MOHEGAN SUN RECENTLY OPENED EXPO CENTER REPRESENTS THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA IN MEETINGS By George Seli
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The property is a destination he highly unto itself, offering 1,600 competitive guestrooms between the Sky meetings Tower and Earth Tower, three market in the casinos, two Mandara spas, an Northeastern 18-hole golf course and over 80 United States dining and retail outlets. Four is home to legendary hotels onsite entertainment venues in New York and Boston can be rented for special events: as well as top-tier gaming the 325-seat Comix comedy resorts in Atlantic City club, 350-seat Wolf Den, 400and Connecticut. While seat Cabaret Theatre and these properties regularly the resort’s flagship venue, upgrade their product in the 10,000-seat Mohegan order to vie for more group Sun Arena. The arena draws business, a major meeting The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction was held at renowned headliners whose space expansion is fairly Mohegan Sun in 2016 and returned this summer. uncommon. It’s no wonder, performances may happily then, that Mohegan Sun coincide with a group’s meeting has been making headlines with its new $80 million Earth dates. Among the upcoming acts are Keith Urban (Sept. 7 and 8), Expo & Convention Center, which opened in June. Located Christina Aguilera (Oct. 6) and Justin Timberlake (Dec. 21). near the recently completed Earth Tower, the new facility The quality of group service is just as important as all includes a 125,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall, the 20,000-sq.-ft. Earth of these assets, if not more so. According to John Washko, Ballroom and 15 meeting rooms. Vice President of Exhibitions & Convention Sales, “amazing State-of-the-art meeting space is only part of Mohegan guest service is a core tenet, and that certainly extends to our Sun’s appeal, however. The property has long been a favorite of Meetings & Conventions staff. We truly pride ourselves on many planners who book in the Northeast, thanks to its ideal delivering the absolute best product we can and meeting all location and wealth of amenities and entertainment. Located in of the needs clients may have for a given event, tradeshow southeastern Connecticut’s Mystic Country along the Thames or corporate outing.” Washko, who joined Mohegan Sun last River, Mohegan Sun lies midway between New York and Boston. summer, is no stranger to serving group clients of luxury
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FACILITIES & DESTINATIONS 2018 SUPERBOOK
