August 18, 2009
Sun Country is offering sale fares for the fall and winter travel seasons.
With fares as low as $49 one-way consumers can travel to such destinations as Boston, New York, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
These fares are available immediately either online at suncountry.com or through Sun Country reservations at 800-359-6786.
Fares available are for peak/off-peak periods and good for travel Aug. 21, 2009 through Oct. 13, 2009, Oct. 20, 2009 through Dec. 17, 2009 and Jan. 5, 2010 through Feb. 11, 2010.
For more information, visit www.suncountry.com

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August 24, 2009
A Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) sales team will launch a week-long autumn sales blitz Aug. 17 to stimulate travel from Chicago, Denver and Dallas — major markets that offer convenient air service to Nevada.
In particular, Denver offers air service to Ely, which benefits the eastern side of the state by reducing travel time for fly-drive visitors.
Accompanying the NCOT sales staff to Dallas and Denver will be industry sales partners representing the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority and Pony Express Territory. Staff will join Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority representatives to promote Nevada tours at a Funjet Vacations event in Chicago.
The sales team will promote attractions throughout the state with a focus on golf, skiing and what’s new, such as the M Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas;
the Legends at Sparks Marina shopping and entertainment center; a Marriott hotel under construction in Elko; and the Virginia & Truckee Railway tourist train running between Virginia City and Carson City.
For more information, call 800-638-2328
or visit www.travelnevada.com

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August 24, 2009
The M Resort Spa Casino is the official production location for the sixth season of Bravo’s “Top Chef: Las Vegas,” which premieres Aug. 19 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Times. Contestants competed throughout the property during the filming process.
“Top Chef” offers a window into the competitive, pressure-filled environment of world-class cookery and the restaurant business at the highest level.
The series features 17 aspiring chefs who compete for their shot at culinary stardom and the chance to earn the title of Top Chef. Each episode holds two challenges for the chefs.
The first is a quick fire test of their basic abilities, and the second is a more involved elimination challenge designed to test the versatility and inventiveness of the chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic foods or catering for a range of demanding clients.
The challenges not only test their skills in the kitchen, but also uncover if they have the customer service, management and teamwork abilities required of a Top Chef.
For more information, call 877-673-7678 or visit www.themresort.com

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August 24, 2009

The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas has unveiled the Barbie Suite on the heels of the doll’s 50th birthday.
The custom-designed suite features pieces from Barbie’s Malibu Dream House.
Among the highlights are skirted, corseted, lace-up dress chairs; a sunburst mirror made from 65 reproduction 1959 black and white bathing suit Barbie dolls; a large Jacuzzi tub; a two-way fireplace; a full bar; plasma TVs; a steam shower; and an iPod Hi-Fi. The 2,350-square-foot suite accommodates 50 people for bachelorette parties and other events. The Barbie Suite will be available for a limited time in the hotel’s Fantasy Tower.
For more information, call 866-725-6773 or visit www.palms.com

