Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) is a global non-profit trade association serving hotel companies and technology providers.
History
The Hospitality Technology Next Generation was founded in 2002 under the name Hotel Technology Next Generation. it was officially founded by Douglas Rice. Nine hotel IT executives actually formed the core of the founding members. At that time, hotels sometimes had 50 different systems that were not inter-operable. HTNG estimated in 2005 that $25 billion was spent annually and worldwide by hotel companies in IT solutions.
In 2013, HTNG released a secure payments framework for hotels, but mentioned it would be efficient only if the whole industry were to use it. Still in 2013, HTNG signed a partnership agreement with
China Hospitality Technology Alliance
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to share data across continents. In January 2015,
Smartrac joined the HTNG to work on the door lock security group of the organization. The Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT Professionals Association (HOSPA) also joined the HTNG, starting with HOSPOA-member
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.
In 2016, HTNG partnered with the magazine ''Hospitality Technology'' to merge their hospitality-focused conferences in North America.
In June 2017, Hotel Technology Next Generation changed its name to Hospitality Technology Next Generation.
In August 2018, HTNG published a white paper regarding for the implementation of
voice technologies in hotels. In September 2018, HTNG signed a partnership agreement with Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) to share development resources. Starting in 2019, the
OpenTravel Alliance
The OpenTravel Alliance is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1999.
History
OpenTravel was founded in 1999 by a consortium of travel companies - including air, hotel, car rental, and supporting software companies - with a primary foc ...
joined its relationship management with HTNG.
Description
The Hospitality Technology Next Generation is governed by a board of directors consisting of senior technology executives from hotel companies. Membership is open to companies and individuals involved with hospitality technology.
The organization's stated objective is to promote interoperability of the many technology systems used in the hotel industry, such as
property management systems,
point-of-sale systems, telephone systems,
building automation systems, guestroom entertainment systems such as
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and
access control systems, and many others. The organization's members meet regularly in small workgroups, where hotel companies and vendors work together to design interface standards (often using
XML
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), reference architectures, network designs, and hospitality-specific network devices. HTNG holds annual members' meetings in North America, Europe, and Asia.
HTNG operates a certification program for selected specifications, administered by
The Open Group
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.
Governance
In May 2015, Raman P. Rama was named on the board of HTNG. In June 2015, Michael Blake was named EVP and CEO of HTNG, replacing Douglas Rice who led the organization for 13 years.
See also
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Travel technology
Travel technology (also called tourism technology, and hospitality automation) is the application of Information Technology (IT) or Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Some forms of tra ...
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OpenTravel Alliance
The OpenTravel Alliance is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1999.
History
OpenTravel was founded in 1999 by a consortium of travel companies - including air, hotel, car rental, and supporting software companies - with a primary foc ...
References
External links
Official site
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Standards organizations in the United States
Travel technology
Trade associations based in the United States
Technology trade associations