Caesars Palace has been a popular destination for Las Vegas visitors ever since it opened its doors in 1966. That makes it one of the oldest hotels in Las Vegas but it has never gone out of style.

It’s been renovated since then and the changes have only reinforced the hotel’s nickname of Emperor of the city. For decades Caesars Palace has been providing first-rate attractions to the throngs of visitors to the famed desert city

Las Vegas offers all kinds of action and the heart of it all is The Strip. Caesars Palace has a central location on The Strip so you don’t have to go far to experience the attractions. And you really don’t even have to leave the hotel.

Top-notch entertainment has been a staple at Caesars. Frank Sinatra regularly performed here throughout the ’60s and ’80s. Many other popular entertainers such as Celine Dion and Elton John continue to help reinforce the hotel’s reputation for booking top-notch talent. Many of the world’s top-drawing entertainers have performed in the 4,000 square-foot Coliseum Theater.

Caesars has a long-established reputation for booking top-notch talent, ever since Frank Sinatra performed there in the ’60s-’80s. Whether you enjoy Celine Dion or Elton John or any of a dozen other top-drawing acts, Caesars will host them sooner or later. Enjoy fine drinks in the 4,000 square foot Coliseum Theatre while you sit back and watch the show.

The hotel casino covers three rooms and 129,000 square feet while the cuisine at the Japanese restaurant, Hyakumi is 100% Vegas style. High ceilings and marble bathrooms decorated with brass fixtures provide guests with a royal experience.

Japanese food is not the only fare available for the hungry visitor. There is Rao’s, imported from New York’s East Harlem. They have been serving authentic Italian fare for over 100 years, For one of the hottest spots in town, try Nero’s.

Caesar’s is also famous for shopping. The hotel has over 100 stores with 240,000 square-feet including some nice upscale shops so you can pick up that Cartier watch or Gucci handbag that you have been coveting.

Sports fans will want to visit Caesar’s famous The Neil Leifer Gallery. Admission is free to view the fine collection of sports photographs. Many of the photographers have been featured on Time, Sports Illustrated and dozens of other well-known publications.

There is the one that caught Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston after their famous fight. Or the photo of Secretariat winning the Kentucky Derby. One photo shows JFK with then Vice-President Lyndon Johnson tossing out the first ball of the 1961 baseball season.

If you see something you like, the photos are for sale so you can take your favorites home.

Caesars pool area is also an important part of why people love this hotel. They call it Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis and with good reason. It covers 4.5 acres and has four individual pools. The décor is modeled after an authentic Roman spa with traditional columns surrounding the Roman baths.

Then there is the 23,000 square-foot Qua Spa where you can melt away your stress and worries with whirlpools, saunas, tanning booths and the Arctic Ice Room.

So make sure your next trip to Las Vegas includes a stay at Caesars on the Strip and you will be treated like royalty.

The author of this article, Peter Shannon, is the owner of the popular 1001-vacation-ideas.com 1001-vacation-ideas.com – Here you will find a large collection of vacation and getaway ideas for travelers searchable by theme and location.

Who says that discount hotel rooms are only available at shabby motels? With a little creativity and a whole lot of patience, you book a room in a posh hotel and enjoy luxury at a big discount. Get everything you have always wanted – 24-hour room service, comfortable bed linens and a concierge without all the bills.

The Internet works wonders

A tight budget is no excuse for a cheap hotel room. Use the Internet to your advantage to find the lowest rates available for the best rooms in town. Log on to your favorite travel agent website – you will be surprised at what you may find.

Be on the lookout for nontraditional categories such as ‘hip hotels,’ or ‘spa favorites’ and ‘seaside retreats.’ Your travel websites may be ‘hiding’ discount rooms in these categories.

Are you planning to stay long? If you are, take advantage of discount rates available for tourists who intend to stay for an extended period. You can typically get as much as 30 percent off the regular rates.

During off-season, many travel agencies offer first-class hotel rooms for 40 percent less than regular rates. What’s more you can take advantage of first rate vacation packages, cruises, spa stays and car rentals – all at discount prices.

Take advantage of the hotels where your travel agency has ‘special deals.’ When you book in these hotels, you get huge discounts. You should also use the “sort by hotel class” function on your travel agent’s website, because you will immediately zoom in on the discount hotel rooms you can afford.

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Traveling abroad is a great adventure, but it does raise some interesting problems. One of them is money. Specifically, how do you take it or do you even need to?

Money When Traveling Abroad

You have made the decision to head off to some exotic foreign location to immerse yourself in a new culture and learn about yourself. Then again, you may just be going for the skiing, beaches or some other aspect. Regardless of your intent, you are going to need funds to pay for the trip.

The obvious solution to carrying money abroad is just to haul a lot of cash with you. This is generally not recommended. While theft is the obvious reason, there are others. Budgeting when you are cruising the world is not the easiest thing to be disciplined about. When you are dancing the night away with that exotic Spanish woman/man, sticking to your budget becomes a long forgotten issue.

For most people, the answer to the money problem is to go with the travel cheque solution. American Express is the biggie, but there are other providers. The cheques can be replaced if you lose them, which makes theft a non-issue. There are some downsides, however.

First and foremost, you have to sign the cheque when you redeem it. Your signature must match one you previously made on it. This may sound simple, but you have to remember some countries are famous for their civil servants. I once lived in a city in Siberia for a year and used American Express cheques. I was one of two Americans in the city. I was the only one cashing the cheques. Still, I had all kinds of problems getting the “friendly” Russian clerk to accept my signature. This happened each and every month I came in to get money. It was maddening!

As the global community grows, the money issue is becoming less of a problem for travelers. Why? Well, most cities now have that magic machine found in your home town. Yep, they have ATMs! More importantly, your debit card works in the machine and you get good rates as well. Your bank will crack you over the head with “foreign transaction” fees, but it is an incredibly convenient way to deal with the money issue.

At the end of the day, you can choose whatever money method you like. I highly recommend you check into the ATM option, as it can save you a lot of hassle.

Burton Jones is with TravelYeti.com – get daily travelyeti.com/travel-tips travel tips.

Good news for the holiday island of Malta has come in droves recently, following a period of decline in visitor numbers. Commenting upon the findings, a local travel guide says that while the spending per passenger while in Malta is small compared to holidaymakers, it’s an important contribution to the island’s economy.

‘The spend is estimated at around US $10,000,000. And while this represents an average of around $40 a passenger, and holidaymakers spend considerably more, an important factor is that over 80 per cent of passengers would consider stopping at Malta again, and potentially that’s a good number who would consider a land based holiday in the future.’

The good news for Malta doesn’t stop at increased numbers of cruise passengers, as low cost airlines have recently started flying to the island.

‘It’s been a while since we’ve been able to say this,’ comment YourMalta, ‘but there are exciting times ahead for the Malta holiday industry. As well as the good news on passenger numbers from cruise ships, low cost airlines have started flying in passengers and it should boost the number of new tourists quite significantly in 2007.’

The turnaround in the Malta tourist industry’s fortunes has come just in time according to some travel experts.

Hotel and holiday numbers have been declining consistently, and in late spring 2006 rumours were circulating on the island that one of the major UK travel companies were about to withdraw Malta from their 2007 brochures, with the worry that if others followed suit Malta would be relegated from mainstream to niche travel status.

The pessimism of 2006 has been replaced by optimism for 2007 as new low cost airlines have already started delivering passengers to the island, with some estimates suggesting that close to 100,000 visitors extra is on the cards for the year ahead.

Alyona Frendo has been in the tourism business since 1980,
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