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I’ll Be Speaking At Zorkfest In Las Vegas In November, If You’d Like To Join In

by Gary Leff on July 13, 2024

Jul 13 2024

November 1 – 3 is this year’s ZorkFest in Las Vegas. I spoke there last year and had a great time. It was in Reno, so a bit less convenient, but still a beautiful setting (and sessions were held in what was once the suite were a certain person who later became President would first interact with a porn star who later became a household name).

This year’s event will be far less notorious, but certainly classic Vegas – hosted at the Horseshoe which was the original MGM Grand.

Last In Line: Hyatt Globalists Have To Wait For Breakfast While Other Guests Served First

by Gary Leff on June 19, 2024

Jun 19 2024

The Rio has to provide Globalists with breakfast. And they do not like it one bit. So they’re working every angle to dishonor the World of Hyatt program.

Vegas Hotel Breaks Hyatt Rules With Impunity: Rio Las Vegas Globalist Breakfast Scandal

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2024

Jun 14 2024

Rio Las Vegas was called out by Hyatt for violating elite breakfast benefit rules when they started limiting Globalist entree selections. They’re still doing it anyway, and now have a new devious plan to limit breakfast expense at the property.

Hyatt’s Superior Benefits: Full Globalist Breakfast Returning To Rio Las Vegas

by Gary Leff on May 24, 2024

May 24 2024

Earlier this month there were reports that Rio Las Vegas had started limiting Globalists to a choice of 4 out of their breakfast menu’s 22 entrée selections.

Shocking Hotel Housekeeping Secret: Why You Should Hide Your Toothbrush!

by Gary Leff on April 9, 2024

Apr 09 2024

A viral warning from hotel guests and ex-managers reveals disturbing practices of housekeeping staff using guests’ personal items, like toothbrushes, for cleaning, highlighting the importance of safeguarding personal belongings in hotels.

Scorpion Stings Man In Testicles While Sleeping At The Venetian Las Vegas

by Gary Leff on March 6, 2024

Mar 06 2024

During a holiday stay at the Venetian in Las Vegas, a visitor from California woke up during the night in pain. The hotel guest reported being stung by a scorpion directly on his testicles as he slept. He said it felt like “sharp glass or a knife” in his genital area. And there was a scorpion attached to his underwear.

Hyatt’s Gamble: Can the $350 Million Rio Renovation Revive Its Vegas Fortunes

by Gary Leff on March 1, 2024

Mar 01 2024

Three years ago Hyatt announced that the all-suite Brazilian-themed Rio hotel would be renovated and become multiple brands as part of the chain – with Hyatt Regency to be the first and largest (1,500 of the Rio’s 2,500 rooms) – set to open in 2023.

They didn’t quite make that goal. However, as of today Rio Hotel & Casino is participating in World of Hyatt.

Japanese Government Guarantees Taylor Swift’s Flight Will Make It To The Super Bowl

by Gary Leff on February 2, 2024

Feb 02 2024

Canada can’t guarantee that its own Prime Minister’s plane will make it where it’s going, but the Government of Japan has publicly offered assurances that Taylor Swift will be able to perform in Tokyo and still make it in plenty of time to the Super Bowl

The Decline of Exclusivity: A Critical Look at the Centurion Lounge Experience

by Gary Leff on November 8, 2023

Nov 08 2023

Lines to get into a Centurion lounge can be just as bad as at a Delta Sky Club. This is what things looked like at 1:45 p.m. on Monday in Las Vegas.

The whole point of an airport lounge is not to wait in the terminal. There’s nothing luxury about queueing.

World’s Dumbest Hotel Manager Caught Stealing From Aria Las Vegas

by Gary Leff on September 8, 2023

Sep 08 2023

A manager at MGM’s Aria hotel in Las Vegas has been arrested and charged with generating $770,000 in reservation refunds – that he put on his own personal credit card.

The 10 year operations manager with MGM Resorts spent the money “at Louis Vuitton and Versace, flying on private jets, doing spa visits, going to shows and even purchasing a home.”