Frugal Las Vegas (Las Vegas Guides) - Softcover

Charbonneau, Steven J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1539538370 ISBN 13: 9781539538370

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

An indispensable resource for the Las Vegas visitor and resident! "Frugal Las Vegas" is packed with up to date and verified information that facilitates planning your visit and saving a great deal of money while in fabulous Las Vegas! Not your typical travel guide! "Frugal Las Vegas" is an indispensable resource of Vegas facts, trivia and tips merged with the information required to make a Vegas vacation not only memorable but economical! Discover budget transportation options, compare hotels and resort fees, get advice on gaming, learn where to find bargains, deals, discounts and coupons that will cut the cost of your Vegas vacation by 50% or more! "Frugal Las Vegas" is THE LAS VEGAS TRAVEL GUIDE for visiting Vegas on a budget! Learn how and where to obtain deals and discounts on everything! Save money on Las Vegas transportation, hotel rooms, restaurants, buffets, beverages, shows, attractions, tours, shopping and even frugal gambling! Loaded with interesting facts and tips, "Frugal Las Vegas" describes more than 50 free things to do while in Vegas; has 76 hotel/casino listings with contact and property information; and contains over 200 website addresses (hyperlinked in Kindle edition) in order to further your vacation planning and enjoyment! "Frugal Las Vegas" facilitates getting around the airport and city easily with illustrations of McCarran International Airport, the Las Vegas Monorail route, Strip & Downtown Express (SDX) bus route, Deuce on the Strip bus route, as well as Strip and Downtown area hotel maps! (2018 Edition - Updated June 2018)

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About the Author

A Vermont native raised in the resort community of Stowe, Vermont, at twenty-three Mr. Charbonneau traveled to Quito, Ecuador, and entered a casino for the first time in his life. At the blackjack table he met and fell in love with a young Ecuadorian woman, within months they were married. After nearly thirty years or marriage the couple divorced. Mr. Charbonneau is the proud parent of five children. As a father of five living in Las Vegas for decades, frugality was never an option, it was a necessity! Learning how to stretch a budget in order to support and entertain a large family on limited resources in a resort community provided Mr. Charbonneau with the skills and knowledge for his latest undertaking . . . the Las Vegas Travel Guide Series. Mr. Charbonneau's knowledge of hotel operations came from years of employment at the front desk and in reservations. As a tourist he's stayed at over thirty Las Vegas valley casino/hotels! As a consumer his philosophy is to avoid hotels with a resort fee, unless he is staying on a complimentary with the resort fee waived (not all Vegas hotels waive the resort fee on a comp); staying on a buy-one get-one free offer (where the resort fee is waived on free nights); or when using a coupon/reward for a free night with payment of the resort fee. A recent Vegas visit for example, straddled June and July 2016 for fifteen hotel nights. Twelve nights were comps (resort fees waived), two nights were free on a reward (required payment of resort fees) and one night was a promotional rate at a property with no resort fees that included a food credit. His total hotel cost was a mere $95 plus tax which was offset by $45 in Free Slot Play and $60 in Food & Beverage Credits! Mr. Charbonneau's knowledge of casino operations came from working in the Slot Departments of two major casinos, from entry level to Slot Shift Manager. He also worked on the production line at International Game Technology (IGT) refurbishing and assembling Slot & Video Poker machines. As a consumer he has experienced one form of gambling or another in three countries and four states. Years ago, and for a period of four years, he earned a living (and comps) playing low limit Video Poker machines!

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1539538370
• ISBN 13: 9781539538370
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180