Harrah’s New Orleans is a handsome small property across from the Casino near the French Quarter. It was about a 25 minute ride to the hotel. I stuck to the water bottles so I do not know which kind of alcoholic drink were inside. I also noticed that unlike Las Vegas which only had water bottles in the limo, there was a dark liquor as well as a clear liquor in decanters in the limo. When we arrived at New Orleans airport the stretch limo was waiting. The security lines were a breeze since we were both “Global Entry” cleared so went through the TSA Precheck line. My Las Vegas host also made room reservations at Harrah’s New Orleans and booked a limo for us. When I got the confirmed reservations, I logged on the United Airlines website and added my frequent flyer numbers and selected seats.

I saw the “paid” ticket receipt on some Mastercard payment on United Airlines so I know that actual transaction amount. He heroically worked with Passport Travel (CET’s designated travel agency for Retreats) and got two round trip tickets even though they cost $1,650 ($450 over the budget). I then gave him screenshots of a bunch of options for flying from San Francisco to New Orleans on Friday June 13th. I did my homework and looked up available flights including a late non-stop back on Sunday June 15th. No kids since grandma and an Uncle kept them company. But in late May I contacted my Las Vegas host to set up the Seven Stars Retreat to New Orleans for Wife and I.

I was too busy to use the first retreat before March 30th came and went. As many of you know, a 7 Stars Retreat consists of the following: (1) air travel up to $1,200 (2) Room (3) Limo (4) $500 folio credit which varies on what you can charge with it depending on the CET property. There is no longer an automatic second retreat this year as they use “Experience” Credits instead for every 50,000 Tier points after making Seven Stars. Last year people who made Seven Stars (150,000 Tier points) got two retreats, one was the “regular” retreat to be used before Maand a second one to be used before June 30, 2014. Moreover, it looks like CET benefits are often a moving target. I only made Seven Stars for the first time in December 2013 so I am always learning something new about the benefits. I learn a lot from this forum so I wanted to finally share my activities and experiences during my Ceasars Seven Stars Retreat trip to New Orleans last month.

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