hey there fellow travelers mark here
with walters world and today we're
outside of las vegas nevada
and we're going to talk about some of
the common mistakes that tourists make
when they come here to las vegas i think
the first mistake people make is before
they even come here
they make the mistake of thinking that
all the hotels and casinos
are the same they are not the same you
need to do the research to figure out
which hotel or casino is right for you
okay
because there's definitely a different
vibe at each of the casinos and each of
the resorts
there's also different clientele there's
different foods but also there's
different locations
so make sure you're picking a place that
works best for you
if you want to be in the center of the
action maybe you want to be more in the
center of the strip
if you want a little bit more calmer
maybe you stay at one of the you know
ends of the strip instead where there's
not as much foot traffic
but it's something you really need to do
you really need to do that research so
when you're looking at the prices
for hotels in vegas pull up that map as
well and see where those hotels are
located
so you have a better idea of knowing
where you're going to be
and then make your choice okay one of
the reasons why i'm out here right now
outside of red rock is another mistake i
see tourists make and they only stay on
the strip
look don't make the mistake of thinking
that vegas is just the strip yes you
have fremont street you can go downtown
there but also
you can go explore not just hoover dam
or lake mead or barely get to the grand
canyon you can go to
red rocks explore here there's canis
there's hiking there's all kinds of
things around here there's state parks
around you can enjoy so don't make the
mistake of
just staying on the strip okay you can
get out and see so much more
now another mistake i think people make
when they come to vegas and i saw this
yesterday when i was walking around is
they don't realize that
we're in a desert okay you need to make
sure you're prepared and keeping safe
for the desert weather that means the
sun yes
you're having a hat you have sunblock
when you're walking around
because you know what walking the strip
with alcohol does not protect you from
the sun
okay so make sure you're wearing
sunblock also
make sure you're staying hydrated not
just with mojitos okay
you need to make sure you're hiding with
lots of water when you're walking around
because
you'll see you'll get really really
dried out your skin
bring more and moisturize if you're
moisturizing you know drink lots of
water before you go out and do things if
you're going to go
to red rocks and do some hiking make
sure you do have enough stuff to stay
hydrated okay so don't make that mistake
because it could be really dangerous
getting dehydrated out here now the most
painful mistake
i think a tourist can make when they
come to las vegas is not
bringing good walking shoes i know when
you see vegas you see all the parties
and stuff
and you see the craziness and the fun
that's here but you see people walking
the strip back and forth
back and forth and your feet will hurt
especially if you don't have good
walking shoes
yesterday we walked over 10 miles
up and down the strip walking around
doing stuff went up the high roller all
kinds of things
my dogs were barking this morning but
i'm glad i had some good new shoes that
were broken in
that made it a little bit easier on my
feet because i have been here and i've
seen people with their shoes and their
hand
walking barefoot down the strip because
their feet hurt too much
okay so don't make that mistake i mean
your feet ask you not to
now my next mistake i see is people
don't sign up for loyalty programs
now you may think to yourself well i'm
only going to be in vegas for a weekend
why would i sign up for loyalty points
well because when you sign up for the
loyalty stuff
you get all kinds of benefits it might
be if you gamble they give you a little
bit extra money it might be
you get better reservations it might get
you a discount
on different things but whatever it is
just sign up you give them your name and
an email
and you get some benefits and it does it
is so worth it
so even if you're going to go gamble at
one hotel sign up for their thing if
you're staying in another hotel
sign up there it is not a problem you
can really save
some money some time and some headaches
by having those loyalty programs
the next mistake i see tourists make
when they do come here to vegas is
they drive on the strip look you think
oh i've seen it in the movies driving
all the strips really cool
no driving on the strip is a headache if
you drive on it at night or the weekends
at any time
it is a pain if you need to get
someplace
don't take the strip go on the side
roads it will save you
a significant amount of time okay so so
don't do that now if you want to drive
on the strip
go ahead have fun doing it but know that
you're not going to get anywhere quickly
now this face reminds me of another
mistake that i made the first time i
came to vegas
and that was making the mistake of doing
the bus tour out to hoover dam now
i'm not saying don't go to hoover dam it
was cool to go there
but i'm specifically saying taking the
bus tour to hoover dam
because you don't go straight from your
hotel to hoover dam
they pick you up in one bus at your
hotel and then they take you to the bus
kind of station meetup point at another
thing in las vegas and then you wait
