OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) has announced a co-location agreement Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) that will enable OTA to host its Annual Advisory Forum at HFTP 2017 Annual Convention. The OTA Annual Advisory Forum will take place on October 23 - 25, while the HFTP 2017 Annual Convention will overlap and start on October 25 and run through the 27. Both will be located at the Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate in Orlando, Fl.

"On behalf of HFTP, we are pleased that OpenTravel Alliance has decided to co-locate their Annual Advisory Forum with the HFTP 2017 Annual Convention at the Omni Resort at Champions Gate," said Frank Wolfe, CEO of HFTP. "HFTP recognizes that OTA has been entrusted with major industry standards projects. By our two organizations creating a stronger bond, both of us will reap major benefits for our members."

OTA's Annual Advisory Forum will feature a full roster of events, starting with a keynote speaker presentation and including networking sessions, an awards ceremony, various committee meetings and a golf outing. The goal of this co-location partnership is to help promote knowledge sharing among two long-standing organizations in the hospitality industry.

"We are delighted to co-locate OpenTravel's Advisory Forum with the HFTP Annual Meeting," expressed Mike Tinkey, CEO of OpenTravel Alliance. "We look forward to working collaboratively to provide tools, solutions, content and networking opportunities more efficiently. Our theme this year is enabling the future of the connected consumer and we're committed to seamless technology for a seamless consumer experience."

Registration for OpenTravel Advisory Forum opens in June. For more information about the 2017 OpenTravel Advisory Forum, please see the OpenTravel website. For more information on the HFTP 2017 Annual Convention please visit the website by clicking here.

About OpenTravel Alliance

OpenTravel is a not-for-profit trade association, founded in 1999 by travel companies, with a primary focus on the creation of electronic message structures to facilitate communication between the disparate systems in the global travel industry. At the dawn of today's online consumer direct bookings, OpenTravel created the necessary messaging standards to enable the power that direct bookings for consumers have become today.

The mission of OpenTravel is enabling the future of travel by driving the evolving digital experience for consumers. The vision of OpenTravel is the source for the most adopted, cross-industry technology standards that enable business solutions for connectivity driven by the travel community. OpenTravel is responsible for the technology that enables business partnerships to thrive by developing and maintaining interoperability for disparate systems. OpenTravel creates, expands, and drives the adoption of open, universal data specifications carrying billions of dollars in transactions over millions of electronic messages every year.

For more information on OpenTravel membership, new products, or projects, please visit www.opentravel.org or email [email protected].

Caitlin Norton
678-298-1177
OpenTravel Alliance

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