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August 11, 2009
Trump Hotel Collection is inviting guests to give summer a stylish send-off with a special promotion.
Book any stay at Trump International Hotel & Tower New York, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago or Trump International Hotel Las Vegas before Aug. 31, 2009, for a stay completed before Sept. 7, 2009, and receive a complimentary upgrade as well as a $50 hotel credit. The $50 hotel credit may be used at Jean Georges, Nougatine or The Trump Spa in New York; Sixteen or The Spa at Trump in Chicago; or The Spa at Trump in Las Vegas. Rates start at $495 per night in New York, $375 per night in Chicago, and $149 per night in Las Vegas. For reservations, visit THIS LINK.
For New York, call 888-44-TRUMP or visit www.trumpnewyorkhotel.com
For Chicago, call 877-45-TRUMP or visit www.trumpchicagohotel.com
. For Las Vegas, call 866-939-8786 or www.trumplasvegashotel.com
New York City’s Kitano Introduces Tatami Suite Package
Published on: August 3, 2009
The 149-room Kitano New York is offering an authentic “Japanese escape” in the city’s only traditional Tatami Suite.
The Kitano New York offers this one-of-a-kind experience in its Tatami Suite Package, available for 100,000 Japanese Yen, or $995, per suite, per night. The Tatami Suite Package provides the aroma of the tatami mats.
Guests are presented a traditional Yukata (kimono) to enjoy during their stay, which they may take with them as a souvenir.
The sleeping quarter, connected to an authentic tea pantry, features twin beds which can be replaced with traditional futons if the guests prefer.
The suite also offers a spacious common area that measures eight tatami mats (a standard unit of measurement in Japan), as well as a traditional Japanese bathroom featuring, in accordance with Japanese culture, a large soaking tub for relaxation and separate shower for cleansing.
The Tatami Suite, which cost nearly $1 million to construct, features original works of art, traditional furnishings and cedar accents imported directly from Japan. The most significant aspect of the Kitano New York’s suite is the tatami matting which symbolizes a higher social class in the Japanese culture.
The package includes an overnight in the one-bedroom Tatami Suite; a green tea welcome amenity; a Yukata (summer kimono) take-home gift; bath experience, therapeutic Japanese Bath Salts with information on the suite’s deep soaking tub; $200 credit at The Kitano New York’s Michelin-rated Hakubai Restaurant; Japanese and/or American breakfast; passes for two to New York Sports Club; admission for two to Kitano New York Jazz Show (performances held Wednesday through Saturday evening); Japanese newspaper morning delivery; in-room Japanese television programming; early noon check-in and late 1 p.m. check-out; choice of futon or standard bed; and Shiatsu massage (available upon request for a $120 per person, per hour supplement).
For more information, or reservations, call 212-885-7000 or visit www.kitano.com

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August 2, 2009
Best Western International has extended its exclusive partnership with Harley-Davidson Motor Company for an additional three years to reward motorcycle riders and Harley-Davidson enthusiasts with enhanced travel benefits when they stay at one of more than 1,200 “rider-friendly” Best Western properties in North America. Harley-Davidson owners or enthusiasts can register for Best Western Ride Rewards by calling 888-BW2BIKE or by visiting www.bwrider.com
Once registered, members earn 10 points for every U.S. dollar spent on qualified room rates or 250 airline miles per qualified stay at more than 4,000 Best Western hotels worldwide.
Upon registering for Best Western’s free Ride Rewards loyalty program online, riders will automatically receive Gold Elite status, which includes 10 percent bonus points on every stay. H.O.G.
Members receive even greater benefits. They are automatically upgraded to platinum elite status, giving them 15 percent bonus points on every stay, complimentary room upgrades when available, plus early check-in and late check-out if available.
When staying at the 1,200 plus Best Western properties that are certified “rider-friendly,” guests will have access to a host of amenities, such as complimentary wipe-down rags and access to a washing station at check-in.
Additionally, some hotels offer extra benefits, including reserved parking spaces, bottled water and lip balm.
As a complement to Ride Rewards, enthusiasts can also use Harley-Davidson’s Ride Planner to help map and plan rides, available at www.harley-davidson.com
The tool also makes it easy to book a stay at a Best Western hotel by indicating where each is located in correlation to the trip being planned. Each hotel listing includes hotel descriptions along with a directory of services and amenities.
For more information on Ride Rewards and other features of the Best Western/Harley-Davidson partnership, visit www.bwrider.com  or www.rideplanner.harley-davidson.com/rideplanner.
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August 5, 2009
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas opened its newest addition, the $750 million Paradise Tower, on July 31 — almost two months ahead of schedule.
The tower’s 490 rooms were designed with the property’s party attitude in mind but with a more luxurious, sophisticated atmosphere. Paradise Tower has 18 floors, including a penthouse and 10 pool suites. The penthouse measures 3,500 square feet and has floor-to-ceiling windows throughout; the Strip can be seen unobstructed from end to end while a turn in either direction provides views of mountains.
The penthouse also has mahogany woods, platinum tiles, an oversize hot tub, interactive digital pool table and a video wall. The pool suites, which overlook or even offer direct access to the Beach Club pool, include two-level duplexes with doors that open to a cabana or to the pool deck, or a glass balcony that overlooks the pool.
“The Hard Rock is evolving,” said Phil Shalala, Hard Rock’s vice president of marketing.
“It has really melded into the perfect property for the young affluent consumer that is into music, fashion, technology and lifestyle in general.
It really stands for that perfect balance.” For more information, visit www.hardrockhotel.com

