gotta LUV it!

hubby is going to have a high school reunion of sorts in las vegas on a friday/saturday night in january. airfares are much higher flying on a friday kaya sya nalang ang mauuna on friday (reunion nya yun e). for us tag-alongs, i found an awesome deal via southwest for $39 each way flying in to LAS on a saturday and flying out on monday. beats driving 8-10 hours from san francisco. my parents hardly needed any convincing. this is the perfect time to take my brother to sin city and a perfect opportunity for them to enjoy one of their favorite pass times (punta ka sa indian casino in the west coast and half of the people playing the slots are pinoys aged 50 and up. di nila palalampasin ang vegas).

I LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLINES. i never have to worry about losing money when i cancel my flight because even if my plans change, i don't lose my money at all. i keep it as a credit when i book my next flight and since paul flies southwest 85% of the time, we know we'll use the credit the next time he flies. they were also very kind to us back in february when we were in portland and michelle got really sick and we didn't know when we could fly back to the bay area. we changed our flight 3 times because we went to the ER twice in 3 days. they didn't charge us for the fare difference (even though the fare rules clearly stated they would). who wouldn't LUV that?!

they almost always have the best priced flights. they don't charge you when you book your flight through a live agent, they don't charge you for checking your bags and the peanuts and sodas are still free. =) the only downside is there are no individual tv screens like they do at virgin america, but i'm not complaining. =D

since i love them so much, maybe we should buy southwest airlines stock (LUV on the NYSE) once the budget permits. kelan kaya yun e naibili na ng ticket at nagbook na ng room!?

we will be staying at caesar's palace, right smack in the middle of the strip. booked 2 nights for $119 each with a $50 food and beverage credit plus 2 passes to the roman baths at the Qua Baths and Spa which is a $90 value so parang we only paid for 1 night or $60 each night...winner! i'm hoping we can get an upgrade for little cost, maybe even for free. napaka kuripot ko na ba? these days, you have to stretch your buck as far as it would go. mura magpunta sa vegas that time kasi winter. desert nights can be freezing cold but i'll take las vegas in the winter over vegas in the summer. who wants to walk the strip when it's 115F outside!?

i need to sleep. vacation stuff gets me all excited. sana soon, yung big trip na ang i-book namin. =D