Cheapest Places To Internationally Travel From Las Vegas
When you live in a tourist town, sometimes you simply need a break. However, have you ever thought about cheap travel deals that will provide you with the serenity you…

When you live in a tourist town, sometimes you simply need a break. However, have you ever thought about cheap travel deals that will provide you with the serenity you crave?
Being a globetrotter doesn't mean you need to break the bank. There are many "cheap travel deals" that provide an escape, a change in scenery and offer you a break from the everyday hustle and bustle.
Although many people come to Las Vegas for vacation, we -- Las Vegans -- also deserve a vacation that isn't The Strip or even Laughlin.
Harry Reid International Airport is a major travel hub, and this gives many Las Vegas locals an advantage when trying to plan their next vacations.
Hopper recently published a list of the cheapest international flights that depart from Las Vegas. So, we're here to give you a list of a few international places that are relatively "cheap" to fly out from. The most "expensive" flight is to Lima, Peru. This flight will cost just over $700. The "cheapest" flight is to Mexico City, which you can score for just under $300.
Not, these aren't set prices. But these are estimates from Hopper, which analyzed ticket prices from different airlines.
Here are the "cheapest" international flights from most expensive to least:
- Lima, Peru will cost around $720
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic will cost around $600
- San Salvador, El Salvador will cost around $560
- San Jose, Costa Rica will cost a little over $400
- San Juan, Puerto Rico will cost a little over $400
- Guatemala City, Guatemala will cost around $400
- San Jose del Cabo, Mexico will cost around $350
- Cancun, Mexico will cost a little over $300
- Guadalajara, Mexico will cost over $300
- Mexico, City, Mexico around $300
These places all seems to be tropical paradises with vibrant culture, tasty food and a plethora of activities to partake in. We hope this list gives you some inspiration and shows you that traveling internationally doesn't have to be super expensive! Always be smart when traveling and be sure to budget for accommodations, food and other activities.
These Las Vegas Resort Pools Are Open To Locals
The Las Vegas heat is here, and you need to cool off!
We knew it was coming, and it's only going to get hotter and hotter in the Las Vegas Valley throughout the summer. The AC is going to be cranked for a while.
Lots of Las Vegas residents have pools, but many do not. So they'd like a way to cool off too. No need to worry, because several resorts around the Las Vegas Valley now allow area residents into their resort pool areas, and believe it or not — some even for free. What? FREE? In LAS VEGAS? Yes.
And honestly - you live in Las Vegas, so why not get out there and do what everyone else comes to Las Vegas to do! Grab a towel, a lounge chair, a Pina Colada, and take a load off, and relax at one of the luxurious pools!
Here are a few resort pools in Las Vegas that will let you in without a hotel reservation. There are different types of promotions offered to locals, so read through. And make sure you have your ID, because you will need to show proof of residency via that Nevada ID.
Pools with free admission:
Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay Beach, has a lazy river and wave pool on site. It offers weekend access to locals depending on weather and availability.
The Cosmopolitan
Locals can book daybed reservations at discounted rates at both resort pools Mondays through Thursdays. Daybeds range from about $100 to $175, depending on availability. Locals can also go swimming in the resort’s Boulevard Pool during the Dive In Movies series, a weekly event on Monday evenings where movies are played on the pool deck. Local admission is $10.

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Red Rock
Sandbar Pool at Red Rock offers day passes that start at $35 per adult and $20 per child. Prices increase on weekends and holidays.

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Aliante
The Aliante Casino admits non-hotel guests into the pool with day passes beginning at $25 per adult, and $12 per child. Prices do increase on weekends.

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Green Valley Ranch
The Backyard Pool at Green Valley Ranch offers day passes that start at $30 per adult, $20 per child. Prices increase on weekends and holidays.

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Downtown Grand
Locals can book discounted cabanas at the Downtown Grand rooftop pool. Cabanas are 50 percent off Mondays through Thursdays, 25 percent off Fridays through Sundays.