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GUESTROOM 20X, the Futuristic Guestroom Featuring the Hospitality
Industry's Innovative Technologies, Exhibit to Debut
at HITEC 2012 with Cisco as Patron Sponsor
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News for the Hospitality Executive |
| AUSTIN,
TEXAS USA (May 31, 2012) — Hospitality Financial and Technology
Professionals
(HFTP®) announced today that Cisco is the patron sponsor of
GUESTROOM 20X. The
futuristic guestroom features the hospitality industry's most
innovative
technologies, including Cisco
Connected Hospitality solutions. The exhibit debuts at the 2012
Hospitality
Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), the world's
largest
hospitality technology exposition and conference. HITEC 2012, produced
by HFTP,
is June 25 – 28 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md.
USA. “As hotel guests increasingly rely on emerging technology to enhance their travel experience, GUESTROOM 20X provides a vision for the future of guestroom and hotel technology, transforming the way guests experience a hotel property. The time for hoteliers to start planning for tomorrow’s hotel is now," said Antonio DiMilia, industry director of Hospitality & Travel at Cisco. GUESTROOM 20X is a model guestroom featuring the latest and near-future technologies for the modern hotel room. HFTP produces a new version of the special exhibit every other year, after a worldwide, comprehensive search of existing, cutting-edge and future guestroom innovations. Along with other new technologies, the 2012 version of GUESTROOM 20X will display Cisco Connected Hospitality's solutions. These solutions include mobile hospitality and travel applications that can run on any device, including Meridian by Spotlight Mobile, an indoor location-sensing system application enabled by Cisco’s Mobility Services Engine and SuiteLinq, a digital media platform application accessed through Cisco’s high-speed wireless connectivity portfolio. “Over the years, GUESTROOM 20X has become an important reference for the future of guestroom technology. Some innovative products seen in previous versions of GUESTROOM 20X can sometimes be found in hotel rooms around the world,” said Frank Wolfe, CAE, CEO of HFTP. “It takes a lot of time and hard work to pull the model guestroom together and we appreciate Cisco's support in fostering the future of our industry.” For more information about GUESTROOM 20X visit www.guestroom20x.org or contact the HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department at [email protected], (800) 646-4387 or +1 (512) 249-5333. About Cisco Connected Hospitality Cisco Connected Hospitality delivers sophisticated services that differentiate hotel brands and create a personalized experience for each guest. Cisco offers hospitality decision-makers a comprehensive suite of solutions that address common industry concerns about employee productivity, complicated and outdated communications systems, energy costs and lost revenue streams. For more information, visit www.Cisco.com/go/hospitality About HFTP  HFTP, Austin, Texas,
USA and Maastricht, The Netherlands, founded in 1952, is the global
professional association for financial and technology personnel working
in
hotels, clubs and other hospitality-related businesses. HFTP provides
first
class educational opportunities, research, and publications to more
than 4,800 members
globally including, the premiere hospitality technology conference
HITEC--founded in 1972. HFTP also awards the only hospitality specific
certifications for accounting and technology ---the Certified
Hospitality
Accountant Executive (CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology
Professional (CHTP) designations. HFTP was founded in the USA as the
National
Association of Hotel Accountants. For more information, visit www.hftp.org. |
| Contact:
Katy
Walterscheidt Public Relations & Social Media Manager Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) 11709 Boulder Lane, Ste. 110 | Austin, TX USA 78726-1832 Ph: +1 (512) 249-5333 | (800) 646-4387 (US) x27 Fx: +1 (512) 249-1533 www.hftp.org| www.hitec.org | www.guestroom20x.org |