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2011
11
March
Calgary 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 Calgary for $179/person after tax from May 13-16.
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 Calgary, to see that there's a package leaving on May 13th.
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 Calgary, 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
10
March
New record for cheapest flight to Jamaica - $199 roundtrip after tax
10
March
Well, it didn't take long to break the record of lowest price ever from Calgary to Jamaica. It's funny how many amazing deals there have been to Jamaica this year, not just from Calgary, but from cities all across Canada.
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2011
9
March
Last minute flight from Calgary to Chicago - $336 roundtrip after tax - direct
9
March
If you've ever tried to fly to Chicago from Calgary, you know it's an expensive city to get to. You're usually lucky if you can find something for around $550-$650 roundtrip after tax. And around $700ish for anything direct.
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2011
8
March
Calgary to Jamaica - $228 roundtrip after tax
8
March
Yup, there's another one of those really cheap flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica. In fact, this is the cheapest flight to Jamaica from Calgary that I've ever seen (the one in early January was $20 more).
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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
Calgary to Buenos Aires, Argentina - $714 roundtrip after tax
24
February
There's apparently a flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina for $714 roundtrip after tax.
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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
18
February
How to get an all inclusive package for a family of 4 down to $540/person after tax
18
February
So all the Canadian tour operators have their February/March all inclusive packages stuck at a minimum of $1000/person. That makes for an expensive trip for a family of 4. What's a guy (or gal) to do?
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2011
14
February
Calgary to Maui, Hawaii - $476 roundtrip after tax
14
February
So, Air Canada put out a Valentine's code for 15-20% off everywhere they fly. Westjet has now matched it.
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2011
9
February
Air Canada just dropped every flight to Mexico City down to $357 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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