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42 Checking Out HOTELWORLD EXPO & CONFERENCE Announcing the award winners at the Global Hospitality & Design Awards is Matt Waddell, publisher, HotelWorld Network. H&MM April 21, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition HotelWorld awards top designs LAS VEGAS–The winners of the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards competition were announced to a crowd of nearly 200 hospitality industry professionals Tuesday evening at the awards ceremony held at Caesars Palace. The editorial staff of HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT, HOTEL DESIGN and LUXURY HOTELIER magazines judged the competition entries. Category winners of the competition are shown in bold, followed by category ﬁnalists: Best Guestroom Design— Luxury The U.S. Grant (Sycuan Tribal Development Corp.) Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village & Spa (DiLeonardo International) The Alexis Hotel (Dawson Design Associates) The Cove at Atlantis (Hirsch/Bedner Associates) Best Guestroom Design— Full-Service Vista Bahn Loft (Burkett Design) Holiday Inn @ The Campus (Noble Hospitality) Harbor View Inn (Carl Ross Design) Best Guestroom Design— Limited-Service Microtel Inns & Suites (US Franchise Systems) Hampton Inn European Prototype (FRCH Design) Hyatt Place Chicago/ Lombard/Oak Brook (Hyatt) Best Lobby/Public Space Design—Luxury Sheraton Changsha Hotel (DiLeonardo International) InterContinental Boston (BBG/BBGM) St. Regis Fort Lauderdale (Hirsch/Bedner Associates) Best Lobby/Public Space Design—Full-Service Hyatt Regency O’Hare (TVS Interiors) Marriott Hotel Torrance (HFS Concepts 4) NYLO Plano at Legacy (NYLO) Best Lobby/Public Space Design—Limited-Service Hyatt Place Chicago/Lombard/Oak Brook (Hyatt) Hampton Inn, Madison East (FRCH Design) Residence Inn Burbank (Leo A Daly) Best Restaurant/Lounge— Luxury Wing Lei Restaurant at Wynn Macau (Hirsch/Bedner Associates) RENEE ROSADO RENEE ROSADO THE ANGLERS BOUTIQUE RESORT John McMahon, group publisher of the HotelWorld Network, introduces the opening general session of the inaugural HotelWorld Expo & Conference. The Anglers Boutique Resort in Miami Beach, Fla., was honored as the Opening of the Year at the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards. Celebrating the win are: [from left] Michelle Mitchell, director of public relations for Questex Media Group; Eric Lawrence, partner in The Anglers; Paula Uribe, executive administrative assistant, The Anglers; Marc Lawrence, partner in The Anglers; and Stacey Higgins, senior editor at HOTEL & MOTEL MANAGEMENT. Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Wilson Associates) Ivy Hotel (SB Architects) UMU Japanese Restaurant (Dusit Hotel Nikko—Dusit Thani) Best Restaurant/Lounge— Full-Service Graze at the Taj Residency Hotel (HFS Concepts 4) High Velocity (TVS & TVS Interiors) NYLO Plano at Legacy (NYLO) Best Spa Design Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong (Wilson Associates) Acqualina Resort & Spa (Jules Trump) Heavenly Spa (TVS & TVS Interiors) Sustainable Hotel of the Year Zion Lodge (Xanterra Parks & Resorts) Hotel Triton (Kimpton Hotels & Resorts) Willard InterContinental Washington (IHG) Opening of the Year The Anglers Boutique Resort (Boutique Hospitality Management) Skirvin Hilton Hotel (Marcus Hotels & Resorts/ Kahler Slater Architects) The Keating (The Keating Hotel Group) Corporate Citizen of the Year Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Interstate Hotels & Resorts Saunders Hotel Group Hilton Hotels Corp. Design of the Year Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates (Wilson Associates) Hotelier of the Year Robert Habeeb, president, First Hospitality Group Owner of the Year The Keating Hotel Group More than 200 vendors exhibit on the HotelWorld trade show ﬂoor at the Las Vegas Convention Center. HotelWorld was part of International Hospitality Week, an event comprised of four trade shows that drew a total of 37,500 attendees. RENEE ROSADO During the opening general session, Jim Murren, president and c.o.o. of MGM Mirage, highlights MGM’s growth, including its $8-billion City Center project in Las Vegas. RENEE ROSADO Members of the closing general session discussed green hotel practices. Panelists are [from left] Pam Vilkin, president of the Las Vegas Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council; Molly Ray, senior sales manager, Kimpton Hotels Seattle; Julie Klein, director of environmental affairs for Vail Resorts Hospitality/RockResorts; and Dan Gilligan, v.p., energy and environmental services, Accor North America. The moderator is Jeff Higley, director of communications/editorial director, Smith Travel Research. RENEE ROSADO http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition

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