This is great and so lovely to see people being open and honest, finally got through them all lol...btw, the venitian also offer matches if you fancied trying there for your next trip, i have emailed to see what they offer me
Thank you, yes we’re booked in for our Feb trip. Been a year since our last stay there so we’re looking forward to it. Always enjoy it and was the first hotel we stayed in as a couple in Vegas
This vlog series has been a great resource. Your honest insights on local restaurants and hidden gems is really good. The travel advice, like "flush before you try," is invaluable.🤣 "It's the last trip for a while" really?😁 Keep up the good work!
Hello Emily and Russell! Love the recap and the shout out. Eddie and I said hello at Fontainebleau, then the next day at Bellagio and Planet Hollywood (where we were staying) "You stalking us" 😂 We will be in Vegas Halloween weekend (we caught the bug and booked two weeks after getting home) and plan on visiting Valley of Fire state park. Can't wait to watch more vlogs of your next trip. You all take care!
Hey guys! Hope your both well! Nice only a week to go then, I wish we lived a little closer and could do last minute trips. We couldn’t of chosen a further away place to live 😂 Hope you have a fruitful trip and enjoy the state park
Great video, thanks for explaining the comps, it blows my mind how good it can be. I defo need to be a bit more strategic on the next one 😊 Hope everything picks up and we can see you back in Vegas in the not too distant future 😊
Thanks for the recap. I have contacted Fontainebleau and they have agreed to match up to 4 night comp offer but not the freeplay or resort credit. They stated they could review my play at the end of the stay.
Thanks for watching, o really maybe they are cutting back on offer match. Least you got the comp rooms which are lovely. Fingers crossed they comp you after play then.
Great recap, guys! I do have to admit that I am sad that it will be a while before your next trip. Russell, if it gets to be rough at work, just tell them "fu__ it, I am going to Vegas for a week!" 😂 As always, thank you for the vlogs! I really enjoy every minute of them.
I've really enjoyed your vlogs .Sat evening not going to be the same . I just got back 26th sep .my comps went up and came home with dollars .so booked a wee 4 night break over Thanksgiving . just to take advantage of the black Friday sales . When you've got the bug that place is hard to resist 😅 .. thanks for sharing everything 😁
Thanks for watching and hope you have a good trip over thanksgiving. We’re planning to book all our tickets to shows etc on Black Friday for our Feb trip.
I love you two! Hilarious especially the Nomad toilet story, love a good poop 💩 story. Remember when first checking your room, safe, water, extra TP & no dirty panties hanging from the shower, true story. Slide of FP&FB nice job made great sense. We are heading out to Vegas next few weeks we drive from Long Beach CA. Back Dec 6-8 for Keno Nation Kristmas, always a jan trip for my bday& football. Be careful in Feb there is Superbowl. Saw Garth Brooks ladt trip comp tickets on the floor great show. Hope to meet up & Russell remember, work/life balance ❤
Haha thank you. I’m going print off a checklist to take with me next trip 😂 have an awesome time on your trips. Would love together comp country tickets. We always hear stories of people getting free tickets but we’re not so lucky. Thanks for watching and the kind comments
Really enjoy your channel as you get around to a lot of places and you offer a foreigners perspective. Big fan of Fontainebleau Casino for their selection of slots and drinks service. The rooms there are very nice. My fav pool during the season. Park MGM is my choice on the strip. Being smoke free is a big plus. Drinks service is good and a decent amount of slots I enjoy. While not as plush as the others, its location to Excalibur, NYNY and Aria makes it easy to catch a different vibe and dinning options Agree that Excalibur is where I can consistently gets some big bonuses. Cheers!
Thanks, yes very similar views to us. FB is becoming our go to down that end of the strip and you can’t beat Park/Nomad for its location and also the dining options. I’d be really interested to see what happens to Nomad when it closes, that may determine if we move to Aria/ Bellagio on future trips for our MGM stays. Thanks for watching.
