Destination, HITEC Dallas: Return to In-person Engagement, Education and Exhibits in 2021
HITEC®, the world’s largest hospitality technology conference and exhibition returns live this year in just three months. Join thousands of fellow hospitality professionals September 27-30, 2021 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas USA for four days…
An Inside Look at Club Summit 2021: Highlights from HFTP’s Return to In-Person Professional Development
After a year like 2020, it was impossible to predict what a return to in-person events would look like in 2021. The Club Summit was HFTP’s opening number, a sold-out event in stunning southern Florida that promised two days of…
How Has Technology Changed the Face of Marketing in Hospitality Amid Covid-19?
Written by: Varun Khanna, research scholar Over the past year and a half, hospitality marketing and management has witnessed tremendous growth in terms of research and development (Byrd, et.al, 2021). The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about much of this change, as it…
Addressing the Plastic Crisis through Crypto Anchors & Blockchain Technology
The Plastic Crisis: Out of Sight, Out of Mind From automated daily digests to dinner table conversations, the omnipresence of the Covid-19 pandemic has successfully managed to overshadow other – yet no less important – global challenges. In 2019, plastic…
Technology that Can Be Used to Support Large Events During and After Covid-19 Pandemic
Written by: Anni Lindqvist, research scholar The Post-Covid World Numerous industries were forced to employ more technology and reimagine nearly every aspect of their operations due to the pandemic. Technological changes sparked by Covid-19 are a form of acceleration for previously existing…
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…
Destination Club Summit: Meet Up in May for an Advanced Learning Experience
The greatest advantage of attending a professional development conference like HFTP’s Club Summit is the vital opportunity to assemble with a high-level group of club professionals and industry experts, and directly address the topics that are most compelling and important…
HFTP Helps Members Save on Shipping, Office Supplies, Computers, Car Rentals and More
HFTP is always looking for new ways to add value to our membership and new opportunities to help members save money. This has become a priority for the association with the events of the past year. The hospitality industry has…
Smart Networks Spell Success
Written by: Steve Johnson, Networking Sales Director | Content sponsored by: CommScope® The hotel industry is under pressure as never before. Covid-19 has forced managers across Europe to look long and hard at how they do business. This economic shock…
The HFTP Global Board Has Exciting News for 2021: Read All About It
Written by: Mark Pate Sr., CHAE, CHTP, MBA By now, most of you have heard of the winter storm to hit Texas last month, devastating in many ways. Fortunately, our amazing Austin, Texas-based staff all came out of it relatively unscathed,…