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George Maloof on Vegas Tourism Fears:: "Everybody Needs to Take a Chill Pill"

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August 6, 2008 at 10:00 AM | by juliana | 3 Comments

George Maloof, owner/hotelier of The Palms brand in Las Vegas, did a Q&A interview with Women's Wear Daily (the fashion bible for anyone in fashion and design biz) about the panic in Las Vegas over tourism drops and the lighter wallets of Americans.

Things we learn about George Maloof:

· He's a junior!
· He played football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
· He wants the Palms to be the ultimate party hotel where people come to get away and "maybe [take] their minds off the economy."
· He still doesn't have an outfit for the hotel's Midsummer Night's Dream Party in two weeks.
· Sorta considers him a leader of Las Vegas.

Keep reading, there's more!

You can actually learn more about him from his Wikipedia page (He's 44! Suge Knight was his locker mate at UNLV!) but the best quote from Georgie was saved for last. WWD asked what could be done to stimulate the Las Vegas economy:

G.M.: If people stop talking about it, that might be a good start. I really believe that. There is so much attention on that that maybe [it would be better to] focus on something else. That would be a big change....Everybody just needs to take a chill pill.

Do you serve them at the Palms? If you do, we'll come right over and take one.

[Photo: MGN Media Wire]

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  1. jennm

    HotelChatter Editor

    Re: George Maloof

    I love that he said that because he's totally right. vegas has been operating at above-average occupancy rates, so even though there's been a drop, the number the city is pulling in is still amazingly high compared to most other cities. or so I've been told.
    August 6, 2008 at 10:31 AM
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  1. iamdanny

    HotelChatter Member

    Re: George Maloof on Vegas Tourism Fears:: "

    i'm just gonna take a pill and pretend i'm in vegas.
    August 6, 2008 at 11:00 AM
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  1. juliana

    HotelChatter Editor

    Outside the hotel rooms...

    I went there in beginning of June and it was still all sorts of crowded. But while people are probably staying in hotel rooms, they probably aren't spending a lot of money on shows, food, or shopping. And that's where the fear comes in. Barneys New York in the Palazzo was like deserted. All that good merch going to waste!
    August 6, 2008 at 11:01 AM
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