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August 5, 2009
Super 8 Worldwide, the official hotel company of Richard Petty Motorsports and sponsor of the No. 43 Super 8 Dodge car, is revving up the excitement this race season with Petty’s Tune Up Challenge, a new online interactive game that allows players to compete for a range of racing-themed prizes, including a VIP trip to a NASCAR race and the chance to meet racing legend Richard Petty.
Petty’s Tune Up Challenge game is accessible through www.super8.com  or directly at www.pettysgarage.com
Fans visiting the site can suit up as a member of Petty’s crew and race against the clock to get his car out of pit row and past the checkered flag with the fastest time around the track. The top three players with the fastest time each month will receive a Petty Prize Pack, consisting of a $50 gas card, Petty memorabilia and a free stay at a Super 8 hotel.
One grand prize winner and a guest will receive a three-day, two-night trip to the race in Charlotte in October, where they’ll meet Petty and his crew, tour the pit and garage and participate in the Richard Petty Driving Experience.
All airfare, travel, meals and accommodations will be provided complements of Super 8 Worldwide.
One first prize winner and eight second prize winners will receive passes for the Richard Petty Driving Experience and a Petty Prize Pack.
Full contest details are available at www.pettysgarage.com
Available on the site are a 15 percent Super Fan discount good at all participating Super 8 hotels; race information including the latest news, race photos, audio and video on Richard Petty and the Richard Petty Motorsport team; and an interactive booking engine for Super 8 hotels closest to race tracks. In addition, race fans can post their own photos and content to the site, sharing their race experiences with others.
This is the second of two Super 8 Petty’s Tune Up Challenge contests this year. In May 2009, Michael K. Cooper of Georgia won the grand prize for the first contest with a lap time of 2 minutes 40 seconds. This August, he and a guest will travel to Bristol, Tenn., complements of Super 8 Worldwide, to attend the race and enjoy the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

