AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA | Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals' (HFTP®) 2009 Annual Convention & Tradeshow offers high-quality education, networking opportunities, tradeshow and social events all at one luxurious location — The Green Valley Ranch Resort. With 90 percent of the rooms reserved for attendees, the resort provides an intimate and relaxing setting for the convention. The 2009 Annual Convention & Tradeshow is September 16 – 19 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.

“Our goal with the Annual Convention is to offer a sense of unity among attendees and offer the unique opportunity to network with other professionals in the same industry,” said Frank Wolfe, CAE, CEO of HFTP. “To accomplish this, HFTP just renegotiated the room rate while retaining the same luxurious resort amenities, making it feasible for attendees to stay together at the Green Valley Ranch Resort.”

HFTP re-negotiated the room rate to $129/night, with a special early arrival special of $95 for Sunday, September 13 only. With the room rate, registered attendees receive the following amenities:
  • Resort fee
  • High-speed internet access in each room
  • Complimentary shuttle service to and from the Las Vegas Strip on a set schedule
  • Complimentary shuttle service to and from the McCarran International Airport on a set schedule
  • Health club access
  • Nightly turndown service
  • Daily newspaper
  • Coffee in each room
  • Complimentary local and toll free phone calls

Thirty minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip, the Green Valley Ranch Resort is a AAA Four Diamond Resort known for great service and appearances on television shows like Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and Discovery Channel’s American Casino. Spanning more than eight acres, the resort includes private cabanas and infinity-edge dipping pools, eight different restaurants, a tranquil spa, a European-inspired casino, a Regal Cinemas movie theater and more. Annual Convention & Tradeshow housing is open until August 13, 2009.

About HFTP's Annual Convention & Tradeshow | HFTP's 2009 Annual Convention & Tradeshow offers attendees a way to find cost-effective solutions to their current work challenges, stay informed on the hottest industry topics, expand their network, increase their professional value and become empowered. The education sessions cover topics like maximizing capital expenditures on a tight budget, marketing in a Web 2.0 world, saving money by going green, providing customer service in an organization and more.

For more information about the 2009 HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow, and to register, visit the conference web site or contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at [email protected], (800) 646-4387 or +1 (512) 249-5333.

About HFTP

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), established in 1952, is a hospitality nonprofit association headquartered in Austin, Texas USA with offices in the EU and Middle East. HFTP is recognized as the spokes group for the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with an international network of members and stakeholders. HFTP uniquely understands the industry's pressing issues, and assists its stakeholders in finding solutions to their challenges more efficiently than any organization. HFTP offers expert networks, educational resources, career development programs, research, leadership opportunities and conferences and events. HFTP produces international events throughout the year, including the world's largest hospitality technology tradeshow and conference brand: HITEC. In addition, it oversees the hospitality-specific Pineapplesearch.com® and the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI). For more information about HFTP, visit www.hftp.org. For the latest news, visit the HFTP News page at news.hftp.org and the HFTP Connect blog at blog.hftp.org.

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