Business Trip in Las Vegas

Third visit for me to Sin City: Las Vegas! This time, contrary to my previous visits, for a conference since the main event in my field of activity takes place this year in the capital of Nevada.

Let’s go for a few days in this intriguing city.

Flights

In order to maximize my Tier Points allowing me to qualify for the Gold Guest List status from BA, I decided to book on American Airlines, choosing carefully my itinerary to be sure to get a 140 TP segment on the outbound and return flights.

The superb view, after taking off from Boston Logan

So it’s Phoenix on the way out… And Los Angeles on the way back as a connection point, and I’ll finally be able to test the Airbus A321T so special of American Airlines, and in Flagship First, the most premium product of the airline.

The very comfortable *Flagship First* seat on AA’s A321T

Hotels

As far as hotels are concerned, I hesitated for a long time for Las Vegas. I originally wanted to do some hotel hopping, but it was too complicated regarding my professional obligations, so I chose to spend 3 nights at the new Tribute Portfolio property located off-strip.

For my connection in Los Angeles, I stayed away from the airport at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey.

View from my room at The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey

Restaurants

For the restaurants, I decided to treat myself by going to dine at Guy Savoy at Cesars Palace for one of the nights of my stay, but also at the restaurant of my hotel and by having lunch at one of the Gordon Ramsay’s venues in Vegas.

Very elegant decoration at The Pepper Club, restaurant of my hotel in Las Vegas

The artichoke and black truffle soup, the signature dish of Guy Savoy

Final itinerary

Here is the final itinerary of this trip:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Business Trip in Las Vegas
2	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Boston Logan
3	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – Phoenix Sky Harbor, Airbus A321neo
4	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Phoenix Sky Harbor
5	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Phoenix Sky Harbor – Las Vegas Harry Reid, Boeing 737 MAX 8
6	Hotel	The ENGLiSH Hotel, Las Vegas, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
7	Restaurant	The Pepper Club by Todd English, Las Vegas
8	Restaurant	Ramsay Kitchen at the Harrah’s, Las Vegas
9	Restaurant	Restaurant Guy Savoy at The Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
10	Lounge	American Express Centurion Lounge, Las Vegas Harry Reid
11	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Las Vegas Harry Reid – Los Angeles International, Airbus A321
12	Hotel	The Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey
13	Lounge	American Airlines Flagship Lounge, Los Angeles International
14	Flight	American Airlines Flagship First, Los Angeles International – Boston Logan, Airbus A321T