HFTP Announces Cisco as Patron Sponsor of GUESTROOM 20X
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that Cisco is the patron sponsor of GUESTROOM 20X. The futuristic guestroom features the hospitality industry's most innovative technologies, including Cisco Connected Hospitality solutions. The exhibit debuts at the 2012 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), the world's largest hospitality technology exposition and conference.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that Cisco is the patron sponsor of GUESTROOM 20X. The futuristic guestroom features the hospitality industry's most innovative technologies, including Cisco Connected Hospitality solutions. The exhibit debuts at the 2012 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), the world's largest hospitality technology exposition and conference. HITEC 2012, produced by HFTP, is June 25 – 28 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. USA.
"As hotel guests increasingly rely on emerging technology to enhance their travel experience, GUESTROOM 20X provides a vision for the future of guestroom and hotel technology, transforming the way guests experience a hotel property. The time for hoteliers to start planning for tomorrow"s hotel is now," said Antonio DiMilia, industry director of Hospitality & Travel at Cisco.
GUESTROOM 20X is a model guestroom featuring the latest and near-future technologies for the modern hotel room. HFTP produces a new version of the special exhibit every other year, after a worldwide, comprehensive search of existing, cutting-edge and future guestroom innovations.
Along with other new technologies, the 2012 version of GUESTROOM 20X will display Cisco Connected Hospitality's solutions. These solutions include mobile hospitality and travel applications that can run on any device, including Meridian by Spotlight Mobile, an indoor location-sensing system application enabled by Cisco"s Mobility Services Engine and SuiteLinq, a digital media platform application accessed through Cisco"s high-speed wireless connectivity portfolio.
"Over the years, GUESTROOM 20X has become an important reference for the future of guestroom technology. Some innovative products seen in previous versions of GUESTROOM 20X can sometimes be found in hotel rooms around the world," said Frank Wolfe, CAE, CEO of HFTP. "It takes a lot of time and hard work to pull the model guestroom together and we appreciate Cisco's support in fostering the future of our industry."
For more information about GUESTROOM 20X visit www.guestroom20x.org or contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at [email protected], (800) 646-4387 or +1 (512) 249-5333.
Cisco Connected Hospitality delivers sophisticated services that differentiate hotel brands and create a personalized experience for each guest. Cisco offers hospitality decision-makers a comprehensive suite of solutions that address common industry concerns about employee productivity, complicated and outdated communications systems, energy costs and lost revenue streams. For more information, visit www.Cisco.com/go/hospitality.
About Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (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 India. HFTP is recognized as a group supporting the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with an international network of members and stakeholders. 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 publication of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI®), Hotel Online® and Hospitality Upgrade Magazine. Through its combined websites, the association has more than 140,000 site visitors a month. For more information about HFTP, visit www.hftp.org.