FUNJET VACATIONS features new connecting flights
to Las Vegas through Chicago's Midway airport through Dec. 10.
Origin cities include Madison and Milwaukee, Wis.; Moline and
Springfield, Ill.; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend,
Ind.; Grand Rapids and Flint, Mich.; Dayton and Toledo, Ohio, and
Lexington, Kent. Sample vacation prices begin at $419.99 per
person, double, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Madison, Wis.; and Grand
Rapids, Mich., and include roundtrip air, a three-night stay at
Circus Circus Hotel Casino and a coupon booklet valued at $100. The
price is valid for departures May 3, 10, 17, and 31. To book,
agents can use vendor code FUN in all four GDSs, book through VAX
Vacation Access at www.vaxvacationaccess.com or call (800)
558-3050.
NEW YORK-NEW YORK HOTEL Casino in July will
introduce Nine Fine Irishmen--an Irish pub whose name was inspired
by nine extraordinary Irishmen in the 1800s who were said to have
led lives of great adventure and achievement. The 9,000-square-foot
pub, which will overlook the Strip, is designed by the Irish Pub
Co. and will be built by Irish workers using materials from
Ireland. The pub will feature the signature dishes of nine of
Ireland's most notable chefs and will serve a variety of Irish
stouts, lagers and ales as well as premium Irish spirits. For
entertainment, there will be Irish music, dancing and
storytelling.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES VACATIONS extended its sale
on Las Vegas packages-- available from all scheduled Southwest
Airlines origin cities--for travel April 13 through June 12 when
purchased by April 7. Sample two-night prices with travel from Los
Angeles run $69 with accommodations at the Westward Ho, $104 at
Imperial Palace and $139 at The Mirage. From Baltimore, sample
prices run $229 at the Westward Ho, $264 at Imperial Palace and
$299 at The Mirage. Prices are per person, double with Monday and
Tuesday departures valid from April 14 through June 10. Agents can
book through VAX Vacation Access, on all four GDSs or by calling
(800) 423-5683.
IMPERIAL PALACE through the end of April is
offering a Spring in Your Step room package priced at $44 per room,
per night, weekdays, and $74 per room, per night, weekends. The
plan requires a minimum two-night stay and includes a one-day pass
to the spa/health and fitness center (valid Sunday through
Thursday), admission to the property's automobile exhibit and
two-for-one tickets to the "Legends in Concert" show. In addition,
package participants who enroll in the property's Imperial Player
program and who earn 100 points in the first 24 hours of play also
will receive two passes to the Emperor's Buffet. To book, call
(800) 634-6441 or visit www.imperialpalace.com.
MEANWHILE, from April 25 to April 27, the
Imperial Palace also will host the 2003 Vegas Ventriloquist
Festival, whose theme is "Celebrating the Wonderful World of Edgar
Bergen." Experts and historians will lecture and hold workshops on
Bergen's work, which will be shown on film. Attendees also can
visit a special Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy display that is open
from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Auto Collections facility.
Festival activities also will include the wedding of Valentine Fox,
a Las Vegas ventriloquist and festival promoter, to fellow
ventriloquist Eyvonne Carter.