Harrah’s Las Vegas opened in 1972 as the Holiday Inn Center Strip. In 1992 it changed names to Harrah’s Las Vegas and is managed by Caesars. The property has undergone multiple renovations over the past 50 years; but it is clear it is not a modern resort property. The rooms … Read more
Booking Norwegian Cruise with Caesars Discount I’ve only cruised twice; once on Carnival about 25 years ago and once on a free cruise with Royal Caribbean through Platinum status with M life (now MGM Rewards). Both experiences left me wondering why anyone would want to cruise. Which was only reinforced … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2022 It is always fun to review the top read posts of the past year; I am often surprised by those that end up on the list and it reminds me that even topics I wouldn’t predict as popular end up with a high level of … Read more
I’m Breaking Up With Caesars Rewards When I first started getting interested in Las Vegas loyalty programs in 2013, my default properties were those part of M life, now MGM Rewards. During a five year period from 2013-2018, I had 26 different stays at M life properties. Starting in 2018, … Read more
M life to become MGM Rewards UPDATE: Additional information is now available, including new benefits like waived resort fees. Perhaps due to too much confusion regarding the space and capitalization, the loyalty program of MGM Resorts is changing the name from M life to MGM Rewards. The new program … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2021 This year was the start of a return to normal for travel. I was hoping we would be back to normal by now; but the impact of Covid is still being felt with travel. Some countries remain closed to international tourism. After getting my vaccination, … Read more
Caesars Rewards Millionaire Maker 2021 Each year Caesars Rewards holds a Millionaire Maker slot tournament. The event is capped at 750 people and the first place winner goes home with $1 million. Most of those that are invited to the event have either won a qualifying slot tournament at another … Read more
Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City Bayview Tower Review Atlantic City is a strange town. Most of the action is along the Boardwalk where you will find six of the nine casino resorts (Ocean, Resorts, Hard Rock, Ballys, Caesars and Tropicana) and the Steel Pier amusement area. The outlet mall is just … Read more
Atlantic City Status Match from Caesars Rewards Diamond Caesars Rewards Diamond status is fairly easy to achieve through status match. Caesars Rewards has three casinos in Atlantic City: Harrah’s, Tropicana, and Caesars (plus Wild West). If you have Diamond status or above with Caesars, you are able to gain some … Read more
Caesars Rewards Diamond Status – 2021 Update Caesars Rewards is not what it used to be. Caesars Entertainment was purchased by Eldorado and it seems that they are cutting costs left and right. In my opinion, they are making visiting Caesars Rewards properties a lot less pleasant and appealing. Here … Read more
Caesars Rewards Free Night for Each 5,000 Tier Credits One of the benefits of Caesars Rewards is the ability to earn one free night in a Caesars Rewards hotel in Las Vegas or Atlantic City for every 5,000 Tier Credits earned during a calendar year. If you are signing up … Read more
Rio Las Vegas to become Hyatt(s) This came as a surprise to me. Apparently Rio Las Vegas, the off-strip Caesars property, is going to be transformed into a number of Hyatt hotels. Dreamscape purchased Rio from Caesars Entertainment in 2019 for $516 million (significantly less than the previous sale in … Read more
SingleFlyer Top Posts of 2020 The year 2020 was unlike any other. COVID-19 shut down the world for travel. People were traveling less and reading less about travel. And it may be a long time before things come back to 2019 levels. There is a good chance that the travel … Read more
Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Review Back around the time of the NFL Draft, Caesars ran a contest offering various prizes including free nights at any property. I was able to win two free nights and decided to cash them in with a stay at the Nobu Hotel. … Read more
Caesars Diamond Celebration Dinner during COVID One of the perks of being a Caesars Diamond elite, even if you get it through a status match, is the $100 annual Diamond Celebration dinner. Right now there are more limited options of restaurants (all buffets are closed, for example) — those that … Read more
