Question of the Day - 01 December 2021

I would suggest you contact your bank and transfer 100k over to your choice of MGM or Caesars, LVS, Wynn, D. Wait 5-10 min for your phone to ring from a Casino host who will offer to pay for your flights out to Vegas, comp your room, arrange for limo service to/from the airport and make the service at your disposal, as your one upfront request make sure they are aware of your intent to go to the concert. If they don't exchange your existing tickets for VIP ones I would be surprised. 

I do suggest you do spend some time on the gaming floor but if your a dime player your under no obligation to spend more than what your comfortable with. 

Wrap up your trip and transfer the 98,900 back to your home bank.

You will get away with this once per property.... but if shoe is on the other foot the casino is just as happy to take advantage at every turn with parking fees, resort fees, franchise levies on dining and all sorts of other Nickle and dime gotchas. 

Line 1, Don't drive.
Line last, we would drive.
Great suggestion!

The most economical way is the bus. The problem is, the Deuce bus, which is pretty much the only one that goes anywhere the stadium from downtown, is notorious for being very crowded (and very slow when it gets to its stops, as a result) reasonably early on Saturdays. I strongly suggest you head down to Mandalay Bay something like three hours early. There is also the problem of the 3/4-mile or so walk from the bus stop to the stadium itself - then back to the Strip after the concert for the bus ride back.

Well, I know it's not Downtown, but TI offers a shuttle service for fans from their hotel, and the RTC has express buses for game day from five locations according to this article, none of them downtown. However, I have to think that some of the downtown properties would offer their own shuttles. It seems like a no-brainer.

https://www.lasvegashowto.com/raiders-game-day-express

Inbound, I would take the Centennial Express from Downtown. I would figure on getting dropped at Trop/LV Blvd no later than the 5:15 pm stop time, so it will be imperative to catch the airport bus in that 4:30ish pick-up time. Once on the strip, eat a bite and pregame for the concert. The return trip could be done the same may if the concert ends 10ish, or Duece it back to DTLV if you have the time. This would be the cheapest way that doesn't involve driving or parking.

"Demand for cabs is up . . . but companies are generally meeting it.": That statement is a load of bull crap. The taxi situation in Vegas is still the pits. Most cabs & drivers vanished once the pandemic took hold, and they have not returned. You no longer see 1 or more taxis outside every hotel/casino like you did before the pandemic. All taxicab phone numbers now get re-routed to a new central system called Kab-It, and the recorded message will ask you where & when you want to be picked up, but no matter what place & time you state, it will tell you "We are unable to make your reservation" and then that's it. No reservations. Because of this idiocy, it's taken me 3 hours to get from the BTC to my downtown hotels. I've since learned that your only hope of getting a cab is to tell the system that you want to be picked up "Now". But if your cab doesn't come within 25 minutes, it will be cancelled, so if it hasn't come within 20 minutes, call back, and the system will extend your cab.

There is a Hotel Galaxy on the North side of the stadium.
There is a Holiday Inn Express on the South end of the stadium.
Both within easy walking distance.
Both most likely will shuttle and retrieve guests for an event.
Calling each about arrangements may be your best bet.
Or, for some strange reason, you must only stay at the Circa, forget about the idea.

Tickets to Billy Joel...I'm a jealous wreck.  Enjoy!

For Mr. Al, we had no problem getting a taxi mid day at a Strip casino mid day late July.  And there were plenty lined up to take on passengers.

The driver was a pleasant female. We asked her how she liked the job and how long had she driven, etc.  She loves it, said she gets full benefits like medical, dental, retirement etc.  She said (I may not have this exactly right) all taxi drivers come under something like an organization (union?) which is the reason for the good benes.

Also, if you taxi from an MGM property, they have a priority line for Platinum and Noire.  I saw a fairly long taxi line of folks, also noticed the Platiumu/Noire sign/line, nobody standing there, like maybe nobody had noticed it.  I asked an employee about it and she confirmed it, walked to it with us and pointed us out to the taxi-loading guy who put us in the next one up.  Check it out.

Candy

I was going to add that most casino hotel properties, Strip or Downtown, probably have players club priority taxi lines, which could be a play, big concert or going anywhere.

Candy

Searched the holiday inn adjacent to Allegiant on 2-26. About $250. I’ve stayed there multiple times while the stadium went up. It’s a couple hundred foot walk. Good clean rubber stamped H.I. I would call to guarantee a parking spot. I usually spend a night at H.I. Near O’hare, park my car for my stay in Vegas and take the hotel shuttle to and from O’hare. Much better than a cab. Don’t forget to give the hotel manager a fin.

I ams sure the building of stadiums and arenas has been a main driving force behind all the Strip properties charging for parking. Not saying they're not money grubbing corporations, but the closer to these sites they are, the more likely paid parking will never go away. In L.A., people who live near stadiums/arenas have paid parking in their driveways.

Amen!
Holiday Inn must do this in a lot of cities.  We have a HI very close to our airport.  One evening before a trip, nasty weather was predicted overnight, enough to make us worry about driving conditions to the airport next AM.  We called and reserved rooms the night before.  We didn't even know about the shuttle deal! The person on the phone quoted $10 a night to leave the car, but in truth they didn't charge anything.  (Maybe they charge if you aren't staying in the motel). What an anxiety reliever!  And yes, we tipped nicely.

Candy

Run Forrest Run
Uber
Lyft
Taxi
CAT Bus

That’s what the fin’s for