HITEC 2024 Welcomes Practically 6,000 Business Stakeholders to Discover Newest in Hospitality Expertise

The Hospitality Business Expertise Exposition and Convention (HITEC®) was created over 50 years in the past to interrupt boundaries and rejoice innovation within the hospitality expertise house, a goal that has resonated with the business, attracting business professionals by the 1000’s yearly and making it the most important occasion of its form within the world. This 12 months was no exception, with over 5,900 attendees convening for HITEC North America 2024, June 24-27 on the Charlotte Conference Heart in Charlotte, N.C. USA.

Produced by the worldwide nonprofit affiliation, Hospitality Monetary and Expertise Professionals (HFTP®), attendees skilled a world-class present exhibit corridor showcasing the newest hospitality expertise options from 325+ firms, a complete schooling lineup centering on the impression of expertise within the business, and a wealth of networking alternatives with different business professionals, government decision-makers and buyers from over 60 international locations.

Because the producer of HITEC, HFTP strives to repeatedly construct upon what introduced the model into existence greater than 50 years in the past, says HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe, CAE, which is to interrupt down the boundaries to, and join hospitality professionals with, the revolutionary concepts and applied sciences which might be revolutionizing our business, our lives, and the best way all of us do enterprise – now and properly into the long run.

HITEC’s core goal was uniquely embodied by the schooling program this 12 months, together with the Opening Headliner presentation, sponsored by Hospitality Community and Blueprint RF, by Dr. Bryan Okay. Williams, a former International Company Director of Coaching and Organizational Effectiveness for the Ritz-Carlton Resort Firm. In his session, Williams gave 10 confirmed suggestions to assist attendees take management and transcend obstacles of their skilled and private lives.

The following morning’s fast-paced Headliner session by business media personalities Anthony Melchiorri and Glenn Haussman explored easy methods to break down technological silos between disparate teams of business stakeholders and leverage technology-powered profitability. This session additionally welcomed two new inductees to the 2024 Worldwide Hospitality Expertise Corridor of Fame: Flooring Bleeker, CTO at Accor Group and Terence Ronson, founding father of Pertlink Ltd.

The third day of HITEC celebrated the revolutionary enterprise ideas of eight formidable hospitality expertise startups who competed within the ever-popular Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) pitch competitors, solely sponsored by Hospitality Internet. After delivering their pitches, the woman-founded H2O Related finally gained the Folks’s Selection Award by in style vote amongst attendees for its smart-device, water administration resolution, whereas Folio obtained the Judges’ Selection Award for its trendy, easy procurement software program constructed for resort operators.

With so many main business resolution suppliers consolidated on one large present ground, the HITEC Exhibit Corridor has lengthy been a sexy vacation spot for hospitality professionals, executives and buyers seeking to underwrite innovation within the business. Exhibiting firms have been enthusiastic concerning the connections they’ve made with attendees this 12 months.

The ground site visitors was superb this 12 months, mentioned James Kaboth, Director of Service, North America for TigerTMS. We’ve so many new leads which have are available, not solely from hoteliers however distributors elsewhere on the ground.

This was Flock AI’s first HITEC and it was a fully nice expertise. We’re a really new firm however obtained lots of worth out of our presence, mentioned Dean Ogle, Flock AI Options Founder and CEO. Between studying extra concerning the hospitality business and networking at occasions like HFTP’s Younger Professionals mixer, the sense of neighborhood on the present is one thing that is actually resonated with us.

HITEC 2024 was a implausible present! We offered lots of new enterprise and related with present purchasers. We at all times come to HITEC as a result of it is the one place we are able to join with our business companions in addition to our friends, mentioned Wealthy Tuckwell-Skuda, CEO and Founding father of The Something Group.

Planning for HITEC Indianapolis 2025 is already properly underway, which is able to take place June 16-19 in Indianapolis, Ind. USA. Common sales space gross sales are already now open. If your organization is thinking about exhibiting at HITEC subsequent 12 months, contact the HFTP Gross sales & Displays Workforce at gross [email protected] or [email protected] to be taught extra.

For extra details about HFTP’s occasions, go to hwww.hftp.org or contact the HFTP Conferences & Particular Occasions Division at [email protected].

View the HITEC Charlotte 2024 picture album.