OpenTravel Alliance Co-locates with HFTP for 2017 Annual Hospitality Conference
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.
"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 the Open Travel Alliance
OpenTravel Alliance is passionate about solving the challenges of connecting multiple systems within the complex travel distribution ecosystem. Our mission is to enable the future of travel by driving the evolving AI driven digital experience for consumers. OpenTravel Alliance creates, expands and drives adoption of open specifications — including XML and JSON — with partners such as LF OpenAPI which is incorporated into our tooling for the electronic exchange of business information across all sectors of the travel industry. Our membership includes airlines, hotel companies, car rental firms, cruise lines, railways, tour operators, travel agencies, solutions providers and technology vendors. Billions of OpenTravel message structures are used daily, carrying billions of messages between trading partners. Future innovations, partnering with Overture and other LF foundations, will be to deliver
universal open travel offers allowing all travel related products to be published for sale in a consistent secure digital means sellable by any retailer with an agreement with the product owner. A key enabler of AI agents in this space. Learn more about offers. Founded in 1999 as a not-for-profit trade association, OTA became a member of The Linux Foundation in 2020 and continues to evolve while maintaining its essential role in standardizing travel industry messaging. For more information, visit www.opentravel.org.
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