News for the Hospitality Executive |
CHICAGO (January 16, 2013) – Hotel
Technology Next
Generation (HTNG), the premier technology solutions association in the
hospitality industry, today announced that it has recently recognized
three
EMEA-region hotel companies with its EMEA Technology Innovators Award
for the creative
and innovative application of existing technology within their
hotels. The winners were Rotana Hotels and Resorts,
Hotel St. Gotthard Basel, and Kempinski Mall of the Emirates,
Dubai. Professor Ian Millar, of Ecole Hôtelière de
Lausanne, announced the winners of the 2012 EMEA Technology Innovators
Award in
a ceremony during HTNG’s recent European conference in Vienna. “HTNG created this award to recognize hoteliers who most effectively use existing technologies to add significant value to their business,” commented Douglas Rice, Executive Vice President & CEO of HTNG. “Even though we’ve been impressed by the vendors’ innovations we see each year, which we recognize with our Most Innovative Hospitality Technology award, we know that innovation isn’t defined only by vendor products. Sometimes it is in how hoteliers use existing technologies.” Ian Millar, Professor of IT in Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, commented: “It was an excellent idea from HTNG to create the EMEA Technology Innovators Award and it was an honor to be part of the voting jury. We received many outstanding applications which made our job of deciding the eventual winners very difficult. The three winners were all well-deserved and I am looking forward to being part of this program again next year.” The three winners of the award for 2012 each made brief presentations about their projects during the general session of the conference.
About Hotel Technology Next Generation The premier technology solutions association in the hospitality industry, HTNG is a self-funded, nonprofit organization with members from hotel and hospitality companies, technology vendors to hospitality, and other industry members including consultants, media and academic experts. HTNG’s members participate in focused workgroups to bring to market open solution sets addressing specific business problems. HTNG fosters the selection and adoption of existing open standards. Where necessary, it also develops new open standards to meet the needs of the global hospitality industry. Membership in HTNG is open to hotel and hospitality companies, technology vendors to hospitality, consultants, academics, press and others. Currently more than 400 corporate and individual members from across this spectrum, including most of the world’s leading hotel companies and technology vendors, are active HTNG participants. HTNG’s Board of Governors, consisting of 19 top IT leaders from hotel companies around the world, itself has responsibility for about 3.5 million guest rooms. HTNG publishes workgroup proceedings, drafts and specifications for all HTNG members as soon as they are created, encouraging rapid and broad adoption. Specifications are released to the public domain as they are ratified by the workgroups. For more information, visit www.htng.org About the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne The Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) offers university-level studies to talented and ambitious students who are aiming for top careers in the international hospitality industry. In addition to its international recognition, EHL constantly integrates market trends and new technologies into its three academic programmes:
Since it was founded in 1893, EHL has educated more than 25,000 hospitality industry executives. The worldwide network of alumni represents an invaluable asset for every member of the EHL community. Today, over 1,800 students from almost 90 different countries enjoy the unique and enriching environment of the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne. For more information about the EHL, please visit www.ehl.edu |
Contact: EHL Contacts: Anouck Weiss Director of Communication +41 21 785 13 http://www.ehl.edu Pascale Stehlin Press Officer +41 21 785 13 49 HTNG Contact: Brian Larson Director of Marketing +1 847 303 5560 [email protected] www.htng.org |