HOSPITALITY EVENTS AND ASSOCIATION NEWS

- HFTP Announces PROVision Partners as Exclusive Sponsor of Entrepreneur 20X Toronto
- HFTP Announces 2023 Inductees to the Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame: Sherry Marek and Mark Heymann; Honored at HITEC Toronto Next Month
- HSMAI Announces Marketing Award Honorees
- AHLA, IFBTA Announce Technology Partnership
- HFTP Announces Participating Startups for Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) at HITEC Dubai Co-Located with The Hotel Show Dubai
- Exhibit Space for HFTP’s HITEC 2023 Is Sold Out, Wait List Added; 325+ Hospitality Technology Companies Represented
- AHLA Welcomes Steven Nicholas as Board Member
- HSMAI Announces 2023 Revenue Optimization Honorees
- Questex to Assume Management Control of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference Following June 2023 Event
--------------------

HFTP Announces PROVision Partners as Exclusive Sponsor of Entrepreneur 20X Toronto
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), is pleased to announce PROVision Partners as the exclusive sponsor of Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) Toronto. The successful pitch competition featuring hospitality technology start-ups will take place as a Headliner presentation at HITEC Toronto on Wednesday, June 28 beginning at 8:15 a.m.
www.hftp.org

HFTP Announces 2023 Inductees to the Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame: Sherry Marek and Mark Heymann; Honored at HITEC Toronto Next Month
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce two champions of hospitality technology, Sherry Marek and Mark Heymann as the 2023 HFTP International Hospitality Technology Hall of Fame inductees. They will be honored at the upcoming Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) in Toronto on June 26, 2023.
www.hftp.org

HSMAI Announces Marketing Award Honorees
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will celebrate three remarkable marketing leaders – Jay Hubbs, CHDM; John White, CRME, CHBA, CHDM; and Dr. Makarand Mody – during HSMAI’s Marketing Strategy Conference in Toronto on June 27.
hsmai.org

AHLA, IFBTA Announce Technology Partnership
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the International Food and Beverage Technology Association (IFBTA) today announced a new strategic partnership that will more closely align the two associations to benefit their respective members and advance technology within the hospitality and foodservice industries.
www.ahla.com

HFTP Announces Participating Startups for Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) at HITEC Dubai Co-Located with The Hotel Show Dubai
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has announced the nine outstanding startups participating in Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) Dubai held on May 23, 2023 at HITEC Dubai, co-located with The Hotel Show Dubai.
www.hftp.org

Exhibit Space for HFTP’s HITEC 2023 Is Sold Out, Wait List Added; 325+ Hospitality Technology Companies Represented
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) has just announced that exhibit space for the 2023 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) is sold out, and a waiting list for interested companies has been started. The status is a signifier of the continued interest in the 50+ year annual event, selling out even with a 5 percent booth space expansion from the successful HITEC 2022 in Orlando.
www.hftp.org

AHLA Welcomes Steven Nicholas as Board Member
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) announced today that Steven Nicholas, Managing Principal and Head of Asset Management for Noble Investment Group, has been appointed to the board of directors.
www.ahla.com

HSMAI Announces 2023 Revenue Optimization Honorees
HSMAI will honor Andrew Rubinacci with the prestigious Vanguard Award for Achievement in Revenue Optimization. Monika Morrobel and Don Hood will be presented with Revenue Professional of the Year awards, and Dave Roberts will be honored with Revenue Optimization Educator of the Year Award.
hsmai.org

Questex to Assume Management Control of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference Following June 2023 Event
Questex, a leading information services and event company, today announces it has agreed to assume management control of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference from the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) starting with the 2024 edition. Proceeds from the agreement will help fund student scholarships at the NYU SPS Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality and further support the program’s mission.
sps.nyu.edu/tisch