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LEFT: Remodeled guest room at the Las Vegas Hilton ABOVE: The Las Vegas Hilton’s Resort Club lounge offers complimentary food as well as other amenities being executed throughout Las Vegas, the result of a hyper-competitive hotel market. What’s New The renovated rooms now feature new beds and bedding packages, 37-inch plasma TVs, Wi-Fi and other high-end amenities such as MP3 ports for digital music players. In addition to the refurbished North Tower rooms, 221 executive-level Resort Club rooms have been added, which offer other amenities, such as upgraded bathroom products and iPod docking stations, and access to the Resort Club Lounge on the 24th floor with its complimentary food and beverage selections. In total, there are now 1,523 updated rooms for 2007 and beyond. two blocks away); however, it is easily accessible by Las Vegas’ monorail system. “Before we were at a competitive disadvantage,” says Sternberg, “but now we are connected.” Entertainment Options Great news for tourists seeking the Las Vegas Hilton’s acclaimed entertainment offerings. Although Barry Manilow might perform in a different vein than the late Presley, countless fans adore his lithe melodies and poppy hooks. If you want to catch his act, you have to get a seat at the Las Vegas Hilton, where he performs his Manilow: Music and Passion show almost daily. Manilow is now under contract to perform through 2008. The hotel has more than just Manilow; in fact, it is finding new ways to dole out money besides via the casino. The Las Vegas Hilton held its first “$250,000 Game Show Spectacular” on October 8, a live game show hosted by legendary game show hosts Bob Eubanks (The Newlywed Game), Chuck Woolery (Love Upping the Ante The improvements should make the Las Vegas Hilton an even more attractive lodging option for both leisure and convention travelers. The hotel is the largest property in Las Vegas that doesn’t reside directly on The Strip (it’s about Connection) and Jamie Farr (The Gong Show), who will have rotating responsibility for the show. Showtimes are Monday through Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the hotel’s web site or by calling The Hilton Box Office at 800-222-5361. Another entertainment option is Menopause The Musical. This show, which has received great international success, is a celebration of women who have gone through, or are going through, “The Change.” Showtimes are Monday though Saturday in the Shimmer Cabaret. For ticket information, call the Hilton Box Office. For group sales, 15 or more, call 888-440-6662, ext. 3. Tickets to these shows sell out fast, as do rooms. The Las Vegas Hilton’s room rates are quite competitive with other hotels in the Vegas vicinity, and the new renovations might prove to pump them up even more. The hotel urges travel agents to call 800-732-7117 for all booking information. I CONNECTING YOU For more information on Las Vegas, visit www. travelagentcentral.com/lasvegas October 29, 2007 TravelAgent | 43 http://www.travelagentcentral.com/lasvegas http://www.travelagentcentral.com/lasvegas

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