Business View Magazine | January 2020

37 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 HOSP I TAL I TY TECHNOLOGY NEXT GENERAT ION venues. In addition to HTNG’s leading governance committee, HTNG has a leadership committee for the vendor community, ensuring the organization continues to recognize not only the needs of a hotel, but additionally the voices of technology providers. While HTNG was founded in 2002 with the name “Hotel Technology Next Generation,” in 2017, it changed the “H” to stand for “Hospitality” and has since expanded its efforts into other hospitality verticals including multi-family unit housing, cruise ships and casinos. HTNG collaborates with over 35 organizations in the hospitality industry ranging from joint events, workgroups, academic advisory councils and more. HTNG currently holds annual events in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific and continues to expand through these partnerships to other regions of the world.