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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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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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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Five Advantages to Attending a Virtual Conference
The year 2020 saw a rapid shift of networking conferences, concerts, award shows, trade shows and association gatherings from in-person to online, and HFTP-produced events are no exception. The North…
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GX Spotlight: These Hotels Excel at Guest Experience with Technology, Service and Data-driven Decisions
GX Spotlight began with the mission to showcase inspiring hotels that are dedicated to creating unique guest experiences. The first six months of the GX Spotlight experience showcased the ways…
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A Practical Approach to Ethical Dilemmas
Ethics are very well-known for not being black and white. In fact, it is all those muddling shades of grey that make this field of study such an enigma. It…
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