Next. Fuck It.

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As regards my last post...

Yeah, logically that makes sense.

However...I just booked 3 nights in early March at Luxor. I'm a bad person.

All nights comped in a Tower Deluxe, plus $100 FreePlay, plus $50 resort credit, PLUS no resort fees, PLUS VIP check-in. I also have about $50 worth of various comps built up from the last trip. I mean, seriously? How can I NOT go, the room would be at least $600 (weekend rates), add the almost $250 in resort perks and I'm practically just going for cost of plane fare and drinks. Preliminary flight costs are in line, right around $200 as usual for round trip getting there early Friday and leaving late Monday. Besides, I just got my refund amount from the IRS and it'll cover more than half the trip, saving up won't be too painful this time.

My first experience at Luxor was kinda meh, but this is a Tower room which supposedly is a big step up from the Pyramid rooms quality wise and they're a lot newer. It really doesn't even matter where I stay anymore, anyway, I get all over the Strip and have all my hang out places that have nothing to do really with where I stay.

Gotta say, MLife has come through for  this poor boy, I would never be able to afford trips every few months if not for having rooms comped and little perks like resort credit which in this case will get me a nice meal one of the nights. I'm also just an eyelash away from getting to Gold tier on MLife, which is where some of the true pimp VIP benefits start kicking in, even for schlubs like me. 20% bonus on points, VIP check-in (never having to wait with the cattle at check-in is huge), automatic room upgrades, VIP line for clubs, etc.

So, cheap but nice trip, a lot of potential benefits, and I get to go back to the place that feels more like home to me than home does.

Bring on March 7th.

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