First thing Alex and I noticed is you don't link accounts but then quickly realized you need to keep separate so you both get 4 days each. I guess this is the strategy for people who come for longer periods of time as you want as many comp rooms as possible. Alex and I use one card at Caesars and our MGM cards are linked because we usually go for 4-5 days at a time and can always get those comped. We also only use one card at Circa and Plaza to build up points and get those most value that way. Also excellent job on the transparency with your win/loss, we paused the video and compared ours to yours and found it interesting seeing where you play the most. Nice video guys!
Thanks guys. Yes makes sense for us to keep separate for MGM as we need the stays to cover 7-8 days. We merge accounts for Venetian and some of the smaller or single casinos. We always find the coin in interesting, I wish the statements at others casinos were as easy as MGM so we can do all the casinos in one go. I’d love to know that the total coin in across all properties is. Thanks for watching, we both appreciate it.
@@roamingnewroutes No you really do not want to know. In my case when my wife does our taxes she finds out how much I spend gambling. She is not a gambler and has stop going to Vegas with me because she has seen all the shows.
Hi great vlog, you guys have inspired me to go back to Vegas, haven't been since before Covid. I am planning to redeem some freeplay off myVegas app and just wondered when it says you need to have a 2 night paid stay, does this need to be booked through mgm or can it be booked through expedia or something similar?
Hey, thanks for watching. Yes if you’re redeeming the free play then it needs to be done via MGM. If you have the Konami app the 3x $25 free play vouchers can be used if you’re not staying at mgm. I’d always suggest booking direct as you get the points and at the end of the trip if your play is good and you ask if there’s anything they can do on the bill, often they will knock money off.
Thanks for all the information on your last trip can I just ask one question that did not quite sink in I know sponge brain I am I need to clarify I booked one of my offers in June of this year for December trip and then got better offers so booked another 4 days in September for the same trip in December with a lot better offer the booking is over 72hrs apart as staying at foundation Blau in middle of two will I still get both free plays and food beverage credit if I understand what you explained sorry for the long winded message but any help would be great thanks Matt
Hey, no issues happy to help. Yes you will get both because you booked on different offers. If you book stays in the same month 72 hours apart they honor the F&B but not the Freeplay. As it’s June and September you’ll get both
Resorts World, Fontainebleau and Rio all offer comp match. Drop their marketing department an email with your current offer from another casino and they will match it. If you message me on socials (IG or Facebook - Roaming new routes. I can send you the emails for the right people)
Just got back from a 7-day trip and stayed at MGM Grand. MGM most of the time takes good care of me with comps. I like your videos because they show me other casinos and dinner options. I was wondering do you book threw a casino host or just on line? When I use my host for bookings they sometime add some perks for me like free play at the cost of airfare. This also helps me get a close room to the elevators, My next trip I will be at NYNY for a week and hope I will win!
Hope your trip was a fruitful one. We just booked online ourselves we don’t have access to a host. We do like MGM, we find their hotels and dinning options better than Caesar’s and generally they do look after us well.
Thanks for the explanation regarding your comps with MGM properties.Just for clarification, we have an offer of four nights comped at all MGM properties without resort fees.We are only Pearl, but no fees to pay.There is $250 f/p and $300 r/c on the offer.Would I be right in thinking that if I book that offer in the month of October for four nights, but then wait until Novembers offers come out to book a further MGM room stay…obviously with 72 hours between the two stays…Will I be eligible to receive the free play on the second room stay? I know if I book BOTH room stays in the same offer month, I will only get f/p on the first stay.Hoping. If I book this month, then November I will get f/p on both stays.
O really that’s good, when ever we or anyone we know has tried they’ve only honored the F&B and not the Freeplay. Assume it’s based on play and we aren’t spinning enough.
So c'mon then.....what's booked? lol. Me and the sis have just booked to go back next June for our birthdays. Like Emily says.....we've all got the bug ;-)
Haha well we have a trip booked for Feb but neither of us have it off work yet so not fully confirmed. Fingers crossed it will go ahead, 1 week in Orlando and 1 in Vegas
Us pretending win/losses don’t exist 🫣🫣 (out of sight out of mind)😅 Great recap and hope you guys get another Vegas trip on the books soon. I thought I was organized when it came to our offers, but the diagram and all the moving pieces, you guys got this down to a fine art.
