Tag: HFTP
HFTP Shifts to Virtual Events This Fall With Cyber HITEC
On July 13, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced that October's "Best of HFTP" in-person events will pivot to the virtual "Cyber HITEC." The in-person events, which included HITEC San Antonio, HFTP Annual Convention, and Club Forum, were scheduled for October 26-29, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. In response to the continued health safety concerns and travel restrictions...
HFTP to Offer Telemedicine to Attendees During October Events
Austin, Texas — Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced that it will be the first hospitality industry conference to deploy telemedicine to support attendees and exhibitors at its “Best of HFTP” events on October 26-29, 2020 in San Antonio. In response to the guidance for slowing the spread of COVID-19, HFTP restructured its 2020 event calendar co-locating HITEC...
Reinventing Hospitality’s Future at HITEC 2019
From June 17 to 20, more than 6,000 hospitality professionals from all areas of the industry descended on the Minneapolis Convention Center for the 2019 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC). This year, the technology-focused trade show hosted by Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) boasted almost 400 exhibitors representing everything from revenue management to voice technology to...
HFTP Partners with HotStats on Global Hospitality Accounting Common Practices Database
AUSTIN—Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) has announced a partnership with HotStats to manage the Global Hospitality Accounting Common Practices (GHACP) database. First released in Fall 2014 by HFTP, the new agreement will move the site hosting to HotStats with complimentary access to HFTP members. In addition, HotStats will expand the database by incorporating its chart of accounts, alongside...
HFTP Research Sheds Light on Hotels’ Pre-Opening Budgets and IT Timelines
AUSTIN, TEXAS—A newly released HFTP study—Pre-Opening Expenditures in Hospitality—investigates pre-opening budget timelines and procedures in the hospitality industry. Commissioned by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) and authored by Agnes DeFranco, Ed.D., CHAE and Arlene Ramirez, MBA, CHAE, CHE, CHIA of the Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, and Tanya Venegas, MBA, MHM, CHIA, director of customer success...