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August 5, 2009
PINK JEEP TOURS TO BECOME FIRST INDEPENDENT TOUR COMPANY
TO OFFER IN-PARK SERVICE IN DEATH VALLEY THIS FALL
LAS VEGAS – Beginning this September, Pink Jeep Tours will become the first independent tour company to offer in-park service at Death Valley.
These new tours will allow guests to visit the remote areas of the park too difficult for most vehicles to access. This is made possible by Pink Jeep Tours’ new Tour Trekker, the first-of-its-kind, high-end, state-of-the-art sightseeing vehicle. This comfortable 4-wheel drive vehicle has seating for up to 10 passengers so guests will truly enjoy this “small group” experience.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off will be available from most park hotels, including the 4-diamond Furnace Creek Inn, the Furnace Creek Ranch and the popular Stovepipe Wells Village. Tours will originate and conclude inside the park. To make this possible, Pink Jeep Tours has partnered with Xanterra Parks and Resorts, the nation’s largest park concessions management company and leader in park and resort hospitality.
Xanterra oversees and manages most resort, dining and retail offerings at Death Valley.
“Pink Jeep Tours has one of the most respected names in the tour business,” says Rich Jones, regional general manager, Xanterra Parks & Resorts.
“All too many past guests have not been able to visit some of the most famed attractions due to the type of vehicle they drive.
“We are pleased Pink Jeep Tours will soon provide an affordable way to see these attractions in 4-wheel luxury.”
Once inside the park, guests can visit secluded areas such as Racetrack Playa, famous for its “mysterious sliding rocks” that move across the dry lake bed on their own; Titus Canyon with its panoramic views at Red Pass and sheer towering walls in the canyon “narrows”; Charcoal kilns and Mosaic Canyon with its smooth, polished marble walls and West Side Road offering views of the valley most visitors rarely see. In addition, guests can also join Pink Jeep’s classic Death Valley tour when it arrives from Las Vegas. This 2-hour segment visits Badwater Basin, Devil’s Golf Course, Zabriskie Point and Artist’s Palette.
“Demand is there and we predict fall will be busy,” says Alix Reed, general manager, Pink Jeep Tours. “This is a brand new way for visitors to experience areas of Death Valley they wouldn’t otherwise be able to see and will be able to do so in an exciting, yet educational way thanks to our highly-trained guides.”
Covering nearly 3.3 million acres, Death Valley is the largest National Park in the lower 48 contiguous states. Guests will enjoy the dramatic contrast between Telescope Peak (elev. 11,049 feet) and Badwater Basin (282 feet below sea level).
Tour prices range from $65 to $165.
For more information, call Pink Jeep Tours at (702) 895-6777 or go to www.pinkjeep.com
ABOUT PINK JEEP TOURS – LAS VEGAS, INC.
Experience the “natural side” of Las Vegas. Founded in 1958 in Sedona, Ariz., Pink Jeep Tours is the premier off-road tour company in the Southwest.
Nevada Magazine readers recently named Pink Jeep Tours “Top Tour Company.” Built and designed specifically for Pink Jeep Tours, The Tour Trekker is the first-of-its-kind, luxurious yet rugged, all-terrain vehicle. As one of the few Las Vegas tour companies to possess off-road permits, guests experience areas inaccessible to most. From Grand Canyon to Hoover Dam to Mt. Charleston, there are 10 tours showcasing the Southwest’s breathtaking landscape. Off-road has never been so civilized.
For more information, go to www.pinkjeep.com

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August 5, 2009
August 21-23
Las Vegas—Legendary comedian Don Rickles, “Mr. Warmth,” who first starred as a Las Vegas headliner more than 50 years ago, brings his one-of-a-kind humor to The Orleans Showroom, August 21, 22 and 23.
Rickles took his first step toward national fame in 1957 when Frank Sinatra wandered into the small Hollywood nightclub where Rickles was performing. The still-unknown Rickles eyed Sinatra and said,
“I just saw your movie, The Pride and the Passion, and I want to tell you, the cannon’s acting was great. And, make yourself at home, Frank. Hit somebody.”
Sinatra doubled up laughing and became one of Rickles’ biggest boosters among Hollywood celebrities. Rickles soon became the “in” comic among Hollywood stars, who flocked to his nightclub engagements to become the targets of his insults.
As a star-struck kid in New York City, Rickles aspired to share the big screen with such greats as Clark Gable and James Cagney. His wish came true in 1958 when he appeared in Run Silent Run Deep, starring Clark Gable. Rickles went on to receive critical praise for his villainous performance in The Rat Race in 1960.
During a period between acting assignments, Rickles tried and succeeded at stand-up comedy. Audiences laughed harder at his impromptu insults than at his prepared material, and Rickles’ legend as the king of insult comics was born.
Rickles has also starred in films and television shows, including Casino, Kelly’s Heroes, Gilligan’s Island, The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and most recently, the CBS hit series The Unit. Rickles won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 2008 HBO special Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project for Best Individual Performance in a Variety or Musical.
Tickets are now available starting from $74.95, plus tax. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 702.365.7075 or visiting www.orleanscasino.com
About Coast Casinos
The Orleans Showroom is an 827-seat venue featuring theater-style seating. Coast Casinos is a division of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD). Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a leading diversified owner and operator of 16 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana and Louisiana. Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at www.boydgaming.com

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