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2011
11
March
Edmonton to Wendover, Nevada + 3 nights hotel - $179/person after tax
11
March
So, a faithful reader passed this deal along to me. There's apparently a 'casino junket' in Wendover, Nevada and they're offering flight + 3 nights hotel from Edmonton for $179/person after tax from May 16-19.
My first thought was, where's Wendover, Nevada? Turns out it's about 6 hours from anything interesting, which might be why I haven't heard of it.
Here's what the 'strip' looks like:
Not exactly Vegas. For reference though, it's about 6 hours north of LV.
It's one of those small Nevada towns that only exists because of gambling.
My second thought was, ok, so who is it that's offering this package, and what does it include?
The link to the package can be found here: http://www.wendoverfun.com/flights/flash_files/flight_reservations.html
If you scroll over Alberta on the map, you can click on Edmonton, to see that there's a package leaving on May 16th.
From the map, we can also see that they offer packages from departures all over the U.S. From U.S. cities it looks like they mostly use Allegiant Air (a good airline with cheap flights to Vegas). But from Edmonton, they use a charter airline, Max Air. We'll get to that later.
Taking a look at their Facebook page they have over 6,000 fans and everyone seems happy. It does appear to be a legitimate offer from a legitimate company.
Here's the 3 hotels they're offering as part of the package:
The Montego Bay hotel seems like the best choice. I don't think any of the 3 are great hotels, but they don't seem overly terrible.
As for the charter airline, having never heard of Max Air, I did some Googling around, and found a few reviews from people on TripAdvisor.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g46014-i1505-k479757-Max_Air_Flights-West_Wendover_Nevada.html
It sounds like they're quite reputable and actually really nice for a charter airline.
I would imagine on these casino junkets they do everything they can to encourage you to gamble at their casino. The interesting part to me would be ditching the casino and doing your own thing, just using it as a cheap flight to the Nevada/Utah area.
Looks like it's about a 2.5 hour drive to the Humboldt National forest. The thing is, after a quick search, it doesn't seem like there's anywhere to rent a car.
Here's some more reviews from people on TripAdvisor that have tried one of these packages:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g46014-r19290248-West_Wendover_Nevada.html
If anyone can think of something interesting to do with this offer that doesn't involve the town of Wendover, let me know.
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2011
2
March
All Inclusive Package: El Cid Castilla in Mazatlan, Mexico - $712/person after tax
2
March
The El Cid Resorts in Mazatlan, Mexico just dropped their late April packages by over 30%.
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2011
28
February
Why you should *never* use airfare.com to book a flight - and my apologies for a deal that didn't pan out
28
February
So on Thursday evening I reported a deal to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile - both were showing up on airfare.com for an incredible price of $530 roundtrip after tax.
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2011
24
February
Edmonton to Buenos Aires, Argentina - $541 roundtrip after tax
24
February
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2011
22
February
How to get the best deal on an all inclusive package
22
February
When it comes to all inclusive vacations, this is the question most people want the answer to: 'When should I book to get the best deal?'
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2011
19
February
Edmonton to Rome, Italy - $833 roundtrip after tax
19
February
Flights to Europe from Edmonton under $1200 roundtrip after tax aren't very common these days.
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2011
9
February
Air Canada just dropped every flight to Mexico City down to $352 roundtrip after tax
9
February
I'm guessing with all the news about Mexico lately, there must be a lot of half empty planes heading to Mexico City.
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2011
28
January
Valentine's flight to Panama (the country) - $539 roundtrip after tax
28
January
Looks like Air Transat's February 8-15 flight from Edmonton to Panama City, Panama (PTY) has dropped to $539 roundtrip after tax.
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2011
27
January
Edmonton to Hong Kong, China in April - $862 roundtrip after tax
27
January
Just noticing that there's a flight in April to Hong Kong, China for $862 roundtrip after tax. All others seem to be a minimum of $1150 or so, but this one is 25% cheaper.
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2011
24
January
Valentine's flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica - $294 roundtrip after tax
24
January
It's not quite as cheap as the last time they dropped it, but Air Canada Vacations has dropped the price of their February 14-21 flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica down to $294 roundtrip after tax.
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