Press Opportunities

HFTP offers qualified journalists and press professionals complimentary, full conference registrations to its events. To qualify, an applicant must currently cover the hospitality and travel industry on a regular basis in an editorial capacity. Individuals representing conventional media outlets will be considered for qualification (i.e., local and regional newspaper or news station).

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Qualified Media Outlets

Print and digital magazines; digital news sites and news wires; active industry-focused blogs; podcasts; and video productions.

Not qualified: company-sponsored blogs and business-supporting outlets.

Individual Qualification

The applicant must demonstrate frequent and recent publication and/or broadcast (at minimum of 3 times within the past 12 months). If you are not a frequent contributor but have been assigned by an industry publication/broadcaster to cover HITEC, a letter of assignment from a senior editor or similar title must be submitted.

Not Qualified: Individuals who do not have direct editorial responsibility. In addition, those who write in a promotional capacity, including bloggers for company pages, consultants who write to promote their business and PR professionals.

Qualifying Titles/Roles:

Associate Editor
Business Editor
Editor-in-Chief
Executive Editor
Features Editor
Staff Writer
Columnist
Journalist
Podcast/Video
Host/Producer

Unapproved Titles/Roles:

Company President/Executive
Account Executive
Associate Publisher
Marketing/PR titles
Publisher
Sales titles
Company newsletter manager
Film crews and photographers employed by exhibitors

Apply for Press Credentials

To qualify for a complimentary press registration, contact Kaylee Sciacca ([email protected]). HITEC reserves the right to deny a press registration to any person who does not regularly provide visible news coverage, at the discretion of HFTP staff.