Events

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More than one hundred hotel executives came together recently at the inaugural Hotel Technology Forum (HTF) to discuss and debate systems integration, guest-room amenities and guest-recognition technologies among a host of other topics. Held at the Bellagio Hotel casino in Las Vegas, HTF took place in conjunction with Hotel Technology Next Generation's (HTNG) first annual conference.

At the recent 10th annual Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference (MURTEC), held March 9-11 at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the buzzword on the strip was compliance. Whether it was Visa credit card, or Sarbanes-Oxley, concern for new mandates captivated the nearly 200 restaurant executives.

When you look into the tea leaves, what do you see?

Tom Peck, MGM Mirage's chief information officer and senior vice president, will present the opening keynote address, "Shaping the Guest Experience," to attendees at the Hotel Technology Forum on April 23 in Las Vegas.

Reports looks at the hottest new technology solutions impacting the hospitality sector in 2005

Hospitality Technology magazine and Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG, htng.org) are joining forces to create the first Hotel Technology Forum, April 20th to April 22nd at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts revenue per available room (RevPAR) to increase by 6.3 percent in 2004, the largest increase in 20 years.