I tried to nonrev from LAX to LAS on US last month (mar08), of course failed and finally decided to drive.

After a long flight from HKG, I rushed to T1 for US. What interested me was there were 30+ people stand by on the 2pm flight and only 10 seats available. Thanks to a nice US Gate staff told me this piece of info. He added the infavourable situation on all the flight on the rest of the date.

Check on the Southwest website and wanted to get tickets. The only available was 9pm.... o goodness.

So this is another good story to remind people not to do LAX-LAS nonrev on Friday.

Of course I got SSSS on my boarding pass in LAX

In Vegas, I stayed in Luxor. I got there by 7pm and the check in queue was HUGE. I booked a month ahead for 72/night deal in pyramid, where I wanted to be sea sick in the mid of dessert. After 40+ minutes watiting on the check in queue, I was offered a Tower Room.

Room was spacious, just a little bit old.

Luxor, Mandalay Bay and Excalibur are linked with air-con walkway, and a Free mono-rail. If you want to walk down to the Strip, you need to start from Excalibur then NYNY and MGM. Luxor is far down on the Strip.

After watched Bellagio fountain works at 10pm, wanted to catch Duce back to Luxor, I never saw a bus for 20 minutes! so Walk was the only option.