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Article: Oklahoma City hotels put on game face for upcoming Big 12 basketball tournaments
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- February 19, 2007
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In preparation for the massive influx of visitors for the Big 12
basketball tournaments in Oklahoma City next month, Sheraton hotel
marketing director Matt Cowden has some good advice for hoteliers.
"We've got to be aware of which teams are playing at any time and
who your guests are - where they're coming from, who they're
supporting, where they're going - and really keeping your eye on the
ball, literally, of how the tournament is progressing," he said.
City leaders have repeatedly stressed how important it is that
Oklahoma City put on its best face for the event. Barb Denny,
interim director for the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau,
said, "This audience provides us a great ...