
Choose Your Learning: HFTP ProLinks Webinars
Written By: Susan Savkov Please raise your hand if you are busy. We are all probably raising our hands. There are many things vying for your attention right now in your job. Deadlines for your hotel budget, getting new technology…

Global Hospitality Accounting Common Practices (GHACP)
Answers found in the GHACP Database: Congratulations, you recently started a new position as director of finance at a resort in a remote tropical paradise. You decided you were ready for a change of pace from the big city hotel…

Transforming Hospitality Technology Trends in China
Written By: Evita Ma It was a great honor to attend the China Hospitality Technology Alliance (CHTA) Global Annual Conference held in Lijiang, China, this November. The conference was held in such a beautiful, ancient town, and the opportunity to…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Checking into Your Hotel
Written By: Carson Booth, CHTP AI will become embedded and ubiquitous, and in the pocket of every associate and guest. Are you ready? Some industries remain stubborn and resistant to change by not embracing new technology as fast as others. However,…

5 Superhero Tools You Can Access through Your HFTP Membership
Written By: Susan Savkov It is a busy world out there, especially in the hospitality industry. Some days it feels like you are a career superhero – juggling finance or technology duties (sometimes both), balancing budgets, searching for hospitality trends and staying…

Weekly Connect from PineappleSearch 8/05/16
Weekly Connect from Pineapplesearch.com. This week’s tour of news and information from Pineapplesearch.com. Here is what happened in hospitality this week: Study Shows U.S. CIOs Advocate Moving to Cloud – Hospitality Technology All about Pokemon GO and how hoteliers can monetize…

Weekly Connect from PineappleSearch 7/29/16
Weekly Connect from Pineapplesearch.com. This week’s tour of news and information from Pineapplesearch.com. Here is what happened in hospitality this week: Top Amenities Hotel Guests Love – Rethink Hotels The symbiotic relationship between OTAs and hotels – Hotel Management Want a…

Weekly Connect from PineappleSearch 7/1/16
Weekly Connect from Pineapplesearch.com. This week’s tour of news and information from Pineapplesearch.com. Here is what happened in hospitality this week: Lessons from 2015 Tourism Totals for the World’s Most Visited Countries Why Travel Agents Still Matter Hotel Profit Implications…

Weekly Connect from PineappleSearch 6/24/16
Weekly Connect from Pineapplesearch.com. This week’s tour of news and information from Pineapplesearch.com. Here is what happened in hospitality this week: Credit card giant eases EMV liability, adoption Point/Counterpoint: Texting Your Guests How to beat back hackers: 8 tips and…

Airbnb…the new Kale
By Jennifer Jones We’ve all been watching how Airbnb is disrupting the lodging industry. While it’s already encroached into the hotelier space of leisure travelers, it’s beginning to make its mark on the corporate traveler as well. On June…