HOSPA – the Hospitality Professionals Association for Finance, Revenue Management and IT – is delighted to announce the speakers and subjects for the free-of-charge HOSPA Master Classes at Hotelympia 2012, to be held from 26 February to 1 March at ExCel London in the capital's Docklands.

The Global Summit is the pre-eminent event in the global travel and tourism calendar each year and is attended by industry and government leaders from around the world. As such, the summit offers an unparalleled platform for speakers from within and beyond the industry to share their views with an international audience of prominent business, financial, political, and media leaders.

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and the GUESTROOM 20X Task Force, a group of hospitality technology leaders and experts, are searching for the latest and near-future technologies for the newest version of GUESTROOM 20X. The 2012 version of GUESTROOM 20X, a special exhibit showcasing the most innovative technologies for the guestroom, debuts at the 2012 Hospitality Indus...

The power of brands, safety in hotels and future workforce issues – leading international hotel experts and CEOs to debate the latest trends and challenges at the ITB Hospitality Day on 8 March 2012. Safety at hotels, the shortfall in staff in the hotel industry and the consolidation trend among hotel portals: these are items on the agenda at this year's ITB Hospitality Day at the ITB Berlin Conv...

Tour de Data, hosted by STR Analytics and the STR family of companies, is an intimate event that gives attendees a look at the latest hotel industry data, as well as innovative ways to examine it. The first Tour de Data will be held in Chicago on Friday, 2012 February 17.

Rob Palleschi, global head, DoubleTree by Hilton, said, "DoubleTree by Hilton is delighted to continue expansion of our Latin American presence by introducing another rewarding hotel experience with the DoubleTree by Hilton Panama City. This seventh DoubleTree by Hilton hotel opening in the region in such an outstanding global gateway city is an extraordinary milestone for our brand's global grow...

Kelly McGuire, executive director of the hospitality travel and global practice at SAS, has been confirmed to speak on the "Innovation in Hospitality Technology" panel at the 87th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC 87), a student-run industry conference at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration (SHA). McGuire, who earned her Master's of Management in Hospitality and PhD degrees from SHA in 2001 a...

In London's Olympic year, the theme of the Master Innholders' 19th Annual General Managers' Conference, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, was Going for Gold. Janet Harmer finds out what makes winners and losers in business. With speakers including former Olympians, Sebastian Coe and judo champion Karen Roberts - as well as a host of leading hospitality personalities - the 450 delegates at t...

Conference Chair Jonathan M. Tisch and the executive planning committee are developing another extraordinary program. The NYU conference will again create a forum with dynamic discussion on fundamental and timely issues.

On January 17, the 175 attendees of the first Cornell International Hospitality Summit India had the unique opportunity to hear from India's leading hospitality executives as they discussed the most important issues facing the country's travel and tourism industry. The summit was SHA's first major industry event in Asia and was co-presented by the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR). Taj Hotels...