GX Spotlights Mandarin Oriental’s COVID-19 Strategy: Agile and Prepared in Uncertain Times
By: Anja Luthje When we closed some Mandarin Oriental hotels in response to COVID-19, the management team created a task force including myself as Group Director of Rooms and Quality…
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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…
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An Interview with Ian Millar, 2020 Paragon Award Recipient
Ian Millar, CHTP was selected this year as the HFTP Paragon Award recipient for his unwavering support of the association and substantial contributions to increase knowledge sharing and promote growth…
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Summary of Social Distancing Technologies in Hotels: What Are Our Guests Telling Us?
Written by: Agnes DeFranco, Ed.D., CHAE, CHE, CHIA, CAHTA and Cristian Morosan, Ph.D., MSc, CHTP The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for many economic sectors. One of the…
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Club Tax Expert Explains New IRS Guidance on Employee Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday
Written by: Brad Steele, J.D. Attention, clubs: on August 8, the United States President issued an executive order deferring a portion of your employees’ payroll taxes. This payroll tax holiday…
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Behind the Scenes of Cyber HITEC: Meet the HITEC Advisory Council (Part IV)
In the fourth and final installment of the blog series introducing the HITEC Advisory Council, HFTP invites you to meet the remaining hospitality professionals whose collective experiences and industry knowledge…
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This Month, HFTP Spotlights Members Who Have Shared What HFTP Means to Them
The HFTP Connect blog features hundreds of posts that have been collected, researched, written and published for the purposes of continuing education and professional development for our hospitality finance and technology members…
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Budgeting for 2021: What Is the New Target?
Written by: Arlene Ramirez, MBA, CHAE, CHE, CHIA “To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.” Ashleigh Brilliant Since March of this…
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Behind the Scenes of Cyber HITEC: Meet the HITEC Advisory Council (Part III)
This week in Part III of a series introducing the HITEC Advisory Council — whose collective experiences and industry knowledge influence and refine the world-class education program at HITEC each…
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Behind the Scenes of Cyber HITEC: Meet the HITEC Advisory Council (Part II)
Last week, HFTP introduced four members of the HITEC Advisory Council: Council Chair Justin Taillon, MBA, Ph.D., CHIA, CHTP; Vice Chair Barry Thomas, CHTP; Executive Committee Liaison Mark Pate, CHAE,…
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