KEVIN BAROSSO director of sales , convention sales , Mohegan Sun , Uncasville , Connecticut conference basketball tournament held in November of 2020 . Through our partnership with the Basketball Hall of Fame we were able to host 25 college Division I basketball teams over 11 days to safely play basketball in the Mohegan Sun Arena with games televised around the country on ESPN and their family of networks . The relationships established under pre-pandemic times were what allowed collaboration and hard work by all involved , including the resort , to flourish when most venues were closed and not hosting any events .
When faced with adversity , the strength and power of relationships are what allow organizations to move forward and flourish during uncertain times . From July of 2020 through April of 2021 , Mohegan Sun was able to turn their 10,000-seat arena into an international broadcast center for Bellator MMA Fighting and Showtime Boxing .
The success of these events was then transformed into Bubbleville , which was the largest NCAA non-
THE RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED UNDER PRE- PANDEMIC TIMES WERE WHAT ALLOWED COLLABORATION AND HARD WORK BY ALL INVOLVED , INCLUDING THE RESORT , TO FLOURISH WHEN MOST VENUES WERE CLOSED AND NOT HOSTING ANY EVENTS .
– KEVIN BAROSSO , MOHEGAN SUN
KAREN MCWILIAMS vice president of revenue strategy , Concord Hospitality , Raleigh , North Carolina
As everyone in the industry found themselves in uncharted waters overnight , we determined that ‘ speed wins .’ Forced to overhaul our deployment , we took immediate
FORCED TO OVERHAUL OUR DEPLOYMENT , WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE MOST VALUABLE DATA SOURCES NEEDED AND REASSIGNED HOW OUR TIME WAS INVESTED . WE TRANSFORMED OUR TOOLS TO GIVE MINUTE-BY-MINUTE VISIBILITY ACROSS 140 HOTELS . THIS VISIBILITY WAS NOT JUST FOR OUR HOTELS , BUT FOR OUR REGIONAL TEAMS AND ASSET GROUPS ALIKE .
– KAREN MCWILLIAMS , CONCORD HOSPITALITY
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