HFTP Compensation and Benefits Report: 2018 Data on Hospitality Staffing and Compensation
The 2018 HFTP Compensation and Benefits Survey was released this summer and made available to HFTP members. This is a biannual report that was developed to provide information on salaries…
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Exercise Personal Data Security: Tips to Protect Yourself both Online and Off
Tell me if this ever happened to you. You are online searching for someone’s name because you want to make a professional connection and end up finding their home address…
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Multiple Ways to Reach an Ethical Conclusion: Considering Real-life Professional Dilemmas
Written by: Thomas G. Smith, CHAE It has been many years now since Ethics education was added as a requirement for CHAE/CHTP maintenance. It was an addition that the HFTP…
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How to Connect in an Over-Distracted World (And Other Lessons from Leaders in Human Behavior)
Leaders face a mounting challenge in today’s increasingly technological world. People have a host of distracting devices now available at their fingertips. According to research compiled by the HFTP Americas Research…
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Hospitality Students Talk Trends, Challenges and Endless Possibilities in Today’s Industry
Ariel and Melissa are both college students studying hospitality at the Rochester Institute of Technology, as well as members of their local HFTP student chapter and were volunteers at HITEC…
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The Legacy of a Departing Colleague — Tanya Venegas
When it comes to hospitality research, there is ordinary, and then there is Tanya Venegas. Tanya started as a teaching assistant working for the University of Houston in 2002. She…
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Technology as a Cultural Challenge in the Hospitality Industry
Written By: Laura Resco, official event guest blogger for the HFTP Club and Hotel Controllers Conference 2018 There is one idea that permeates the sessions at the 2018 Club and…
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HITEC 2018 Hidden Treasures
By Jennifer Jones, HITEC 2018 Guest Blogger In the sea of exhibitors, it’s tough to get through the entire exhibit hall every year. In addition, there are general sessions to…
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The Importance of Academic Scholarships: Investing in Future Hospitality Leaders
Written By: Susan Savkov It is considered a commonly known reality that a college education can be a valuable gateway to a higher salary, an increased likelihood of employment, better job…
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IT Measurements and the USALI 11th Edition
In January 2015, the USALI 11th edition became effective and a new schedule was born: Schedule 6 — Information and Telecommunications Systems. With the institution of a new schedule, many questions…
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