One More Night.

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No, not the Phil Collins song, one more night added to the Xmas Vegas trip.

I've been keeping an eye on flights for it now that it's just a little more than 6 months away (I know). I had considered driving out, but with parking fees and gas it'll end up costing me more than the flight. Realized I had a few latent RR points on Southwest, despite not flying that vile airline in couple years. Had enough to cover one leg of the flight, but only if I booked it for the night before I had rooms booked, so I went ahead and grabbed it for Wednesday, the 20th to arrive around 9:30p.

That meant I need a room, so I will be booking a night at the Mirage via myVegas for that night. It'll be comped aside from resort fees, and it'll be nice to check out Mirage as I've never stayed there, even if it is only for the one night. Somehow in my 3+ years of Milfe stays Mirage never came up in the queue. I like the place, it's one of my normal hangouts and it's good and close to Caesars so the resort move on Thursday shouldn't be too painful.

So that'll give me a full 5 days, a night and a morning in town. Might be the longest trip yet. Now just have to find a return flight. It's currently around $100 but I'm hoping that will drop a bit, despite the fact that it's the day after Xmas, then I'll be all set. Looking forward to it, always love the Xmas trip.

BTW that Phil Collins song sucks.

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