August.

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Trip #2 of 2018 is booked.

I had booked SLS previously on a really good deal, but bouncing around on Mlife I came across a 3-night comp to stay at MGM Grand in a Grand Tower King Strip View. Wut. BOOKED. I've spent a grand total of $200 in MGM resorts over the past year but for some reason I'm Comp Boy with them again. Shit I'll take it. So I cancelled SLS (too damn far north anyway) and will do the south strip thing in a resort I've never stayed in.

I'm not a huge fan of the MGM but hey, comped is comped and the location is great for my roamings and interests. There are a lot of food/drink options there so if I'm feeling lazy I can just mostly hang around there if I want.

Then I'm over to Palms Place into a Studio Suite for the last 2 nights. A good Express Deal on Priceline. Wasn't going to be able to do the myVegas comp thing as you can't book that back to back with an Mlife offer so had to plunk down real money but that PP room for $51/night is pretty sweet. I've done Palms before but not "Place" which is supposed to be an upgrade. Palms has been renovating the casino and restos since being bought by Stations so hopefully some new things to see since the last time.

Palms is no joy on location but that quality of room would be double the price anywhere on the strip so it's worth the cab ride or 3 to shuttle to and from it. Who knows, if the renovations are quality I may end up staying out there one of the days too, we'll see.

I kept the Expedia booking for the flight on Alaska. It's good flight times this time too, get in around 3:30 on Sunday and leave at 2:20p on Friday so no hanging around Vegas for long on fly out day, which I hate. I'll have to take a whole week off of work but I'll have plenty of time to build up the PTO after I'm back from the April trip.

So, cool. It's a long way away but it's nice to have the trip locked in and maybe fully comped on rooms.

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