Geneva Rinehart was selected as the 2023 Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) Paragon Award recipient for her significant contribution to the production of a key hospitality technology information resource for nearly three decades. She is also recognized for inhabiting the role as a central connector amongst industry players vendors, hotel companies, consultants ensuring that all are apprised of current trends and recognized for their contributions to the evolution of hospitality technology.
Article - HFTP Announces 2023 Paragon Award Recipient Geneva Rinehart - Rinehart was selected for her leading role in informing and shaping the communication of hospitality industry technology trends.
Siegel Communications, Inc. is a media company based in Atlanta, Ga. SCI s main business is publishing the magazine Hospitality Upgrade (formerly the Hotel and Restaurant Technology UPDATE). Rich Siegel is the sole owner of SCI (actually him and the many people he still owes money to). SCI also operates the www.hospitalityupgrade.com website. Rich also owns Hospitality Internet Media LLC, the parent company of www.hotel-online.com, the hotel industry s No. 1 news website. Hotel Online also produces a daily worldwide email of hospitality-related headlines.
Hospitality Upgrade Publisher and President Rich Siegel today announced that the recipient of the 2023 John Cahill Honorary Seat is Dylan Emerson, an undergraduate student at the University of Houston’s Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership. The award will be presented at the upcoming CIO Summit, an invitation-only annual event produced by Hospitality Upgrade magazine. This year’s event will be held Sept. 6-8 at Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas.