A trip to Las Vegas can be categorized into three parts. In the first part, one can submerge in the treasures of the Strip: casinos, golfing, and all that. In the second part, one can explore the downtown Las Vegas and enjoy what is known as the Fremont Street Experience. In the third part, you can see the natural beauty of the surroundings of the city, like Las Vegas Spring Reserve and Grand Canyon. One can take all these parts together or take some of the parts, based on one’s own tastes and interests.

But it has been observed that only very few people miss the first part. Casinos are too abundant in Las Vegas to miss. All sorts of casino games, from big time gambling to card games, are played here. For gambling enthusiasts, a trip to Las Vegas is like a pilgrimage.

Fremont Street Experience is another major activity in any trip to Las Vegas. The main attraction is a light show known as barrel vault canopy. This show is conducted every day. Before the show, the lights of every building in the city, yes, including that of casinos, are switched off. If one is not satisfied with this show, one can watch a different variety of light show in Neon Museum. Also, the sound stages in Fremont Street frequently host high quality music concerts, most of which are free. But the biggest party of the city is on the New Year’s Eve. So, better go to Las Vegas during the year-end.

If one had a sufficiently heavy dose of all these artificial glitz, one can move further away from the city to some naturally beautiful surroundings. Las Vegas Spring Reserve host several facilities to watch the Mother Nature in all her splendor. One can also have a spectacular view of Grand Canyon from close quarters.

Las Vegas can be divided into two parts in terms of both geography and cost of living: the Strip and the downtown area. Although the Strip is costly, the vital organs of the city are functioning there. Downtown area is comparatively cheap, but one has to commute to the Strip to enjoy the city life in full. So, when booking for a vacation home, it is important to check its location on the city. With the advent of the internet and personal computer, now it is easy to find rental homes for spending a vacation. There are innumerous websites that provide a comprehensive list of companies that provide holiday homes and persons who own holiday homes. One can contact the companies or the owners through telephone or e-mail and check the availability of the rental home on the date when one plans to spend the vacation. If one tries to book earlier enough, one is likely to get good homes and excellent deals. It is when trying to arrange a home at the last minute that often people have to content with sub-standard houses at inconvenient locations even after paying a large sum as rent.

While booking a vacation home through the internet, one should be aware of certain things. For most of the home stays, you have to pay the whole rent or a major part of it in advance. In some cases, you have to pay even the refundable security amount in advance. But with most of the companies in this field and most house owners, you will need to pay the security advance only when checking in to the house. Since you have to pay money in advance, it is highly imperative that a proper agreement should be drafted and signed by both the parties. The agreement should contain clauses about cancellation, check in and check out times, and the payment of rents.



Another factor that makes rental cars suitable when staying in Las Vegas is the presence of some attractive tourist locations in the nearby areas. Las Vegas Spring Preserve and Grand Canyon are a few hours’ drive away from the Strip. So, a rental car is always handy. Also, for those coming to Las Vegas for wedding (a lot many people come to Las Vegas for getting married) will also find rented cars advantageous. The couple can rent a modern luxury vehicle for their marriage and travel from the wedding chapel to the hotel room in grand style.

Whatever be the reasons, there are plenty of rent-a-car services in Las Vegas. A simple search on Google using the keyword “rented car in Las Vegas” throws up the names of a number of rent-a-car services. They provide old heritage models of Ford to the most modern models of Benz. Several kinds of vehicles such as passenger vehicles, luxury sedans, and sports utility vehicles are available with these operators for rent. Most of the operators are pretty familiar with the needs of the tourists, be it for visiting casinos, getting married, playing golf, or simply sight seeing. So, they also provide useful tips, for example, in selecting a casino for a game of poker or in selecting a suitable chapel for a wedding.

Some of the prominent rent-a-car service operators are mentioned here. US Rent A Car is one of the oldest serving firms in this field. It started its operations way back in 1978. For people who are looking for cheap conveyance facilities, Budget Rental Cars is a good option. As its name indicates, their main attraction is the pricing. Avis Car Rental is a hugely successful rent-a-car company in the area. They provide discount coupons also. Alamo Rental Cars is another car-renting company that provides good quality vehicles at reasonable rents.

Another important feature of some of the top hotels in Las Vegas is the golf courses owned by the hotel managements. In most of such golf courses, they will allow outsiders along with the guests of the hotel. But in some golf courses like Shadow Creek, which is owned by the company that runs Hotel MGM Mirage, only the guests in that hotel are allowed. But some other hotels are more generous. Another hotel called Hotel Bellagio has a spectacular musical fountain. This can be watched by anybody who wants to see it for absolutely no charge. Another special attraction is the lion safari in Hotel MGM Grand. These and other similarly attractive features are the specialty of up-market hotels. There are a number of budget hotels also. But the special features will not be there other than the customary casinos.

Almost all hotels allow online advance reservation. There are some other specific websites, which specialize in providing reservation of hotels in Las Vegas. Such websites can be found by searching on Google quite easily. These websites also provide user reviews about the hotels and tools to compare the prices and facilities of most of the hotels. Many such websites provide discount cards and special offers. One important thing one should understand about Las Vegas is its geography. The heart of the city is a boulevard known as the Strip. Hotel rooms on the Strip can be expensive. But staying in a hotel on the Strip is very convenient to move around the city. On the other hand, outside the Strip, especially in the downtown area, accommodation facilities are comparatively cheap. But one has to spend extra time and money for commuting to the city and back.

But one has to keep in mind several things when preparing for a marriage in Las Vegas. Holidays and special days are hugely popular days for wedding in the city. February 14, the Valentine’s Day, is the most sought-after day for wedding. So if you want to become part of that tide and want a lot many people to witness your wedding, better come on holidays. One downside of this is that everything will be near pandemonium. One particular chapel may be booked for a number of weddings on a day like Valentine’s Day. In such days, one will have to content with a quick-fire ceremony before the next couple sneaks in. If you want an elaborate and peaceful ceremony, come during weekdays.

Another thing to consider is the weather. Generally, weather in Las Vegas is hot and dry, with not much rain around. So, one can conduct the marriage ceremony practically at any time. But the difficulty is that the heat will be unbearable when wearing the special wedding gowns and suites for a long duration. It may well become almost like a marriage in a gas chamber. One solution, though not very popular, is that performing the ceremony on the evening or at night. Otherwise, one should better select a day when the weather is pleasant and cool.

The best thing about the marriages in Las Vegas is that one need not worry about the other arrangements. There are plenty of chapels and more than enough priests, ministers, rabbis, and other conductors of marriage. Almost all chapels have marriage organizers who are experienced in all kinds of marriage ceremonies for all kinds of national and religious sections. Language is also not a big problem. There will be marriage organizers who can speak languages other than English such as Spanish, French, and German. Also, there will be excellent shopping centers to buy marriage dresses, ornaments, and other items like perfumes and decorative articles.

Some of the hotels that host the golf courses accept discount cards. One can get the discount card from various websites for free. There are some websites that provide such cards for a small charge. These are beneficial even with this charge. These are also available with leading travel magazines. When availing discount cards, one should check whether it can be utilized on all days. Some hotels do not accept such cards on weekends.

Badlands is a very popular golf course in the region. Its tariff starts from a modest $70, which is partly the reason for its immense popularity. It is a nine-hole course and is a desert course. It is situated outside the Strip, which is the name given for the heart of the city. Rio Secco Golf Club is a prominent public golf club of the region. This is where Butch Harmon School of Golf is situated. If you are wondering about the significance of that fact, well, it is where a certain Tiger Woods learnt to play the game. The golf course contains waterfalls and dessert-like terrain. The rates are also comparatively modest. Red Rock Canyon may well be the most picturesque of the affordable golf courses in the region. It is also a public golf course. Bear’s Best is another public golf course that offers some of the features of the more famous golf courses across the world for a reasonable rate. Paiute is the latest golf course in the region and, thankfully, the rates are low. It is also the biggest course in the region. Revere and the Falls are two golf courses in the area that do not charge a fortune for playing a few rounds of golf there.

