Marchbies. March Trip Freebies and Discounts.

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Not much of a list. Not playing myVegas anymore makes these posts pretty minimal. But fuck myVegas.

- 4 Nights in a Delano King Suite at Delano - $137, would be $634 if I was an MGM nobody, savings of $497. $150 VIP package cuts that a bit, but eh, VIP PACKAGE.

- Mlife Express Comp value from Mlife CC- $100.

-Mlife Resort Credit from booking package - $50.

- Allegiant flight, would be $219 normally, booked early and used flight voucher so only paid $81, saved $138.

$635 less than a Vegas newbie would pay. Maybe one of the smaller free/dis hauls ever but I'm really not about maximizing savings anymore. I could have been fully comped with RC and FP at several other, lesser MGM resorts in far lesser rooms. I could have flown dead basic with no carry-on or seat selection. But I'm willing now, unlike in earlier years, to drop some funds on the overhead and maximize comfort and style (within reason). Not saying I'll never stay in a basic room again, but my days of chasing the highest possible comp value just to save a few bucks on the front end are over.

The Mlife CC chipped in as usual with some Express Comp value, so one splurge meal will be on points which is always nice, and Delano is throwing in another $50 RC as part of the booking package. The first two of these points meals on the last two trips have been duds, so I need to choose wisely this time and get some good value from my free hundy. Probably not going to do a reservation, don't want to tie myself down to a specified time for anything on this trip.

Not within realistic shooting range of Gold on this trip but intend to set myself up to get there on the next one, so most everything food-and-gambling wise happening at MGM resorts.

So it's countdown mode now, under a month to go time.

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