Junebies. June 2023 Freebies and Discounts.

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Quite a good haul this time on savings. Shall we?

-5 nights at Cosmopolitan in a Terrace One Bedroom Suite, special rate w/no resort fees: $1055, would be $2600 with no Identity rate, savings of $1545.

-1 night at Aria in a Deluxe King, comped, no resort fees, night's not avail to book so not sure how much savings, another Saturday in June is $409 so we'll charitably call it $360 for the 10th, I added late check out so we'll say a $300 savings.

-$50/$50 Freeplay/Resort Credit in the Aria booking package, $100 savings.

-$117 in Freeplay built up from MGM Rewards, $117 value.

-$57 in MGM Rewards Points (Resort Credit) available to use, $57 value but will increase with play by the time I use them Wednesday, call it $75.

So that's a grand total of $2119 saved. And people ask me why I always go to Vegas on vacations. I also saved some $ by using some miles on the United flight but I can't be arsed to look it up, and also still have that $55 in Buffalo Wild Wing's GC credit that I likely won't use but it's there.

I went large on the room this time and could have spent less, but again I might only get 3 trips this year so if that's the case I'm going to go baller on the last two. Currently have a Corner Fountain View suite booked at Vdara for Xmas and will likely see no reason to change that so the rooms will be on point for summer and winter.

T-minus 5 days.

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