A list of the top stories from the 2009 HotelWorld Expo & Conference, held March 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas

PHOTO SLIDESHOW

HotelWorld Design and Hospitality Awards 2009

Photos from the annual HotelWorld Design and Hospitality Awards

IN-DEPTH NEWS COVERAGE

Recession realities
March 6, 2009
By Stephanie Ricca, editor, Hotel & Motel Management
The recessionary complaining and denial stages are over, acceptance has set in, and hoteliers now are firmly rooted in finding opportunities wherever they can.

Hospitality & design award winners announced
March 4, 2009
Hospitality competition entries were judged by the editorial staff of Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Design and Luxury Hotelier magazines, while design awards were judged by Jeff Ornstein, founder of J/Brice Design International and Dana Kalczak, Vice President, Design and Construction, Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts.

BLOGS

Leaving Las Vegas
March 5, 2009
By Patricia Sheehan, editor, Hotel Design
Arriving in Las Vegas a few days ago for the HotelWorld Expo & Conference, I was taken aback by the profound changes this city has experienced since last year’s show. From the moment I stepped off the plane, the scenario was startling and unsettling. At the airport: open expanses of terminal space, a cavernous baggage claim area with rows of empty luggage carousels, and for the first time ever in my years of travel here, a no-wait taxi line.