DESTINATIONS LAS VEGAS | THE US
BOOK IT
Premier Travel offers five nights‘ room-only at the Luxor Hotel & Casino, including flights from Heathrow and transfers, from £859 per person, departing on May 12, 2024, based on two sharing.
premier-travel.co.uk
top tipip FROM FAR LEFT: The Strip; Crossroads
restaurant; AREA15; Mob Museum; NoMad Library Restaurant; OPM; the Bellagio’s conservatory; the Linq
PICTURES: Meg Blair; Laurent Velaquez; Mob Museum Las Vegas; NoMad Las Vegas; Cosmopolitan Las Vegas; MGM Resorts, the Linq
“Don’t miss a ride on the High Roller observation wheel at the Linq. The 40-minute ride provides a great introduction to Las Vegas, with breathtaking 360° views. Agents might like to suggest doing it twice – by day and at night.”
Holly Whittred, travel experts team leader, Premier Travel
what it feels like to sit inside a super- sized crystal chandelier. Its most famous drink – which has racked up $9.4 million in sales – is the Verbena. Made with tequila, yuzu and lemon verbena, it’s garnished with a Szechuan flower. When eaten, it numbs the tongue and sends tastebuds into overdrive, highlighting the individual flavour notes.
DAY two
09.00: Start with pastry perfection, courtesy of Dominique Ansel Las Vegas at Caesars Palace. The swanky bakery’s cronuts are legendary, but the highlight is the vending machine that dispatches Ansel’s famous cookie shots – warm cookies filled with Madagascan vanilla milk. Messy? Yes. Delicious? Absolutely.
10.00: Burn off that sugar high with some retail therapy. The city’s
travelweekly.co.uk
two biggest outlet malls are Las Vegas South Premium Outlets and Las Vegas North Premium Outlets, which is closest to the Strip. One of the latest destinations for shoppers is The District – a 70,000sq ft retail space at Resorts World Las Vegas. You’ll find everything there, from big-hitters such as Fred Segal to smaller brands such as Corso, which is famous for its beautiful Mexican jewellery.
12.00: Time for brunch at Resorts World’s Crossroads – the Strip’s first plant-based, fine-dining restaurant. Popular dishes include the (meat-free) meatballs. Afterwards, hop over to the car park and try the Vegas Loop, a twin-tunnel underground transportation system. Visitors can hop into a Tesla and whizz over to the conference centre in a matter of seconds, and there are plans to build 50 stations along the Strip.
14.00: For the ultimate art fix, you can’t beat AREA15, a purpose-built entertainment district minutes from the Strip. It’s filled with weird and wonderful art installations and standalone attractions including Wink World – a collection of light-based art installations in darkened rooms. There are various bars and restaurants at which you can refuel, including The Beast by Todd English. Later this year, work will start on a suitably spooky permanent attraction inspired by Halloween Horror Nights at Universal’s theme parks. It’s expected to open in 2025.
16.00: You don’t have to be a history buff to appreciate the (permanent) Discovering King Tut’s Tomb exhibit, which opened last year at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. You’ll gain fascinating insights into everything from
mummification to death masks, while VR technology allows visitors to explore the tombs.
18.00: For dinner, it’s got to be NoMad Library Restaurant, at the hotel of the same name (both are part of Park MGM). The restaurant’s walls are lined with 25,000 books from David Rockefeller’s personal collection, and some date back to the 14th century. Seafood and steaks are the speciality; try the pork tenderloin with bacon jam.
20.00: Mad Apple, which opened in 2022, is Cirque du Soleil’s newest show. It’s an explosion of daredevil acrobatics, comedy and music, including plenty of New York-inspired showstoppers. We love the onstage bar – head here for a pre-show drink and to mingle with the performers as they warm up the crowd.
TW 6 JULY 2023 55
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84
