Building on the expertise of planning and producing the world’s largest hospitality technology show,ÊÊHospitality Financial and Technology ProfessionalsÊ(HFTP¨), producers ofÊHospitality Industry Technology Exposition and ConferenceÊ(HITEC¨), will hostÊHITEC Dubai 2018Êfrom December 5-6, 2018 at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE. Produced in partnership withÊNaseba, HFTP’s HITEC Dubai will serve as the association’s third and final HITEC of 2018.
The event is a Middle Eastern counterpart to the tremendously successful annual HITEC which brings together thousands of individuals from the hospitality technology community to a different city in North America each year. Since Dubai is one of the world’s leading international business centres and regional hubs with a booming hospitality industry, HFTP has expand its recognised HITEC to the region. HFTP recently opened a Dubai Research Centre, which serves as an office space and research centre, located in the Dubai World Trade Centre. HFTP has employed two graduate students from The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management to conduct regional research, benefitting the association and its international scale of events and resources.
ÒLast year’s inaugural HITEC Dubai event featured 600+ hospitality stakeholders, 40+ solution and service providers and 30+ industry expert speakers,Ó said HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe. ÒThe demand for HITEC Dubai 2018 was such a great success that the event outgrew its initial venue. HFTP is excited to expand its educational resources and expert networks across The Middle East.Ó
The partnership between HFTP and Naseba for HITEC Dubai combines both organisations’ vast experience in the sector to build the ultimate hospitality technology platform in the GCC region. Naseba brings additional, local expertise to the event whereas HFTP has appointed a HITEC Dubai Advisory Council to assist with the education program.
Planning for HITEC Dubai has begun, and will reflect practices and trends specific to The Middle East. Top regional experts will be diligently selected to volunteer their industry expertise on the HITEC Dubai Advisory Council and provide guidance for the event’s education program. Reservations for exhibit space at HITEC Dubai are now being taken. HITEC Dubai also offers multiple sponsorship and advertising opportunities for exhibitors to increase impressions before and after the show. For more information, contact HFTP Director of Exhibits Paula Lerash, CEM atÊPaula.Lerash@hftp.org.
In addition to HITEC Dubai, HFTP is currently hostingÊHITEC AmsterdamÊfrom April 11-13 at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam. The largerÊHITEC HoustonÊisÊfrom June 18-21 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas USA. For more information about HITEC and HFTP’s other international activities, contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department atÊeducation@hftp.orgÊor visitÊwww.hftp.orgÊandÊwww.hftp.org/hitec.ÊClick hereÊto watch a video from HITEC Dubai 2017.
About HITEC
Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC¨) is the world’s largest and oldest hospitality technology exposition and conference brand. HITEC offers a unique combination of top-notch education, and brings together the brightest minds and hottest technologies from across the globe to one place. The unparalleled event offers attendees essential education, access to top hospitality technology industry experts and the resources to find cost-effective ways to improve company bottom lines. Combined with the intimate opportunities to connect with fellow professionals, HITEC has everything to enhance your career.ÊHistorically hosted annually in a different city throughout the United States, HFTP decided to break tradition in 2017 by hosting three HITEC events all taking place outside of U.S. bordersÐ in Toronto, Amsterdam and Dubai. This was the first time the global association’s largest HITEC event Ð featuring thousands of hospitality professionals from around the world Ðtook place outside of the United States. For more information about HITEC, visitÊwww.hitec.org.
FollowÊHITEC onÊsocial media:ÊFacebookÊ(@HITECconference);ÊLinkedIn;ÊTwitterÊ(@HFTP);ÊInstagramÊ(@HFTP_HITEC). Find updates on theÊHFTP NewsÊpage, and exhibitor news on theÊHITEC BytesÊsite. HITEC event photos are available onÊFlickr, and HFTP event videos are available onÊYouTube.
About HFTP
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP¨), established in 1952, is a hospitality nonprofit association headquartered in Austin, Texas USA with offices in Hong Kong, United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Dubai. HFTP is recognized as the spokes group for the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with an international network of members and stakeholders. HFTP uniquely understands the industry’s pressing issues, and assists its stakeholders in finding solutions to their challenges more efficiently than any organization. HFTP offers expert networks, educational resources, career development programs, research, leadership opportunities and conferences and events. HFTP produces international events throughout the year, including the world’s largest hospitality technology tradeshow and conference brand:ÊHITEC.ÊThe association also owns the world’s only hospitality-specific search engine:ÊPineappleSearch.com¨. For more information about HFTP, visitwww.hftp.org.For the latest news, visit the HFTP News page atÊnews.hftp.orgÊand the HFTP Connect blog atÊblog.hftp.org.
FollowÊHFTP onÊsocial media:ÊFacebookÊ(@HFTPGlobal);ÊLinkedIn;ÊTwitterÊ(@HFTP);ÊInstagramÊ(@HFTP_HITEC). Stay tuned to HFTP’s industry-specific, informational news sites:ÊHFTP News,ÊHITEC Bytes,ÊHFTP Club Bytes,ÊHFTP Finance BytesÊandÊHFTP GDPR Bytes. HFTP event photos are available onÊFlickr, and HFTP event videos are available onÊYouTube.
