Maintaining a competitive edge is essential for success as the economy recovers. Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals' (HFTP®) educational conferences help hospitality professionals build business with relevant education programs on hospitality finance and technology, and valuable networking opportunities. Learn current industry trends, best practices from experts and have a dialogue with those in similar situations. Schedules and registration for each are now available at www.hftp.org.

“In difficult business circumstances, it is best to be proactive and work toward improvements,” said Frank Wolfe, CAE, HFTP CEO. “Using its resources and years of conference-planning experience, HFTP works hard to provide industry practitioners a resource for professional progress.”

HFTP's 2010 educational opportunities span the U.S. and Europe, and include:

• EHTEC; February 14 – 16; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• HFTP Development Conference; March 15 – 16; New Orleans, La.
• HITEC 2010; June 21 – 24; Orlando, Fla.
• HFTP Club and Hotel Controllers Conference; June 22 – 23; Orlando, Fla.
• HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow; October 11 – 14; San Diego, Calif.

In addition to the HFTP conferences, the association offers a variety of educational resources including its online ProLinks Discussion Forums, frequent ProLinks Webinars, reviews and exams for the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) and the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE), and industry research from the HFTP Research Institute.

Registration is available online for all of HFTP's conferences. For more information about HFTP educational opportunities, send inquiries to education@hftp.org, call (800) 646-4387 or +1 (512) 249-5333.

HFTP, Austin, Texas, USA and Maastricht, The Netherlands, founded in 1952, is the global professional association for financial and technology personnel working in hotels, clubs and other hospitality-related businesses. HFTP provides first class educational opportunities, research, and publications to members around the globe including, the premiere hospitality technology conference HITEC--founded in 1972. HFTP also awards the only hospitality specific certifications for accounting and technology --the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in the USA as the National Association of Hotel Accountants.