HFTP Presents: 2022 Year in Review
For HFTP, the year 2022 saw the return of some of its most popular initiatives and the launch of a successful new program. It marked the bittersweet departure of some beloved HFTP leaders, and the arrival of enthusiastic individuals ready…
Post-Covid Sustainability: How Hotels Can Maximize Opportunity While Keeping Costs Down
Written by: Olivia Ruggles-Brise As the world emerges from the pandemic, there is an increasing amount of buzz about sustainability, particularly the climate crisis. Governments around the world are setting ambitious decarbonization targets in advance of the COP26 event in…
Discussion of Hospitality Technology Across the Atlantic
By: Carl Weldon, HFTP COO Europe Cyber HITEC featured a new virtual session this year that built a bridge across the Atlantic Ocean and brought together two regions separated by a common language. This engaging session was called the “HFTP…
Innovation Is the Way Forward: Get Back to Business in a New Way
Now that the world is just days away from the official start of a new season, the hotel market is evaluating its post-summer state of affairs and trying to figure out how best to get back to business this fall….
Selecting the Right Industry Standards for Your Property
This is not the first time that the hospitality industry has had to respond to major changes. Currently the managing director at Heyward Hospitality, Michael Heyward‘s background in revenue management dates to the arrival of the first online travel agencies…
Getting Value from Cloud Services in Today’s Environment
The first European HFTP Hangout in June was a masterclass on hospitality business software-as-a-service (SaaS) costs and cloud services optimization. It was presented by Carson Booth, CHTP, HFTP Global director and former CEO of SnapShot GmbH. Cloud services optimization really…
Discussions Must Continue as Europe Moves to Reopen Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
By: Carl Weldon, HFTP Europe COO Three months into its shutdown, some countries in Europe are now turning their sights on reopening travel, tourism and hospitality sectors in time for the summer holidays — though, perhaps the focus will remain…
Navigating Crises and the Tech It Will Take to Overcome COVID-19
It is amazing what you can accomplish with a kayak, a great deal of preparation, and the determination to achieve a 15-year-old dream. The HFTP Hangout that took place on Wednesday, May 13 took a dramatic departure from the trending…
Considerations for Hotel Profitability Trends, Re-opening and Work from Home
Round 1 – U.S. and European Hotel Performance Trends in a Downturn The latest round of HFTP Hangouts kicked off this week with a data-driven session presented by HotStats. This session provided an in-depth overview of current operational and profitability…
First HFTP Europe Hangout Discussed Hotel Pandemic Response on Global Scale
Presented by: Michael Levie, CHTP, citizenM Hotels For the first HFTP Europe Hangout, live on Zoom, the featured speaker was HFTP Global President Michael Levie, CHTP. As COO of citzenM, an international hotel company, he was particularly suited to speak…