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Originally Posted by cmyden

Just curious as to when these people were mentioning stupid low flight + hotel packages to Vegas? It wasn't Dec 2010 was it? That's the last time there's been anything *really* significant to Vegas, during that Expedia flub ($70 flight + hotel, nice!).

Most people end up paying around $500-600/person after taxes/fees for flight + hotel to Vegas from Calgary these days. Prices stay pretty consistent, since demand to Vegas is consistent as well.

But it's certainly possible to find cheaper packages, the bottom typically being around $450/person after tax. That's for a midweek package to Circus Circus though.

The further you get from the ideal 'Fri->Sun' Vegas weekend trip, the cheaper it will be, both in terms of hotels and flights.

In terms of Vegas packages, there are essentially two worlds of unique prices you need to check:

1) WestjetVacation packages and AirCanadaVacations packages. These are the packages every Canadian based travel site is trying to sell you. They're the same price on every site, so don't waste your time comparing between too many sites. Or you can just go directly to WestjetVacations.com and AirCanadaVacations.com to check pricing.

2) Expedia/Travelocity/Orbitz. These American owned sites are mashing together the latest flight prices from essentially the same airfare database with their latest hotel prices. The cheapest flight option is bundled first, so beware, as it's often the worst flight as well.

To compare fairly with the Westjet packages, pick a direct flight.

Of course you can also try flight + hotel separately. There's no guarantee that a package beats booking separately, a common myth.

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