Welcome back Tangerineys! As you probably know by now the Las Vegas Strip
has been completely shut down by the corona virus, something that has never
before happened in history. But it will be reopening again very soon with major
major changes. In this video, we're talking about the pros and cons of going
back to Las Vegas and how we feel about it because we've been to Vegas many
times under normal circumstances. Let's get the first most obvious con out of
the way - the corona virus is still a present danger, there's no vaccine
there's no cure, so going to Vegas could put you in the perfect melting pot for
contracting it and spreading the virus. But a pro related to that - if you're
going to be anywhere, Vegas is probably the place to be because looking at these
reopening plans, it is insane how much cleaning they're planning to do! Like for
example, on the blackjack table cleaning the chair and the place where someone
was sitting after every single customer. Cleaning the dice after every roll,
cleaning the chips constantly. The amount of cleaning that's happening is crazy!
I mean, really it's kind of would be a germophobes paradise because they are
sanitizing, spraying, washing, ventilating the crap out of these casinos and every
high touch point it sounds like. Everything will be so so clean, if it
weren't for the highly contagious corona virus being present, I think it would be
damn near impossible to actually get sick. I was reading reopening
protocols at Wynn, on the baccarat table they're discarding cards after every
single use. Playing cards. That couldn't be a more perfect word to use.
They're discarding every single card
after they've been touched - which my how wasteful that is, but I guess crazy times
call for crazy crazy measures. Regarding like spraying everything down, that might
be a con because you'll be exposed to lots of chemicals. Yeah, that's a huge con
for me, I don't want to be breathing in all these disinfectant sprays and who
knows what other type of harsh chemicals they'll be using that fits CDC
guidelines or health standards that are allowing them to reopen.
Personally, we always try to use natural cleaners in our house and when
cleaning everything so I'm not too hot on being exposed to all of those
mysterious chemicals and whatnot, even though, I do realize, under these
circumstances they're kind of necessary. The next big con about Vegas reopening
is that there's a whole lot of risk involved when it comes to travel plans
and reservations. Yeah, for example I booked a flight and I booked a hotel, the
hotel might be non-refundable and then my airline cancels my flight. And then I
can't get there and I can't get my money back for the hotel. Or I get there and
then the hotel has decided to change their policies and close up once again.
So basically, there's a lot of moving parts. It's like it's tentatively opening
on June 4th but it's possible on June 5th there's a massive spike
in coronavirus cases or something where lots of people are going to the hospital
or lots of people are coming in with temperatures and basically it's decided
that "Okay, the Vegas strip isn't ready for this, we can't reopen." You could
already be in Vegas, you could have flown there, assuming your airline hasn't
cancelled the flight or anything, and then it's like "tough luck, find a flight,
go home." What about some pros? We've heard when they reopen that there are going
to be new technologies starting to go into place.
Like for instance, MGM came out saying that you could now use your phone to
open up your room. There will be contactless check-in, you don't have to wait in
lines. A big con for me - the requirement of masks. So this varies from casino to
casino some casinos are requiring that all guests wear a mask, and then others
are strongly encouraging guests to wear a mask. And I'm pretty sure that every
single one is requiring employees to wear a mask. But I go to Vegas to have
fun, if I have to wear a mask the whole time on I'm on vacation, that's not gonna
be fun for me. It's very inconvenient and we have masks that we've been
wearing when we have to do necessary errands like going to the grocery store
and things. They're not comfortable either! If you have the nicer ones or
like the more effective ones like the n95, they're not comfortable! They're like
suctioned to your face and I'll have an indent of that mask on my face for like
six hours after wearing it. Probably means I'm dehydrated, but still.
It doesn't make for very desirable dynamic. Although once again, we realize
that this might be a necessary evil right now and hopefully it's not the
case forever - it's still a little bit of a buzzkill or a lot a bit of a buzzkill.
A lot a bit. Another con is that they're going to be implementing lots of
temperature screenings and health checks, so just to get in a hotel or casino
they'll be doing thermal readings and secondary questioning if you're
presenting with any symptoms or you have a fever. Also heard that when they're
reopening they'll be closing a lot of the entrances so it's not like you can
freely go into whichever is the closest casino entrance to you. It will be only
specific ones, which if you're familiar with Vegas, can actually be a pretty big
deal because it's gigantic! So having to go all the way around somewhere to go to
a different entrance or exit - that could take you like an extra 15 minutes of
walking which adds up throughout the day. Another big con for me is that a lot of
stuff is still gonna be closed come the beginning of June. Like half the hotels
on the strip are going to be closed. The hotels that are set to reopen: Caesars
Palace, Flamingo, Wynn is set to reopen, MGM Grand, New York New York, Bellagio, and
since not every casino is going to be open or it's going to be opening so
gradually, there's more cons that come with that. So personally, one of the
things that I love most about going to Vegas is that we can literally go
wherever the wind blows us. But that's especially nice in the summertime!