Haha I know sometimes I think do I really want to see how much we’ve put through them 😂. I’m OCD about organizing stuff, our notes on our phones are about 4 pages long 😂 thanks for watching
Can't wait for your next trip guys!! Thanks to you ive managed to get 7 nights for 3 nights resort fee at park and FB in March!!!
We’re counting down the days now! Awe that’s great, so glad our vlogs have helped in some way! Enjoy your trip in March!
Love the recaps! ❤
Thank you
watched first time great week aND GOOD RECAP you reminded me of the vegas couple very simerler there great to see keep it up i will keep watching
Thanks for giving us a watch, appreciate it. If you mean the Las Vegas Couple ( Darren and Sally) that’s high praise, we love watching those guys too!
This is great and so lovely to see people being open and honest, finally got through them all lol...btw, the venitian also offer matches if you fancied trying there for your next trip, i have emailed to see what they offer me
Thank you, yes we’re booked in for our Feb trip. Been a year since our last stay there so we’re looking forward to it. Always enjoy it and was the first hotel we stayed in as a couple in Vegas
This vlog series has been a great resource. Your honest insights on local restaurants and hidden gems is really good. The travel advice, like "flush before you try," is invaluable.🤣 "It's the last trip for a while" really?😁 Keep up the good work!
Thank you, well, maybe not that long 😉😂
Sad this is the last vlog for a while. Yet again very informative. Great to hear Emily talking.
Yes we’re sad it’s our last trip for a few months too! Thanks for watching
Hello Emily and Russell! Love the recap and the shout out. Eddie and I said hello at Fontainebleau, then the next day at Bellagio and Planet Hollywood (where we were staying) "You stalking us" 😂 We will be in Vegas Halloween weekend (we caught the bug and booked two weeks after getting home) and plan on visiting Valley of Fire state park. Can't wait to watch more vlogs of your next trip. You all take care!
Hey guys! Hope your both well! Nice only a week to go then, I wish we lived a little closer and could do last minute trips. We couldn’t of chosen a further away place to live 😂 Hope you have a fruitful trip and enjoy the state park
Thank you, Emily and Russell for this recap. And Russell I hope things get better for you work wise. Looking forward to your next trip.☺️
Thank you for watching and thanks for the kind words! So are we 😂 we’re ready for another one already haha
Love watching your shenanigans!!
Thank you for watching
@@roamingnewroutes wouldn't miss an episode 😆
Great recap! I’d like to see a day of Emily’s gambling! Can’t wait for the next trip!
I keep trying to push her to film, it’s not really her thing but every vlog she gets more comfortable so you may see more of her wins next time!
Great video, thanks for explaining the comps, it blows my mind how good it can be. I defo need to be a bit more strategic on the next one 😊
Hope everything picks up and we can see you back in Vegas in the not too distant future 😊
Yes it can be very good if your strategic and plan it out properly. Obviously helps more on the longer trips. Thanks for watching
Great series of vlogs mate. Makes me want to book another trip! Love the explanations regarding the comps etc, a man after my own heart!!
Cheers Ian. Haha love a freebie or a bargain, got to get the most out of these big corporations!
@@roamingnewroutes Exactly mate! We’ve got 6 hotels lined up for next year 😂
Really getting to enjoy your vlogs. You know how to have a great time. Amen to Luke and Chris in Vegas
Thank you glad enjoyed them
Thanks for the recap.
I have contacted Fontainebleau and they have agreed to match up to 4 night comp offer but not the freeplay or resort credit. They stated they could review my play at the end of the stay.
Thanks for watching, o really maybe they are cutting back on offer match. Least you got the comp rooms which are lovely. Fingers crossed they comp you after play then.
