{"id":1443,"date":"2016-04-29T00:29:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T00:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2016-04-29T00:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T00:51:02","slug":"preparing-vegas-make-sure-youre-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/preparing-vegas-make-sure-youre-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Vegas: How to make sure you’re ready"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning a trip anywhere is tough, and for those heading there, Las Vegas is no different. Whether you\u2019re attending in the summer or the spring, you have to make sure you and your companions are properly prepared.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vegas is such a huge, moving city and it\u2019s important to arrive in good fashion. The success of your trip will be determined in the planning stage, and that begins now. <\/span><\/p>\n

Below, you\u2019ll find our top five tips for preparing for a visit to Las Vegas, and several things <\/span>you must not forget<\/span><\/a>. Best of luck!<\/span><\/p>\n

TIP<\/b> 1: Research your hotels<\/b><\/p>\n

The famous Las Vegas Strip is over four miles long, so you have to know where you are staying. If you book a hotel at one end of the strip, and all your chosen attractions are at the other, you\u2019ll have a walk on your hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Choose a hotel that\u2019s located according to your holiday plan and budget. If you want a budget hotel that\u2019s close to the most popular attractions, then you may be out of luck. To avoid any surprises, account for the fact that you may have to walk a lengthy distance to get where you want to go.<\/span><\/p>\n

TIP\u00a02: Book your tickets in advance<\/b><\/p>\n

Unless you reserve tickets way, way in advance for the <\/span>best Vegas shows<\/span><\/a>, you\u2019ll probably be out of luck when you arrive. These shows don\u2019t run 24\/7, and as such, there are limited numbers available. Given the popularity of Vegas as a whole, stuff like this can sell out quickly – so get ahead of the game. <\/span><\/p>\n


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If you show up and expect to be able to buy on the door, you\u2019ll probably end up being disappointed. Avoid this inevitability by planning what you\u2019ll be doing on your trip, and ordering all relevant tickets. You wouldn\u2019t go on holiday without booking a hotel would you?! The same principle applies here.<\/span><\/p>\n

TIP<\/b> 3: Transportation<\/b><\/p>\n

Las Vegas is usually very, very busy, and this will affect you too. Renting a car and getting a cab are expensive in Vegas, so if you don\u2019t want to walk, consider your other options.<\/p>\n

There are buses designed especially for tourism – The Deuce is one of them. It runs the strip all day, every day, and buses are usually quite frequent. There\u2019s also a free monorail service that makes it easier to get to local attractions quickly. These public transportation services were designed with tourism in mind, so they\u2019re a good way to visit all the best sights.<\/p>\n

TIP<\/b> 4: Prepare for the weather<\/b><\/p>\n

Las Vegas is in Nevada, and Nevada is famous for its deserts. <\/span>Temperatures can climb<\/span><\/a> to over 90 degrees in the warmest time of the year, so depending on when you go, pack lightly. Spring is typically a bit cooler, but either way, you\u2019ll need a coat or jumper for those colder desert nights. <\/span><\/p>\n

TIP<\/b> 5: Brush up on your gambling skills<\/b><\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be a trip to Vegas without a spot of gambling would it? There are dozens of games you can play in these casinos, from blackjack to roulette and poker. Take a bit of time to read up on the rules and risks of each game before you depart.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vegas is such a huge, moving city and it\u2019s important to arrive in good fashion. The success of your trip will be determined in the planning stage, and that begins now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[844,19,843,110,845],"class_list":["post-1443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","tag-destinations","tag-health","tag-las-vegas","tag-travel-2","tag-travel-philippines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1448,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions\/1448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}