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HITEC Amsterdam 2018 Online Registration and Housing Bureau Open Now

HFTP’s second annual HITEC Amsterdam is 11-13 April 2018 at the RAI Amsterdam

HITEC Amsterdam 2018 Online Registration and Housing Bureau Open Now — Source: HFTP
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Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC®), announced that attendee online registration for its second HITEC Amsterdam is now open. Also available on the HITEC Amsterdam website is information on travel and hotel reservations. HITEC Amsterdam will take place from 11-13 April 2018 at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

"2018 will be the second time HFTP brings HITEC to Europe," said HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe. "Amsterdam is a thriving technology and IT hub, and is a top choice for international professionals as the city features a large tech scene as well as numerous innovative companies."

HITEC Amsterdam full registration attendees will have access to two full days of education, two full days of exhibits and access to the Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) pre-conference event as well as the networking reception. The full schedule of events is available on the HITEC Amsterdam website.

  • Education. Full registration attendees will have access to two full days of education, carefully planned by the HITEC Amsterdam Advisory Council, starting Wednesday morning, 11 April 2018 and finishing off with a closing keynote on Friday afternoon, 13 April 2018 immediately following the exhibit hall closing.
  • Exhibits. Full Registration attendees, as well as those purchasing an exhibits only attendee pass will have access to two days of exhibits. Do not miss the only opportunity to see a number of new products and high-caliber existing products all in one location. Attendees will also have access to education opportunities right on the show floor.
  • Entrepreneur 20X (E20X). This pre-conference event features ambitious, unfunded technology entrepreneurs presenting breakthrough business concepts to a room full of HITEC attendees as well as a panel of expert judges including hospitality CIOs, angel investors, serial entrepreneurs and industry insiders. All HITEC badges, including exhibits-only badges, will have the opportunity to watch some of the most innovative startups the hospitality technology industry has to offer compete in the Amsterdam version of the globally recognized pitch competition.
  • Networking. Attendees will have opportunities for networking with peers and leading industry experts from around the world throughout the conference and during the networking reception.

In addition to HITEC Amsterdam, HFTP will host the larger HITEC Houston on June 18-21, 2017 in Houston, Texas USA. For more information about HITEC and HFTP's other international activities, contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at [email protected] or visit www.hftp.org and www.hftp.org/hitec.

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.

Historically 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. borders– in Toronto, Amsterdam and Dubai. This was be the first time the global association's largest HITEC event – featuring thousands of hospitality professionals from around the world –took place outside of the United States.

About HFTP

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) established in 1952, is an international, nonprofit association, headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with offices in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. HFTP is recognized as the spokes group for the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with members and stakeholders spanning across the globe. HFTP uniquely understands the industry's pressing issues and assists its stakeholders in finding solutions to their challenges more efficiently than any organization. It does this via its expert networks, research, certification programs, information resources and conferences/events such as HITEC. HFTP also owns the world's only hospitality-specific search engine, PineappleSearch.com®.

For more information about HFTP, email [email protected] or download the HFTP/HITEC media kit. Follow HFTP/HITEC on HFTP Connect, Facebook (@HFTPGlobal; @HITECconference), LinkedIn, Twitter (@HFTP), Instagram (@HFTP_HITEC), Flickr and YouTube for the latest news. Stay tuned to HFTP's industry-specific, informational news sites: HFTP News, HITEC Bytes, HFTP Club Bytes and HFTP Finance Bytes.

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