Nowadays, offers and discounts come from all corners. Be it in air travel, in hotel charges, or in tourist packages of tour agencies, discounts and offers influence the purchasing decision of the customers. But still most of the deals offered to a tourist visiting Las Vegas (or any tourist spot for that matter) will not be valid during what they reckon as the peak season. For a tourist centre like Las Vegas, in normal times tourist flow is maximum at weekends and minimum at mid-week. New Year Eve is the day of special celebrations in Las Vegas. So what one should check when getting a discount offer or special deal is whether the offer or deal is valid on weekends and on other special days.

Hunting down special discounts and attractive offers is easier than before, thanks to the growth of the internet. Some hotels and travel agencies have their own websites from where they provide direct discount offers to the customers. Also, there are plenty of dedicated websites for helping the tourists to Las Vegas with special offers and discounts. But for saving money without any compromise on quality and facility, the time-tested methods of booking travel tickets and hotel rooms early and, if possible, during off-season are still the best methods. Las Vegas experiences less tourist crowd during weekdays. Also, for getting the best out of any tour, one should avoid last minute bookings. Such bookings have almost always been disadvantageous. People who book late cannot be choosers. Also, there are plenty of free things to see in Las Vegas. It is said that the best things in Las Vegas come free of cost.

The first thing one should do to save money when touring Las Vegas is to have some discount coupons to be used on restaurants and motels. There are several websites that provide free coupons. Some websites offer discount coupons for a nominal charge. One can find such websites through a search on Google using simple keywords like “discount coupons for Las Vegas.” One has to check also for discount coupons in leading travel magazines. Almost all hotels in the city have an adjoining casino. A majority of hotels in the city also have some kind of attraction along with them. Golf clubs, amusement parks, or water fountains are the most popular attractions. Enjoying these attractions are free for people staying in the hotels that arrange these facilities. Bellagio Fountains and Bellagio Gardens are free not only for people staying in Bellagio hotel but also for the passerby and other onlookers. The other free attractions include Caesars Palace Statues, Artwork at the Venetian Hotel, Lion Habitat at MGM Grand, White Lions and Shark Tank at the Mirage, and Circus performance at a hotel called Circus Circus.

There are comparatively cheap hotels in Las Vegas. One should remember that the hotel rates are dynamic. That means the rates keep changing with the availability factor. Demand drives the price up. During weekends and holidays people come to Las Vegas from all corners. So there will be a heavy rush and the hotel prices will be high. But on weekdays, especially during mid-week, there will be fewer numbers of people visiting the city and as a result, the rates of accommodation will be lower. The main area of Las Vegas, the heart of the city, is known as the Strip. Hotels on the Strip are naturally costlier. But if you choose hotels in downtown, which charge slightly lower rates, you may have to spend more money for hiring cabs and taxis. The restaurants in the town are generally expensive. But one can find some inexpensive restaurants on the Strip and plenty of such restaurants off it. But if you consider the time spent for reaching the downtown restaurant and travel charges are worth the discount, then it is better you go for it.

If you plan to stay in Las Vegas for more than one or two days, it is advisable to stay in the downtown area. That will reduce the cost of accommodation considerably. Also, for commuting between the hotel and the Strip, it is ideal to take a monorail pass. There are a number of attractions in Las Vegas that are free. One of the must see items in Las Vegas is the Fremont Street Experience (FSE). There is a daily light show at the Fremont Street called barrel vault canopy or viva canopy, which is the top draw of the FSE. The light show rises to a maximum height of 90 feet and covers a length of 1500 feet. It is a magnificent show and it is free. There are other free light shows such as Masquerade Show in the Sky. The fountain in Gellagion Hotel is another free attraction that enlivens the stay in the city.

In Fremont Street, there are two stages that host music concerts of high quality. Most of such concerts are free. Other free attractions in the town include The Aquarium at The Silverton and the Bonnie and Clyde Getaway Car. Another unique place to visit in Las Vegas is a chocolate factory near the city, called Ethel M Chocolate Factory. One can taste the free samples available there and more importantly can watch and understand the chocolate manufacturing process. Penske Wynn Ferrari Maserati is a museum in Las Vegas in which the history and evolution of the Italian car manufacturing company Ferrari is shown using pictures and other resources. Another top tourism location in the city is an exact replica of Eiffel Tower. Although the admission to the tower is not free, it provides a million dollar aerial view of the city.