Because it's so hot in Vegas, you want to walk from casino to casino, well not
everyone is open, then you're forced to walk outside in the heat. In the Blazing Sun
And Vegas is in the desert, it gets hot as tits in the summer! It's so hot! So it's
almost a necessity to walk inside the casinos, where there's
air-conditioning and it's much cooler, or else you're forced to pay for ubers and stuff, which I don't
know, I imagine those are going to be a little bit more limited. And if you're
trying to stay distant from people and not put yourself in an environment where
you're forced to be in a confined space with somebody else, well that's not
desirable either. And then you're going to have all the
nightclubs closed, all the buffets closed, I love buffets! That's one of our
favorite things about going to Vegas is going to buffets because it's
like incredible, delicious food and you get to try a big huge variety of it. I'm
sad about that, I'm hoping that it won't be forever.
Although it does seem like with some casinos, I believe Treasure Island -
That's closed for good. Yeah, closed for good. So not that Treasure Island was like the most
desirable one but I'm just hoping, fingers crossed, that not all of them
will be doing that - closing forever. I don't think so, lots of people
love buffets like we do and where there's demand for something there will
be supply. So I think those are gonna reopen as soon as they can, but who knows
when "as soon as they can" will be. Since the buffets are all closed, that makes
our "Best Cheap Eats in Las Vegas" video even more relevant than it was, so
if you want to check that out we'll link that above. Another Pro about going back
I was pleasantly surprised to read this, it seems like most, if not all, casinos
that are reopening will continue having complimentary drink service while you're
gambling a safe six feet apart. The six feet apart would fall in the con
Department but still offering drink service that's nice, that's one of our
favorite things about going to Vegas cuz where else can you get free drinks while
doing really anything. But with some of the casinos, there like "try to minimize the
amount of time you don't have your mask on while you're drinking your drink. So
once again, kind of a buzzkill. But hey at least they still have the complimentary
drinks. I'll tell you what, I would need a lot of drinks to go back right now. [Laughs]
Plus if you drink enough it kills any viruses in your throat I'm pretty sure. Yeah
I'm pretty we've heard this, it's like tequila, for instance, it kills all
viruses and germs, this has been approved by Tangerine Travels. I'm just kidding
this is not a thing, that's not health advice, don't just go around drinking
tequila, getting drunk just because you think it'll kill the virus, doesn't do it!
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release about Vegas and also our life in Mexico. So here's a Pro adjacent [Laughs]
we've been to Vegas so many times under normal circumstances and I'm super
curious to see what it's going to be like right now when it reopens. These are
unprecedented times so to see what the reopening is actually gonna look
like or be part of that, assuming you don't get sick, it's gonna be fascinating!
Another Pro that's kind of related to that - it's Vegas! And we miss it! I want to
go back to Vegas! I'm so hopeful that it will return to its former glory so we
can go back to having the awesome times in Vegas that we once did, that we all
once did. Another Pro, if you're going to go anywhere, if you're gonna put your dollars
somewhere, a huge city that's based on tourism, that relies on tourism, like Las
Vegas, it's going to help so many people being able to pay their bills, not be in
such dire circumstances, so that's a Pro. Helping the local economy. How about
another gigantic buzzkill aka a huge con! No socializing, no gathering, you have to
be the allotted six feet apart from everyone and that includes table games,
slot machines, restaurants, bars. They're talking about having every other slot
machine turned off or having them spaced apart and limiting the amount of people
who can be at a craps table, who can be at a blackjack table, who can be a baccarat
table. One of the best things about going to Vegas is socializing with people - it's
meeting people from all across the planet. I think that's like such an
appeal is that you're in a mix of so many people but that's completely off
the table, at least for now. Yeah, this is the anti Vegas. I was also unclear about
whether if you're with someone, are you going to be able to sit next to them at
a slot machine? Or are they gonna tell you like "leave six feet for Jesus". You
know, like... Imagine you're trying to go there for a bachelorette party, or
a bachelor party, a birthday party, or things like that. I think they're
literally going to have employees that are going to tell you not to hang out in
your group. And you think that because we've read that. Because
we read that they're going to have employees whose sole job is to break up
people who are gathering on the casino floor and just hanging around. So I don't
really know what that's gonna look like in reality, but to me that sounds like
zero fun at all, huge buzzkill, don't sign me up for that.
