AUSTIN, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/18/08 -- Focusing on issues
relevant to the European hospitality industry, the 2008 European Hospitality Technology Educational Conference's (EHTEC) Advisory Council released the education sessions for the upcoming conference.
EHTEC, a service of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP(R)), will be February 10-12, 2008 at the Hilton Amsterdam Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Online registration is available at www.ehtec.eu.

"The European hospitality industry has many technology challenges,"
said Frank Wolfe, CAE, HFTP CEO. "The education program for EHTEC 2008
will concentrate on many of these issues in a manner that will allow
attendees to discuss possible solutions."

The boutique conference will offer two full days of focused
technology education and networking opportunities with European
hospitality professionals. The EHTEC Advisory Council, a group of
global hospitality experts, designed the conference to cover the
technology topics that are most prominent in the region. The program
will include sessions like "A Guide to Guest & Meeting Room
Technology Trends" with Nick Price, CIO and CTO of Mandarin Oriental
Hotel Group Ltd, and other hot topics, such as global converged
networks, green hotel technologies and data protection.

The Opening Session will feature hospitality industry experts
discussing technology trends, challenges and innovations. John Cahill,
CHTP, CHA, CIO of Denihan Hospitality Group and former HFTP global
president, will moderate the opening session panel. The panel will
also include the following industry leaders: Oliver Bernet, SVP of
information technology and CIO for Moevenpick Hotels & Resorts;
Carson Booth, VP of information technology in Europe, Africa and
Middle East for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and HFTP
global director; and Michael Levie, CEO of CitizenM.

For more information about EHTEC, visit www.ehtec.eu.

HFTP 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 to more than 4,700 members globally, including the
premiere hospitality technology conference HITEC. HFTP also awards
the certification for the Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive
(CHAE) and the Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP)
designations. HFTP was founded in 1952.

Contact:
HFTP Meetings & Special Events Department
education@hftp.org
phone:
U.S.
(800) 646-4387
001 (512) 249-5333 ext. 24