Scheduled to begin construction soon are a second Rio, a whole new Aladdin, and a Planet Hollywood hotel-casino. Add to that expansions at casinos all over town, including a big addition at MGM Grand, along with a handful of smaller joints going up in the neighborhoods, and predicting an additional 25,000 rooms by the year 2000 is downright conservative. The Venetian will have 6,000 rooms. By dealing, baby. And that's where we can beat 'em.
Part one is to keep expenses down as low as possible.
Part two is to recoup whatever costs we incur by taking advantage of casino promotions and givebacks. We'll concentrate on lodging and dining, defining our daily expenses as the cost of a room plus three squares a day. Those techniques require a few special skills. The strategies presented below, however, can be implemented by anyone at any time. In terms of relative costs, Las Vegas can beat any city in the world on the price of a vacation at any level.