Great recap, guys! I do have to admit that I am sad that it will be a while before your next trip. Russell, if it gets to be rough at work, just tell them "fu__ it, I am going to Vegas for a week!" 😂 As always, thank you for the vlogs! I really enjoy every minute of them.
Haha thanks. I might be telling them to F off very soon 😂 itching to be back already! Thanks for watching and commenting, we both appreciate it
Really enjoyed the vlogs and final recap thank you both for sharing 😊😊
Thank you and thanks for watching
I've really enjoyed your vlogs .Sat evening not going to be the same . I just got back 26th sep .my comps went up and came home with dollars .so booked a wee 4 night break over Thanksgiving . just to take advantage of the black Friday sales . When you've got the bug that place is hard to resist 😅 .. thanks for sharing everything 😁
Thanks for watching and hope you have a good trip over thanksgiving. We’re planning to book all our tickets to shows etc on Black Friday for our Feb trip.
I love you two! Hilarious especially the Nomad toilet story, love a good poop 💩 story. Remember when first checking your room, safe, water, extra TP & no dirty panties hanging from the shower, true story. Slide of FP&FB nice job made great sense. We are heading out to Vegas next few weeks we drive from Long Beach CA. Back Dec 6-8 for Keno Nation Kristmas, always a jan trip for my bday& football. Be careful in Feb there is Superbowl. Saw Garth Brooks ladt trip comp tickets on the floor great show. Hope to meet up & Russell remember, work/life balance ❤
Haha thank you. I’m going print off a checklist to take with me next trip 😂 have an awesome time on your trips. Would love together comp country tickets. We always hear stories of people getting free tickets but we’re not so lucky. Thanks for watching and the kind comments
Hello from Australia have really loved your videos I Have book marked several places to visit when we fly in Monday
Thanks for watching from down under! Enjoy your trip, hope it’s a prosperous one!
Really enjoy your channel as you get around to a lot of places and you offer a foreigners perspective. Big fan of Fontainebleau Casino for their selection of slots and drinks service. The rooms there are very nice. My fav pool during the season. Park MGM is my choice on the strip. Being smoke free is a big plus. Drinks service is good and a decent amount of slots I enjoy. While not as plush as the others, its location to Excalibur, NYNY and Aria makes it easy to catch a different vibe and dinning options Agree that Excalibur is where I can consistently gets some big bonuses. Cheers!
Thanks, yes very similar views to us. FB is becoming our go to down that end of the strip and you can’t beat Park/Nomad for its location and also the dining options. I’d be really interested to see what happens to Nomad when it closes, that may determine if we move to Aria/ Bellagio on future trips for our MGM stays. Thanks for watching.
First thing Alex and I noticed is you don't link accounts but then quickly realized you need to keep separate so you both get 4 days each. I guess this is the strategy for people who come for longer periods of time as you want as many comp rooms as possible. Alex and I use one card at Caesars and our MGM cards are linked because we usually go for 4-5 days at a time and can always get those comped. We also only use one card at Circa and Plaza to build up points and get those most value that way. Also excellent job on the transparency with your win/loss, we paused the video and compared ours to yours and found it interesting seeing where you play the most. Nice video guys!
Thanks guys. Yes makes sense for us to keep separate for MGM as we need the stays to cover 7-8 days. We merge accounts for Venetian and some of the smaller or single casinos. We always find the coin in interesting, I wish the statements at others casinos were as easy as MGM so we can do all the casinos in one go. I’d love to know that the total coin in across all properties is. Thanks for watching, we both appreciate it.
@@roamingnewroutes No you really do not want to know. In my case when my wife does our taxes she finds out how much I spend gambling. She is not a gambler and has stop going to Vegas with me because she has seen all the shows.
Thumbs up all day. I watch mainly for Emily tbh! Hope you win a jackpot soon baby ❤❤❤❤❤⚘️
Thanks for watching
Hi great vlog, you guys have inspired me to go back to Vegas, haven't been since before Covid. I am planning to redeem some freeplay off myVegas app and just wondered when it says you need to have a 2 night paid stay, does this need to be booked through mgm or can it be booked through expedia or something similar?