there for a while
and then you get into another bus and
then you go out to the hoover dam
look just rent your own car and go out
there on their own it is really close
aside from driving on the strip it
actually is pretty easy driving around
here
so save yourself the headache and all
the buses and just run a car and go out
to hoover dam okay
another mistake you want to be careful
of is is when you buy
stuff from people off the street the
street vendors okay i'm not talking
about people that are
in a hut or in a store i'm talking about
people selling soda on the side of the
street or selling t-shirts or maybe
they're selling cds or maybe they're
selling water or
whatever look just go into a normal
store there's plenty of cvs's
there's plenty of walgreens around so
you can get not ten dollar
mini bar price sodas right you can
actually you know get a soda and walk
around and have that
so don't buy from the street vendors
okay just just don't make that mistake
because it really is better to visit an
establishment and buy from them
so another mistake i occasionally see on
the strip especially late at night
is people trying to flag down taxis like
on the street look in las vegas they
can't pick you up on the street
they've got to pick you up from a taxi
stand just go to a nearest hotel i'm
sure they'll have a taxi stand nearby
and you can grab a taxi there or use
your app and get an app and go order an
uber or lyft they can pick you up
but the taxis don't make the mistake of
thinking they're gonna stop and pick you
up
because they can't okay so so don't do
that now
another mistake i see people make is
when they go in the casinos i mean a lot
of people go to gamble here i'm not
gonna lie to you okay
people may come to vegas to gamble and
some people gamble
just to get the cop drinks the free
drinks okay
because really even if you're playing
like little stuff they'll bring you a
free drink every so often
and the mistake tourists make is not
tipping
the waitress that's bringing the drinks
around look
if you like getting that free beer and
you want them to come back more often
tip them because they come back more
often to the people
that tip the more you tip the better the
beer is they bring back to you
okay so kind of remember that because
also those waitresses
they're making their living off of those
tips in keeping on with our gambling
theme of mistakes my next mistake is
tourists thinking that they're going to
win when they're coming to vegas
look most likely you're not going to win
when you come here it's just the way it
is
but that's okay if you look at it like
you're going to spend a night out with
friends
and you're willing to spend that money
and lose that money you'll be fine
but if you're coming here thinking
you're going to win the house and pay
you know get the down payment for your
dream home
probably not going to happen okay so if
you have them entitled hey you know what
i'm probably not going to win
i could win it'll be cool but hey if i
don't know a big deal you're gonna have
a much better time when you come here
all right
now another mistake and when i anybody
that's coming here with little people
you need to remember if you're gonna go
to a hotel a big mistake
is thinking you're gonna trick the mini
bar look the mini bars here i mean we're
talking
insane prices well we're staying it's
22 for a one liter water
it's two dollars at cvs so that's like a
hundred percent
i mean that's like the ten times the
price
and those minibar prices are insane and
what you might not know is actually on
the weekends and holidays
they might make the minibar prices even
higher okay so do be careful and don't
think
that you're going to quickly switch out
a coke for a coco i bought that i drank
that coke but i'll just replenish it
from the coke from cbs
oh no no no no they have sensors in
there they know when stuff is moved
and some hotels actually charge you if
you move
anything in there like our hotel it has
a label that says fifty dollars if you
move anything
and then on the weekends it's a hundred
dollars if you move anything so if you
have medication that needs to be chilled
call the hotel and ask for a separate
refrigerator because you'll get charged
for moving it for your medicine all
right so
don't think you're gonna trick that mini
bar it's gonna win every time
and my last mistake i want to talk about
out here is
when you see those celebrity chefs
you'll see their faces
all over las vegas their restaurants are
really cool they got great food but
don't make the mistake of thinking that
that celebrity chef is really going to
be there
or going to be cooking your food because
that doesn't really happen they they
make the menu and then they kind of walk
away
occasionally they do show up which is
really cool but don't expect to see them
when you're here because you might be a
little
heartbroken when you don't see your
gordon ramsay i'm just saying
all right so i wish you all the best
when you are here i always love coming
to vegas it's a great time yes
it is very much an adult disney world
but it can be fun for a lot of people
but i hope this helps you
not make some of these mistakes when you
do come but have a great time and i'll
say bye from here outside of las vegas
if you want to learn more we've got tons
of videos on vegas also check out our
friends turn it up world
they've got tons of vegas specific stuff
from cheap beats to fun
times all kinds of stuff anyway i'll say
bye and have a great time here in las
vegas