Austin, Texas USA | Offering quality education and networking around the world, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is planning the Second Annual Asian Hospitality Finance and Technology Conference. The boutique conference is a specially designed education conference for hospitality finance and technology professionals working in the Asian marketplace. The conference is May 11–12 at UNLV–Singapore in Singapore. Online registration is now available on the HFTP web site.

Along with the HFTP Asia Chapter and the HFTP Asia Student Chapter, HFTP is organizing an education conference that focuses on regional issues and hot topics in the hospitality industry. Last year’s topics included the future of hospitality technology, retention practices in the hospitality industry, technology convergence in hotels and more.

"Tourism is dramatically growing in Asia so it is extremely important to have education conferences of this nature to support this growth," said Jeff Blakeman, vice president of operations finance for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and 2008 conference attendee. "This conference illustrates HFTP's ongoing commitment to our industry within Asia by providing a forum for hospitality finance and technology leaders to share ideas and to continue to grow within the industry."

For more information about the conference, contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at [email protected], +1 (512) 249-5333 or (800) 646-4387.

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 more than 4,800 members globally 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. For more information, visit .

Katy Walterscheidt
Communications Specialist
+1 (512) 249-5333 (Ext 27)
HFTP