for making the bookings via the companys Web site at www.travelimpressions.com. The bonus per booking is as
follows: $50 for THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, $40 for Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino, and $25 each for Circus Circus, Excalibur
Hotel Casino, Luxor Las Vegas, Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, MGM
Grand and Wynn Las Vegas. For all Las Vegas bookings that include
roundtrip transfers, Travel Impressions will throw in complimentary
tours to Laughlin and Primm. Each excursion includes hotel pick-up
and return and a buffet lunch. For more information or to book,
call (800) 284-0044.
VEGAS
VISITORS who want to include the Grand Canyon on their
sightseeing agendas can travel in style with Rock Star Tours of Las
Vegas. The new company, which began operations this month, uses
high-end motorcoaches to make the trip to the canyons southern and
western rims. Each coach has a smaller front salon that seats up to
10 passengers and a rear salon that can accommodate up to 17
people. To pass the time on the road, riders can enjoy 42-inch
plasma TVs, surround-sound audio system, in-motion satellite cable
and movies. The tours include hotel pick-up and return, tour
guides, gourmet snacks and desserts and non-alcoholic
beverages.
ROCK STAR
TOURS western rim excursion, for example, includes a
city-slicker ranch experience at the 106,000-acre West Grand Canyon
Ranch, located at the base of the western rim; helicopter tour into
the canyon; optional horseback riding on the famous Mormon Trail;
live Western entertainment; and a barbeque lunch. In addition,
through a newly minted partnership, Showtickets.com
and its parent Travelocity will offer the tour operators products on
their Web sites, through their reservation center and at their
retail outlets located inside select Las Vegas hotel-casino
properties. For more information, call (866) 567-8687 or (702)
252-8687.
WHAT BETTER
TIME to debut an Irish pub than on St. Patricks Day? The
Auld Dubliner, an authentic Irish pub originally crafted in Ireland
and re-built over here in the States, will open its doors March 17
at MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas. The brainchild of Limerick
native David Copley, the pub will serve a variety of Irish whiskey
and beer and offer a menu whose offerings were crafted from recipes
belonging to Copleys mother. For more information, call (866)
564-4799 or visit www.montelagovillage.com.