Travel Weekly's Vegas E-Letter: March 25, 2003

CAESARS PALACE'S much-talked-about production, "A New Day..." starring Celine Dion, opens tonight in the property's new, 4,000-seat showroom, aptly named the Colosseum. Save for its Tuesday debut, the show will be performed at 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Tickets cost $87.50, $127.50 and $150 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster and at the Colosseum box office, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For groups of 10 or more, call (800) 933-7110. For show information, phone (888) 995-1555 or visit www.celinedion.com.

CHEF BRADLEY OGDEN'S new restaurant, named Bradley Ogden, opened last week. The 142-seat eatery, which serves classic American cuisine, is located adjacent to the Forum Casino and directly across from the entrance to the Colosseum. For Ogden, chef and co-owner of several celebrated California restaurants, the Las Vegas eatery represents his first venture outside the Golden State. For reservations at Bradley Ogden, which serves dinner from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily, phone (702) 731-7410.

MGM MIRAGE is offering a $40 resort reward credit per room for clients who book an air-inclusive or land-only MGM Mirage vacation through April 5 for travel through May 31. The credit can be used for food, entertainment, shopping or spa treatments at the property where the travelers are staying. Participating properties include Golden Nugget, MGM Grand, Treasure Island, New York-New York, The Mirage and Bellagio. In addition, the travel agency that books the most MGM Mirage vacations through April 5 will receive roundtrip air for two to Las Vegas, hotel/airport transfers and a three-night stay at the Golden Nugget. To book, agents can use vendor code MRV in all four GDSs, access VAX VacationAccess at www.vaxvacationaccess.com or call (800) 360-7111.

RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL & Casino, starting in May, will feature what property officials are calling BevErtainment. Dick Foster Productions, which produces the Rio's "Masquerade Show in the Sky," has been auditioning performers/wait staff who will periodically break into song and do some fancy footwork in the casino. When not performing, the singers and dancers will take beverage orders and deliver drinks to casino patrons.

MCCARRAN INT'L AIRPORT'S newly redesigned Web site, www.mccarran.com, now offers interactive dining and shopping directories complete with a live mapping system that provides listings by gate location. Real-time flight information also has been expanded and improved, with upcoming arrivals and departures listed on the site's homepage. The page also contains detailed flight information pop-up windows--including weather updates for destination cities--and a new flight-watch feature.

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