Hotel Yearbook Article

Guess What’s Happening at HITEC – Themes Abound

Written by: Tim Henthorn, HITEC Dallas Guest Blogger | The Monday schedule introduced four sessions infused with the theme, including “The First-mover Advantage: Are You the Leading Edge or the Bleeding Edge”, “Food for Thought: Emerging Technology in F&B”, “What is the Digital Hotel and Are They Hiring,” and the opening keynote itself – “Digital Transformation: Design Your Future”, an enlightening speech from Erik Qualman.

We are in the midst of HITEC, its educational sessions and all its glory. This year's vibe is as invigorating as ever, and the event is bringing multiple themes to life. One of the most dominant of these is "digital transformation." This topic is permeating many of the educational sessions and even the conversations in the aisles of the HITEC Exhibit Hall. All in all, HITEC's schedule contains six sessions that infused the theme into the diverse set of topics covering many functional areas for hotels and clubs.

The Monday schedule introduced four sessions infused with the theme, including "The First-mover Advantage: Are You the Leading Edge or the Bleeding Edge", "Food for Thought: Emerging Technology in F&B", "What is the Digital Hotel and Are They Hiring," and the opening keynote itself - "Digital Transformation: Design Your Future", an enlightening speech from Erik Qualman. I'm still trying to hold my book differently to reach those blazing reading speeds.

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