Las Vegas to Host CineVegas

Film buffs will have a field day at the 11th-annual CineVegas Film Festival, which features a wide variety of independent films, documentaries and short films. The 2009 festival will be held June 10-15, 2009, at the Palms Casino Resort and Brenden Theatres. Seeking affordable accommodations during your trip to Las Vegas and CineVegas? Look no farther than the beautiful, tropically landscaped Westgate Flamingo Bay Resort lies just 3 miles from the world-famous Las Vegas Strip. For more information about the Westgate Flamingo Bay, visit www.wgflamingobay.com.

Las Vegas Day Trips

Boulder City, Nevada: Attractions include Hoover Dam, Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum and St. Jude’s Children’s Art Museum of Nevada, among others.

Mount Charleston, Nevada: Located Northwest of Las Vegas, Mount Charleston features Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Rental, Mount Charleston Riding Stable and Mount Charleston Alpine Resort Golf Club.

Reno-Tahoe, Nevada: Known as “America’s Adventure Place,” Reno-Tahoe boasts the highest concentration of ski resorts in North America, all surrounded by 30 feet of average snow pack and 22,000 acres of skiable terrain – with the added bonus of unlimited outdoor recreation opportunities, dining, live entertainment and 24-hour gaming action.

For more information about Las Vegas day trips, visit www.vegasareaguide.com.

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is an immense, 1.6-million-gallon aquarium that is home to some of the world’s dangerous and exotic sea creatures, including sharks, rays, sea turtles, crocodiles, tropical fish and much more.

Mindfreak

Criss Angel levitates a woman in Las Vegas. For more information about Las Vegas shows, visit www.vegasareaguide.com.

Westgate Flamingo Bay Profile

The beautiful, tropically landscaped Westgate Flamingo Bay lies just 3 miles from the world-famous Las Vegas Strip – convenient to everything “The Entertainment Capital of the World” has to offer but remote enough to provide a peaceful retreat from all the excitement once you just want to relax. Nearby attractions include the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon and Hoover Dam. Onsite amenities at Westgate Flamingo Bay include spacious villas, a heated outdoor pool with sun deck and lounge chairs, clubhouse, barbecue grills, picnic tables, shuffleboard and basketball courts, fully equipped fitness room and practice putting green. At Westgate Flamingo Bay, you’ll discover the accommodations you desire to enjoy the perfect Las Vegas vacation getaway! For more information about Westgate Flamingo Bay and other Westgate Resorts properties, visit www.westgatedestinations.com.

21

“You know what I like most about Las Vegas? You can be whoever you want to be.” Inspired by a true story, 21 stars Kevin Spacey and deals (no pun intended) with the fascinating saga of the MIT Blackjack Team and was filmed at legendary establishments along the Las Vegas Strip such as Caesars Palace, Venetian, Planet Hollywood and Hard Rock.

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Upcoming Las Vegas Conventions

National Mining Association Quadrennial MINExpo
September 22-24, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
MINExpo is widely recognized as the premier exposition of mining equipment and services in the world, featuring a wide range of new-product introductions and exhibits of some of the largest mining equipment. Expected Attendees: 36,000

Interbike Expo Annual Fall Show
September 24-26, 2008
Sands Expo & Convention Center
The Interbike Expo is the largest gathering of bicycle trade-only industry members in the Western Hemisphere and hosts manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and retail businesses. Expected Attendees: 23,000

FABTECH International Aws Welding Show
October 6-8, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, tube & pipe and welding trade show serves to connect an overwhelming array of products, services and technical experts together with thousands of industry professionals. Expected Attendees: 20,000

SEMA Show
November 4-7, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. The show takes place as part of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week. Expected Attendees: 120,000

G2e: Global Gaming Expo
November 18-20, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
G2e is the leading trade event for the international gaming entertainment community and hosts all gaming industry professionals, including executives, corporate management, tribal leaders and others. Expected Attendees: 31,000

NFR Cowboy Christmas Gift Show
December 4-13, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
The official gift show of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the NFR Cowboy Christmas Show offers cowboy wear and a “fun shopping experience for wranglers and wrangler wannabes.” Expected Attendees: 20,000

Free Attractions in Las Vegas

Free attractions are not hard to find in Las Vegas. The Mirage’s volcano erupts in a lagoon filled with waterfalls and palm trees every 15 minutes from dusk to midnight. The adjacent “Sirens of TI” at Treasure Island features a popular pyrotechnic war as renegade pirates battle the “sexy sirens” of Sirens’ Cove. The world-famous Fountains at Bellagio thrill visitors with more than 1,000 water-emitting devies choreographed to music by such legendary entertainers as Frank Sinatra, Elton John and Whitney Houston. At the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the newly reinvented “Show in the Sky” boasts dancers in costume fashions on floats suspended above the crowd. Downtown Las Vegas’ famous, casino-lined street is now the Fremont Street Experience, a 175,700-square-foot pedestrian area covered by a continuous canopy studded with more than 14 million lights. Each evening on the hour, this canopy comes alive with spectacular light-and-sound shows.

Hardwood Suite

The Hardwood Suite at The Palms Las Vegas is the only suite in the world with an indoor half-court basketball court, as well as 10,000 square feet of party space.