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April 24, 2018

Booking.com and Web Summit Expand Commitment to Women in Tech

Today Booking.com, one of the world's largest travel e-commerce companies and a digital technology leader, announced a global partnership with Web Summit. Together they will host a dedicated 'Women in Tech' networking and mentoring program at the flagship Web Summit event, as well as initiatives at affiliated events Collison and RISE in 2018. This exclusive collaboration continues Booking.com and Web Summit's efforts to redress the under-representation of women in technology by creating more opportunities for women to enter, advance and thrive in the sector.

Booking.com

Opinion Article Technology

April 24, 2018

AI and Voice Recognition Explored at HITEC Amsterdam

I have had the pleasure of a front row seat at a very special panel discussion. The hospitality industry's top tech executives got together at HITEC Amsterdam today to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and voice recognition. The challenge: to make sense of all of the changes happening in information technology and articulate value-adding solutions for the hospitality industry. How do we turn a land of confusion into a land of opportunity? The panelists had a few secrets to share.

By Sherif Mamdouh, External Communications Manager, EHL

Press Release Development

April 21, 2018

Fully tech-driven CityHub hotel opens second branch in Rotterdam

On Friday 20 April CityHub will launch on one of the most vibrant and trendy streets in Rotterdam. With its 126 futuristic sleeping units, a 'digital first' lobby and an app that guides visitors around the city, CityHub engages flawlessly with the needs of travel-savvy millennials who want to get out and explore, socialize with locals and share their experiences online in real-time.

CityHub

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

March 29, 2018

OpenTravel Advisory Forum Amsterdam to be Co-located with HFTP’s HITEC Amsterdam in April 2018

OpenTravel Alliance (OpenTravel), a nonprofit responsible for developing and maintaining interoperability for disparate systems in all verticals of the travel industry, is pleased to extend its partnership with Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and co-locate European conferences in April 2018. OpenTravel will co-locate its Advisory Forum, taking place from 11-13 April 2018, with HFTP's HITEC Amsterdam, taking place from 11-13 April 2018. Both events will take place at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam.

Press Release Development

March 28, 2018

DanZep hotels B.V., Master Franchise Holder of easyHotel Benelux, is renamed in Xcentric Hotels B.V.

From March this year, easyHotel Benelux will be connected to the new Xcentric Hotels B.V. as Master Franchise Holder. The former Danzep Hotels B.V. gives shape to future growth and developments, both in the hotel industry as with other projects. For the coming year, Xcentric Hotels B.V. announces the openings of easyHotel The Hague Scheveningen Beach and easyHotel Maastricht.

Xcentric Hotels B.V.

Maastricht, The Netherlands

March 28, 2018

HITEC Amsterdam 2018 Entrepreneur 20X Participants and Judge’s Panel Announced

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is pleased to announce the selected hospitality technology startups and expert judges panel that will participate in Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) at HITEC Amsterdam next month. All registered HITEC attendees are welcome to attend the action-packed pitch competition taking place on Wednesday, 11 April 2018 beginning at 14:30 in the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.

Ernest - Lighthouse's AI for hoteliers

Ad Tambourine One

All you need is one.

Some call it a website with a booking engine built in. Some call it a booking engine with a website built in. We call it One.

Tambourine

Ad AI Hospitality

"Just tell me why my weekend pickup dropped." With Ernest, now you can ask your commercial data anything, and act on the answer.

Lighthouse

Appointment

March 27, 2018

Ellen van Wittmarschen has been appointed as General Manager at The Toren Amsterdam

Ellen van Wittmarschen, General Manager of The Toren Amsterdam, has successfully transitioned the stylish, highly-rated boutique hotel to The Pavilions Hotels collection in the heart of one of Europe's most desirable cities. The Toren Amsterdam was recently voted Number 1 in The Netherlands for Service as part of the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Awards 2018.

The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts

Ernest - Lighthouse's AI for hoteliers

Ad AI Hospitality

"Just tell me why my weekend pickup dropped." With Ernest, now you can ask your commercial data anything, and act on the answer.

Lighthouse

Press Release Finance

March 26, 2018

HFTP Announces Exclusive CIO/CFO Event Sponsorship Agreement with Fourteen IP at HITEC Amsterdam

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), an international nonprofit and producers of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is pleased to announce its exclusive CIO/CFO event sponsorship agreement with Fourteen IP Communications Ltd at the upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018. The invitation-only event that brings together CIOs and CFOs from leading hotel and hospitality companies from across Europe will take place on 11 April to kick-off HITEC Amsterdam, which is taking place from 11-13 April at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre.

March 23, 2018

Join HSMAI Region Europe in Amsterdam on 10 and 11 April!

