Last week, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and Hospitality Upgrade successfully hosted 80 chief information officers (CIO) and hospitality industry professionals for two days of high-level exploration of tech and business trends impacting the hospitality space. In its 23rd year, the CIO Summit was held Sept. 3–5 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. In its two decades, the CIO Summit is known as a unique, invitation-only event for CIOs from hotel brands, management companies, cruise lines, gaming and independent hotels. The Summit program offers a mix of expert-led sessions and fun social activities that highlight the host city’s local treasures.

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and Hospitality Upgrade are honored to announce Zaira Valls as the recipient of the 2025 John Cahill Student Seat for this year’s CIO Summit. This distinguished recognition is awarded annually to one exceptional student from a hospitality program who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership, and a passion for innovation in hospitality technology.

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) is pleased to announce that Hospitality Upgrade has been named the official publication of the Boutique Hotel Owners Conference powered by BLLA, which will be held September 29-30, 2025, in Westlake Village, CA, USA. The partnership will bring exclusive coverage and insights to the independent boutique and luxury hospitality industry.

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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) and Hospitality Upgrade today announced the recipient of the 2024 John Cahill student seat is Andrew Pham, a student at the College of Hospitality, University of Nevada in Las Vegas (UNLV). In its 22nd year, the upcoming CIO Summit will be held Sept. 4-6, 2024, at the Thompson Hotel by Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Hospitality Upgrade Magazine has announced that registration is open for its 19th Annual Executive Vendor Summit (EVS) and will be held at the Curtis Hotel in Denver, Colo., on March 26-28, 2024. The Executive Vendor Summit is a unique invitation-only industry event that brings together senior technology executives from the hospitality industry for learning, thought leadership and networking.

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Hospitality Upgrade Publisher and President Rich Siegel announced that the recipient of the 2023 John Cahill Honorary Seat is Dylan Emerson, an undergraduate student at the University of Houston’s Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership. The award will be presented at the upcoming CIO Summit, an invitation-only annual event produced by Hospitality Upgrade magazine. This year’s event will be held Sept. 6-8 at Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas.

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Hospitality Upgrade, an industry-leading technology publication, is positioned for growth in 2023 and beyond. The magazine, which celebrated 30 years in business last year, covers a wide variety of tech topics, including privacy, payment security, connectivity, guest management solutions, artificial intelligence, property systems, infrastructure, data analysis, revenue strategies, and more. In the last 12 months, the publication’s distribution has increased by more than 35 percent.

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Hospitality Upgrade Publisher and President Rich Siegel today announced the next recipient of the John Cahill student seat will be Shannon Regan, an undergraduate student of the NAU School of HRM in the W. A. Franke College of Business. In its 20th year, the upcoming CIO Summit will be held Sept. 7-8, 2022, in Hollywood, California.

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