Technology Buying Guide 2025: your one-stop-shop to choosing hospitality software

No hospitality business can afford to go without software nowadays. From customer-facing booking and payment tools to back of house systems organising HR and rota functions, the breadth of options is vast.

The best systems will not only be simple to use, but will also prove their worth in a swift return on investment by increasing efficiency and freeing up staff from menial tasks so that they can focus on the more engaging parts of their roles.

But it can be daunting to find which type of systems best fit your business, so we have put together the Technology Buying Guide 2025 to give you all the essential information you need about the latest technologies on the market to help drive your business forward over the next 12 months and beyond.

With the right considerations, technology can make vast improvements to business operations, and through insight, real-world feedback and supplier showcases, this is your comprehensive guide to technology for the year ahead.

The Technology Buyer’s Guide 2025

Booking tools How to use software to maximise efficiency in your tables or bedrooms

Food safety Tracking and recording software that takes the pain out of food safety legislation compliance

EPoS Why your electronic point of sale is at the centre of your profitability

Property management Control everything from one point: from room bookings to spa days

Guestline – more than a PMS How to tackle ’zombie’ hotel tasks

Workforce management Organise shift, take care of HR and look after your staff

Revenue management Software to forecast guest room booking and uplift revenue

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