Veteran Las Vegas hospitality leader Cliff Atkinson took over as president and CEO at the iconic Fremont Street Experience in February, an interesting move for an executive who had been entrenched in luxury casino properties on or near the Strip for the better part of his 14 years in Southern Nevada. Atkinson has been president at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Fontainebleau Las Vegas and Luxor Hotel & Casino.
So how does he feel now that he’s gone Downtown to the city’s original neon drag? “Just really excited,” he says. “I was down here scooping ice cream for Ben & Jerry’s free cone day and it was incredible to actually hear from customers how much they love being Downtown and under the canopy.”
