HFTP Announces HITEC Europe and HITEC Asia Coming in 2017

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. June 30, 2015

AUSTIN, TX. June 22, 2015 - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), have announced that the association will expand the event globally by also producing HITEC Europe and HITEC Asia in 2017. HITEC Asia and HITEC Europe will follow the tremendously successful HITEC, which is held each year in a different city in the United States. Established in 1972, HITEC is the world's largest hospitality technology show.

“Expanding HITEC to Asia and Europe has been a goal HFTP has worked towards for some time and I am thrilled we are ready to take the next step,” says HFTP Global President Daniel Conti, CHAE, CAM, director of finance for the Wyndham Grand Jupiter at Harbourside Place. “As a global association with members spanning six continents, we believe that the expansion of HITEC will be an opportunity to build the exchange of information within the hospitality technology community, which has gained great importance within the industry.”

HITEC 2015 was held June 15-18 in Austin, Texas, USA at the Austin Convention Center. The hospitality technology community came together to explore the industry's best practices and latest innovations. HITEC 2015 was one of the highest attended with 6,051 hospitality professionals representing 55 countries. The conference, which had over 115 speakers with 70 educational sessions, addressed important issues including system selection, mobile and guestroom technology, data security, PCI compliance and more. The exhibit floor was home to 823 exhibit booths showcasing the latest in hospitality technology products and services.

“After 43 years, HFTP has built the resources for a successful event which has continued to build annually,” says Frank Wolfe, CAE, HFTP CEO. “We have recently worked with other hospitality allied associations on smaller events in Asia and Europe, and are confident that combining that experience with the HITEC team will result in two more events that will be of value to the hospitality technology industry at large.”

HITEC 2016 is slated for June 20-23 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. USA. More information related to HITEC Europe and HITEC Asia will be released as it is available. For the latest news, follow HFTP and HITEC on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

For more information about HITEC, contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at [email protected], (800) 646-4387 or +1 (512) 249-5333.

About HITEC

HITEC is the world's largest hospitality technology exposition and conference. The conference offers attendees a one-stop shop for essential education, access to experts and hospitality technology vendors, networking with top leaders in the industry and the resources to find cost-effective ways to improve company bottom lines.

About HFTP

HFTP, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA with additional offices in Maastricht, The Netherlands, and Kowloon, Hong Kong, is the global professional association for financial and technology personnel working in hotels, clubs and other hospitality-related businesses. HFTP provides first class educational opportunities, research, and publications to members around the globe including, the premiere hospitality technology conference HITEC — founded in 1972. HFTP also awards the only hospitality specific certifications for accounting and technology — the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in the USA as the National Association of Hotel Accountants. For more information, visit www.hftp.org.

Contact:
Danielle Earp, Public Relations Manager
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
[email protected] |www.hftp.org
(512) 220-4017