Allied partners of global hospitality association, Hosp itality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), will hold co-located conferences with the internationally known Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC(SM)). HITEC, which will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. USA, will be June 20-23, 2016. Co-located events include the International Hospitality Technology Association (iHITA) Annual Conference, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International's (HSMAI) Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) e-commerce and technology council meeting.

"We are proud to have established HITEC as an event that is an industry meeting place, allowing our allied partners to come together, become familiar with each group and learn from the specialty knowledge each offers," explains HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe, CAE. "HFTP is dedicated to advancing professionals of every level at each stage of their career and I believe that our allied partners assist us in doing just that."

The iHITA Annual Conference will be held on June 19, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The conference will bring together educators, vendors and researchers of information technology in the global hospitality industry with the goal of improving the quality of education, research and technology itself. HFTP will again sponsor the Best Research Paper award which earns the winner $2,000 USD. The deadline for submissions is March 11, 2016.

HSMAI's ROC, June 22, 2016, will address the most critical trends affecting revenue management in hotels today. The event includes more than 500 key stakeholders each year to deliver the most compelling and comprehensive revenue management event for the hotel industry. The conference will include certification review courses, hands-on vendor workshops and education sessions.

The AH&LA technology and e-business meeting will be held on June 20. The Technology and E-business Committee meet twice per year to discuss the changing face of technology and e-business in the hospitality industry. The committee works alongside AH&LA to create official statements related to pertinent issues within the industry.

For more information on HITEC, please contact [email protected].

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.

Danielle Earp
Public Relations Manager
+1 (512) 220-4017
HFTP

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