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There’s more to a Las Vegas vacation than the glitz and glimmer of the famous Las Vegas Strip. There are family-friendly activities, shows, restaurants and a variety of things to do for every age. This Las Vegas Travel Web Guide helps you find everything you need to plan the perfect trip. Relax in the lavish spas around town, spend your time in a casino, enjoy the fine cuisine or bring the kids along for an unforgettable family vacation. No matter what you're looking for in a Las Vegas vacation, this Web Guide can point you to it.

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Getting to Las Vegas

There are plenty of reasons to go to Vegas (romantic getaways, family fun, relaxation, business, or even bachelor/bachelorette parties), but how you get there matters, too. Some U.S. residents are close enough to Vegas to make it there in a few short hours by car or bus; others will prefer to fly. But all can use the sites below to make their trip to Vegas as quick or cheap as they’d like.

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Most flights to Las Vegas land at McCarran International Airport.

Before you book your flight to Vegas, check for special package deals for airfare and hotel together: lots of casinos and resorts offer these money-saving trips (especially if you’re traveling last minute). Lastminute.com, Hotwire.com, and Priceline.com are just a few of the sites that offer such packages. Also check the Web site of your preferred hotel, as some partner with certain airlines to offer package deals.

A number of great discount airfare sites like Kayak and Priceline provide the same basic service: they search through flights to any destination by collecting and comparing values from various consolidators (like Travelocity and Orbitz) and individual airlines. For more on the differences between these sites and how best to use them, see the findingDulcinea Travel Web Guide.

Travelers living closer to Vegas might consider driving or riding the bus, as these can be less expensive ways to get there. There is no Amtrak train service to Vegas.

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To find a flight to Vegas …

BookingBuddy is an aggregate flight search tool that lets you enter your travel info (dates and cities) once and then performs that search on as many other airfare sites as you like, including specific airlines that fly to your desired cities. Use this search tool to avoid having to enter the same city/date combination on multiple sites.

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Farecast helps you decide what times of year offer the cheapest tickets to Vegas or, if you have a particular travel time in mind, helps you determine the best time to buy tickets by predicting (based on past price patterns) whether prices will rise or fall. Farecast even has “Fare Alerts” that are delivered daily to your e-mail so that you can keep an eye on prices without doing any searching on your own.

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Southwest Airlines offers one-way fares to and from Vegas, and has a large number of flights in and out of the city (nearly 250 departures daily). Look for special Web-only pricing on flights to Vegas from nearly any U.S. city that the airline flies.

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McCarran International Airport has plenty of information about flight delays, weather conditions, and even transportation between Las Vegas and the Airport. Use this site as a reference when flying to Vegas.

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To take the bus to Vegas …

Greyhound has, in addition to service from lots of cities around the U.S. to Las Vegas, a program called “Lucky Streak” that offers low-priced, round-trip tickets to Las Vegas from many cities in Arizona and California. With the Lucky Streak tickets, you can return home anytime within a four-day window of your arrival so that you can stay as long as your luck lasts. The Las Vegas Greyhound station is located in downtown Vegas and is open 24 hours.

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Driving to Vegas …

Mapquest provides free area maps for Vegas (and anywhere else in the country) and also has point-to-point driving directions.

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AAA (formerly the American Automobile Association) has some great features on its site that are available even to nonmembers. Enter your home zip code and get redirected to the AAA in your area. Choose “Travel” and explore features such as free downloadable maps, the TripTik planner that shows you nearby AAA deals, gas stations with current gas prices, nearby attractions and more—just zoom in on the city of your choice. Members can request printed materials such as road maps and travel planners to take on their trip.

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VisitLasVegas.com provides simple driving directions to Vegas from Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Also find safety tips for driving in the southwest (such as carrying extra water in the summer and making sure you have enough gas to get you to the sometimes few-and-far-between gas stations).

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