Global professional development association, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), is prepared to launch the first-ever hospitality industry search engine at their 2015 Annual Convention & Tradeshow October 21-24 in Bellevue, Wash. USA. The site, PineappleSearch.com, has aggregated material specific to the hospitality industry, placing importance on informational results such as white papers, articles, journals and more.

"HFTP, in conjunction with HSyndicate, is extremely excited for the launch of PineappleSearch.com," explains HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe, CAE. "Searchers will not have to wade through hundreds of results on unrelated topics to find information they are for. The engine will truly be a game changer for the industry."

PineappleSearch.com was demoed earlier this year to small focus groups during HFTP's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition & Conference (HITEC) in June. Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive and suggestions to improve PineappleSearch.com were taken into account in the final development stage. One of PineappleSearch.com's greatest attributes is that it is designed by individuals in the hospitality industry. This ensures that data within the engine is relevant and that the tool meets and exceeds the needs of industry professionals and stakeholders.

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Hospitality Association HFTP to Launch Industry-specific Search Engine— Photo by HFTP

PineappleSearch.com will be available for use by the public immediately following HFTP's 2015 Annual Convention & Tradeshow this October.

For more information on this revolutionary resource, please contact Danielle Earp, public relations manager, at [email protected].

About HFTP

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), established in 1952, is a hospitality nonprofit association headquartered in Austin, Texas USA with offices in the EU and Middle East. HFTP is recognized as the spokes group for the finance and technology segments of the hospitality industry with an international network of members and stakeholders. HFTP uniquely understands the industry's pressing issues, and assists its stakeholders in finding solutions to their challenges more efficiently than any organization. HFTP offers expert networks, educational resources, career development programs, research, leadership opportunities and conferences and events. HFTP produces international events throughout the year, including the world's largest hospitality technology tradeshow and conference brand: HITEC. In addition, it oversees the hospitality-specific Pineapplesearch.com® and the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI). For more information about HFTP, visit www.hftp.org. For the latest news, visit the HFTP News page at news.hftp.org and the HFTP Connect blog at blog.hftp.org.

Danielle Earp
Public Relations Manager
+1 (512) 220-4017
HFTP