MURTEC (Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference)

Senior executives from across the hotel industry gathered at the 8th annual Hotel Tech Forum (HTF) to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the hotel industry and the role that technology can play to enable growth. This year's event, held April 18-20 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, delivered valuable insights on topics ranging from negotiation expertise to in-room innovations and cloud computing.

This past April, Hospitality Technology magazine announced the winners of the 2012 Hotel Visionary Awards at the Hotel Technology Forum. Four forward-thinking hotels were awarded the honor in two categories: Infrastructure Innovator and Guest-Facing Innovator. This year's honorees are Flamingo Las Vegas, Gaylord Entertainment, Hilton Worldwide and La Quinta Inns & Suites. The executives behind the technology initiatives share the award-winning hotels' stories.

iPads, iPhones and mobile devices are revolutionizing the hospitality industry. Hotel executives discuss the benefits of implementing mobile technologies to give workers greater capability to better serve guests and meet expectations at service levels.

A panel of top execs at the 2012 Hotel Tech Forum drill down the difficulties and problem areas for hotels looking to integrate interoperable technologies.

Hilton Worldwide, Flamingo Las Vegas, LaQuinta Inns & Suites and Gaylord Entertainment Take Top Honors at the Annual Hotel Tech Forum.

Negotiation expert and TableForce managing partner, Bill Garcia will address attendees at the 2012 Hotel Technology Forum.

Hospitality Technology magazine's Hotel Technology Forum will focus on "High-Speed Innovation: Navigating the Lodging Technology Revolution."