Hey, thanks for watching. Yes if you’re redeeming the free play then it needs to be done via MGM. If you have the Konami app the 3x $25 free play vouchers can be used if you’re not staying at mgm. I’d always suggest booking direct as you get the points and at the end of the trip if your play is good and you ask if there’s anything they can do on the bill, often they will knock money off.
@@roamingnewroutes thanks for the advice
Thanks for all the information on your last trip can I just ask one question that did not quite sink in I know sponge brain I am I need to clarify I booked one of my offers in June of this year for December trip and then got better offers so booked another 4 days in September for the same trip in December with a lot better offer the booking is over 72hrs apart as staying at foundation Blau in middle of two will I still get both free plays and food beverage credit if I understand what you explained sorry for the long winded message but any help would be great thanks Matt
Hey, no issues happy to help. Yes you will get both because you booked on different offers. If you book stays in the same month 72 hours apart they honor the F&B but not the Freeplay. As it’s June and September you’ll get both
Great vlog. Who or how do you contact the casinos for comps?
Resorts World, Fontainebleau and Rio all offer comp match. Drop their marketing department an email with your current offer from another casino and they will match it. If you message me on socials (IG or Facebook - Roaming new routes. I can send you the emails for the right people)
Just got back from a 7-day trip and stayed at MGM Grand. MGM most of the time takes good care of me with comps. I like your videos because they show me other casinos and dinner options. I was wondering do you book threw a casino host or just on line? When I use my host for bookings they sometime add some perks for me like free play at the cost of airfare. This also helps me get a close room to the elevators, My next trip I will be at NYNY for a week and hope I will win!
Hope your trip was a fruitful one. We just booked online ourselves we don’t have access to a host. We do like MGM, we find their hotels and dinning options better than Caesar’s and generally they do look after us well.
Thanks for the explanation regarding your comps with MGM properties.Just for clarification, we have an offer of four nights comped at all MGM properties without resort fees.We are only Pearl, but no fees to pay.There is $250 f/p and $300 r/c on the offer.Would I be right in thinking that if I book that offer in the month of October for four nights, but then wait until Novembers offers come out to book a further MGM room stay…obviously with 72 hours between the two stays…Will I be eligible to receive the free play on the second room stay?
I know if I book BOTH room stays in the same offer month, I will only get f/p on the first stay.Hoping. If I book this month, then November I will get f/p on both stays.
Hey, yes spot on, book in October and November for the same trip and they’ll honor both FP and F&B
We still get the F&B and freeplay when making 2 bookings in the same month so dont think those rules apply to everyone, all the time.
O really that’s good, when ever we or anyone we know has tried they’ve only honored the F&B and not the Freeplay. Assume it’s based on play and we aren’t spinning enough.
@ might be because it was our first stays using reward comps through play. Sounds like it ain’t gonna last though!
One last question as it’s near midnight here are you MGM accounts linked and how many tier credits are you on after the trips you have taken please ?
They’re not linked no, I have 32k Emily has 39k. We don’t link because we both get 4 days so for our longer trips it works out better for us we feel.
Really enjoyed your recap how many visits did you have in 2024
So I had 3 and Emily had 2 to Vegas. Thanks for watching
So c'mon then.....what's booked? lol. Me and the sis have just booked to go back next June for our birthdays. Like Emily says.....we've all got the bug ;-)
Haha well we have a trip booked for Feb but neither of us have it off work yet so not fully confirmed. Fingers crossed it will go ahead, 1 week in Orlando and 1 in Vegas
Us pretending win/losses don’t exist 🫣🫣 (out of sight out of mind)😅
Great recap and hope you guys get another Vegas trip on the books soon.
I thought I was organized when it came to our offers, but the diagram and all the moving pieces, you guys got this down to a fine art.
Haha I know sometimes I think do I really want to see how much we’ve put through them 😂. I’m OCD about organizing stuff, our notes on our phones are about 4 pages long 😂 thanks for watching