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and HSMAI Region Europe, the Hospitality, Sales and Marketing Association International, are pleased to extend their partnership and co-locate their european activities again in April 2018. HSMAI Region Europe will co-locate its Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) and its Digital and Distribution Optimization Conference (DOC), as well as their other events with HFTP's HITEC® Amsterdam - and we would very much like to see you there!

HSMAI Europe

February 28, 2018

Holland’s Premier Concierge & Lifestyle Service, Con Questa, Uses Concierge Technology to Keep Them Organized, Aligned, and Continually Delighting Their Clients

Con Questa, Holland's premier concierge & lifestyle service, has selected ALICE's concierge software to keep their growing team organized and aligned.

ALICE

Press Release Technology

February 26, 2018

HFTP Sells Out Exhibition for Upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018, A 43 Percent Space Increase from Previous Year

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), an international nonprofit association and producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has sold all exhibit spaces for the upcoming HITEC Amsterdam 2018. HITEC Amsterdam will feature 84 exhibiting companies – a 43 percent increase from the inaugural 2017 event. A floorplan with a list of participating companies is available on the HITEC Amsterdam website. HITEC Amsterdam will take place from 11-13 April at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in The Netherlands.

February 8, 2018

Guestline announces appointment of Director of Business Development Benelux

Global hospitality software business Guestline announces the appointment of Robert Vogt as director of business development Benelux. He joins the company with immediate effect. Vogt is the latest addition to the company's senior international team following their expansion and appointment of new country managers in Thailand and Ireland.

Guestline

February 1, 2018

Participate in HFTP’s Entrepreneur 20X at HITEC Amsterdam

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is currently accepting applications for participants, judges and mentors for Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) at HITEC Amsterdam. Those who wish to participate in the European version of E20X can apply online; startups can apply here, and mentors and volunteers can apply here. E20X Amsterdam, a pre-conference event, will take place at 14:30 on Wednesday, 11 April at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam.

Press Release Markets & Performance

January 23, 2018

Horwath HTL Market Report: The Netherlands Serviced Apartments Market

The market for serviced apartments is the fastest growing segment of the hospitality industry in the Netherlands, as shown in a new market report by Horwath HTL. The number of branded serviced apartments providers has increased exponentially over the last three years. Stimulated by the increase of supply, the demand has also increased. As a result, occupancies and average room rates for serviced apartments continue to rise. On January 24th, Horwath HTL Netherlands Director, Ewout Hoogendoorn, is hosting a panel on the 'have invested' v the 'have not invested' and 'what's hot' and 'what's not' at the Serviced Apartment Summit Europe: Recharge 2018 at Zoku Amsterdam.

Horwath HTL

January 10, 2018

Horecava Innovation Award 2018 for SALTO Systems

The award, given annually at the Horecava National Trade Fair for Professionals in the Foodservice Industry held at the RAI Amsterdam from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th January 2018, recognises the contribution that SALTO Systems and its AElement Fusion product have made to the hospitality industry.

SALTO Systems

External Article General Management

January 3, 2018

10 of the best Amsterdam hotels | independent.co.uk

It may rank high on the list of destinations for stag and hen dos, but Amsterdam has so much more to offer than an inebriated weekend browsing its (in)famous coffee shops. The last few years have seen a wave of new hotels arriving in the city, seriously expanding the range of interesting options to stay within – and, most encouragingly, beyond – the well-trodden cobbled streets of its immediate historic core. Even existing properties have been dealt a much needed jolt and upped their game.

independent.co.uk

Press Release Development

December 19, 2017

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) Adds The Netherlands’ 5-Star Grand Hotel Huis Ter Duin to Portfolio

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has expanded its worldwide portfolio and Western Europe options with the addition of the Netherlands' acclaimedGrand Hotel Huis Ter Duin in Noordwijk, just outside Amsterdam. Located directly on the beach, in the picturesque province of South Holland, the 5-Star hotel provides stunning views of the North Sea and has won the prestigious "M&IT Award" for "Best Overseas Hotel" in 2014, 2016 and 2017. ALHI, the world's leading independent hotel Global Sales Organization, now represents the renowned 254-room hotel to the European and North American meetings, conventions and incentive market, according to ALHI's Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot.

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)

Noordwijk, The Netherlands

December 13, 2017

The Netherlands’ first fully-electric hotel now taking reservations with SiteMinder

The Netherlands' first fully-electric hotel has begun accepting reservations ahead of its opening in April 2018. Powered entirely by wind energy, Conscious Hotel Westerpark will become the fourth property of sustainable hotel chain Conscious Hotels, which for the past year has employed the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, to market and sell its rooms online.

SiteMinder

Press Release General Management

November 28, 2017

2017 Quiet Hotel Award: Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

On 12 December, the coveted Quiet Hotel Award will be presented for the 3rd time. The winner has been selected from the over 157 European hotels that have acquired the Quiet Room® label. This year's winner is the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, a 4-star hotel in possession of 408 QR-qualified rooms.

The Quietroom Foundation