Another Pro is that you will have no problem finding free parking in Vegas!
And that has kind of been a rarity before this. There were only a few casinos that
offered that like Wynn and Treasure Island were two of the main ones. But now
of the casinos that are reopening - the Caesars, and MGM properties, and others - it
seems like there will be free parking at all of them, yay! Another pro is no resort
fees! Wooo!! Just kidding. Sorry.
Please don't unsubscribe, it was a joke. [Laughs] Imagine a
world though, imagine a world where there were no resort fees. Or what
if they even cut them in half, that would be amazing. [Laughs]
Yes, you'll have to pay resort fees, however room nights are cheaper now. If
you're booking through MyVegas, for example, on one of those comped nights, you
can now get weekend nights which haven't been available for years! And I'm sure
there will be room deals and various Vegas deals opening up for a while now
so that they encourage people to come back as they know that it's safe. Quick
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just more money in your pocket! Something that falls into the con category - well I
guess this could be a pro or a con. They have occupancy limits, like MGM
properties can only have 25% I think it was? Mmm-hmm. So that is great in the sense that
you're not gonna have to fight the crowds but not so great in the sense
that like we said before, half the point of going to Vegas is to be able to
socialize and have fun with lots of people. So for clarity, 25% occupancy, that
means if the hotel has 4,000 rooms they will be filling a maximum of 1,000 of
them. I have a feeling they're not even going to approach those numbers because
a lot of people will feel how we do and that we don't want to go back under these
conditions. Speaking of these conditions, I think
another con is that there is so much uncertainty as to what you are and are
not allowed to do. I was reading Wynn's reopening plan and part of that is that
only four people are allowed in an elevator at a time. They're going to
have different protocols for high concentration areas, so I imagine like
waiting for an elevator might be one of those places where in some cases it's
not possible to give six feet of distance between everyone. So I have a
feeling there's gonna be a whole lot of politely asking you not to do and to do
things which is kind of gonna feel like "What do I do?"
"Where can I go?" "What can I..." Like that they're putting you in a little bit of a box.
Or annoying. Like I'm here to have fun, here on vacation, right? I don't want to
be told what to do constantly. Another con about Vegas' soft reopening is that
there are going to be either no shows or very limited shows. And from what I've
read in the reopening plans of some casinos, they're basically waiting on
health guidance from officials to find out what's going to be ok or whether
that will be okay. And many people, including us, go to Vegas to see some
world-class shows every single time. That's one of the appeals right up there
with buffets and free drinks while gambling. So not having those and not
having those other things kind of means like - why are we going? What would we be
going for? Another con, I don't know if this is the case at every casino but I
do know it's going to be the case at Wynn and Encore, and that is no valet. So
if you go to Vegas because you like feeling like a high roller and one of
the things you enjoy doing is pulling up to valet
well, you're not going to be able to do that. Maybe at some casinos but if you
want to look at any real opening plans I would look at Wynn's
instead of reading everybody's because they've been on that cutting edge this
whole time. They were the first ones to do something about their buffet, they
were the first ones to announce the closure of their hotel, I think they're
going to be the trailblazer in reopening as well. And another con is
going to be about your hotel room in Vegas. You'll very likely have to request
certain items. I think they're still gonna probably give you like shampoo and
conditioner when you arrive in the room. But you'll have to request things like
an ice bucket, pen and paper, a Bible. What on earth are we all gonna do without a
Bible in Sin City? And certain other amenities that would normally be placed
in the room. To me the reasons for this seem pretty obvious, it's less for people
to touch while they're in the room, less for them to clean afterwards. So what are
my overall thoughts? Super-curious you go back because it's going to be so
different and I don't want to go back because it's gonna be so different.
I feel like Vegas is our happy place. It's where we go to unwind, it's where we
go to relax, it's where we go to have fun, destress, yeah. Let loose. For a while at
least, it's not going to be the Vegas we know and love. I mean that's just the
reality of the situation right now. For me, it just seems like a super risky
proposition to go back for so many reasons. There are so many things that
are not going to be available that we absolutely love when we go to Vegas like
buffets, and shows, and air-conditioned casinos - all of them, day clubs. But let us know what
you guys think. Would you go back to Las Vegas as of right now? Or do you think
it's too risky, or not worth it, or what? Let us know in the comments.
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