Walking Distance
DON'T think about the walk - after a good nights sleep - think about the walk - after spending 10 hours standing on your feet at the show, in your booth attire and especially in your dress shoes, carrying an over stuffed bag of literature! That one mile walk that you can normally do without breaking a sweat is like the last mile of a 27 mile marathon at the end of the first day of the show - after the last day...well you get the picture!

• NOTE: Ccheck the routing information! Your "position" on the route can make or break a tight schedule in either direction! Typically the route is FILO - first in - last off! The worst position to be in is to be the last hotel on the route to be picked up in the morning! Sure - this does mean that you're first to be let off in evening - HOWEVER - during the big shows, the bus can be full by the time it gets to you in the morning - which means it will either skip you, show up but tell you that you have to catch the next one - or - sometimes they will send another bus to your hotel. Can you chance missing a meeting held first thing in the AM at the booth? NO? Then check your route - and make plans accordingly.

The Deuce

If you have a need to get around ON the strip - any where on the strip - and you don't want to take a cab and it's to far to walk? Check out the Deuce! London's double decker bus - with a modernization that you can only find in Las Vegas! Operating 24/7 - it provides an exciting transportation option for locals and visitors alike the entire length of the resort and downtown strip area!

The Deuce operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Deuce makes stops at virtually every casino on Las Vegas Blvd. and also provides service to the Las Vegas Convention Center during major conventions - check with your show guide for informationn. The cost is $2 for a one-way ticket and $5 for an all-day ride. All fares are non-refundable and drivers do not carry change. Tickets can be purchased at vending machines located at various stops. Additional information on the Deuce can be found at rtcsnv.com.

The Monorail

Is your hotel near one of the monorail stations? If so you are one of the lucky ones! You can literally walk out the back of your hotel, pass the bus line, and catch the monorail to the LVCC (or other strip locations)! There's a "new one" every 10 minutes or so - and before you know it - you'll be at the LVCC!

Tickets are available at each station via a touch screen kiosk which takes coins, cash and yes - most major credit cards! TIP: We don't know why - but it seems that most people going to the LVCC only purchase a one way ticket - making the lines at the ticket stations extremely long in the evening So - purchase round trip tickets in the AM! If you don't use the other half - no problem - you can use it on the way in the next morning!

City Bus / Strip Bus
Citizens Area Transit, or CAT began s erving the citizens of Clark County in December 1992. In just under nine years, ridership has grown from 14.9 million riders in 1993 to over 50 million riders in 2001 - catapulting CAT to the 27th largest bus system in the nation. Most routes operate 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. seven days a week. Some routes operate 24-hours a day. Check the routes and schedules for more specific information.

The Strip Trolley
The Strip Trolley runs from the Mandalay Bay Hotel north to the to the Stratosphere, with a side run over to the Las Vegas Hilton. Not only does it stop at every major hotel, and the Fashion Show Mall - it has to be the most unique way to traverse the strip. It's one price for the entire trip ($1.75) also makes it the most reasonable! You can also purchase a "Day Pass" ($5.00) from the driver - which allows for unlimited travel up and down the strip. Trolley's leave ever 15 minutes - just look for the Trolley sign for pick-up locations. If you would to view the trolley map, with a list of stops, and further contact information - you can visit their web site by clicking here. BTW: You can even rent one of these nostalgic looking vehicles for that special meeting or event!

Taxi Cab
If you staying on the strip hotel, chances are that there will always be a line of cabs just waiting for you at the door - "off hours" that is - i.e. NOT 1 hour before or after the show opens! So, if you're going in a little late - a cab can be your quickest means of transportation! HOWEVER - don't count on a quick ride BACK! The lines at the wrong time of day at some of the bigger convention centers can be up to an hour - so you will definitely want to make other transportation plans for the trip back to your hotel.

Why not just flag down a cab? Well - after working in New York City for many years, I developed my own way of flagging a cab - and could get one in the pouring rain if necessary - HOWEVER - here in Vegas - you CANNOT simply flag down a cab. It is against the law for the taxicab operator to stand or part his vehicle on any street at any place other than in a taxicab stand - except of course to drop off his passengers! If caught, not only can the cabbie lose his license, the owner of the cab can lose his medallion - and you my friend have to get out of the cab, and go find a taxi stand!

Here are the latest Taxicab fares and fees:

REMEBER: The vast majority of taxicabs in Southern Nevada DO NOT accept credit cards as payment!