Football finder, all-in-one kitchen management and AI bedroom inspection tool: The best new hospitality software

Apps and digital platforms are always vital for hospitality businesses to ensure smooth, efficient operations and maximise marketing opportunities.

 

It’s essential to keep on top of the latest industry software updates and programs, which can provide a helping hand in the age of cost increases and staff shortages.

 

Therefore, we have brought together the latest and greatest hospitality technology launches that will reduce operational friction and benefit business.

 

Find new hospitality software options below.

 

Football screening finder

MatchFinder is a UK platform that helps football fans discover which pubs and sports bars are showing live football matches. Operators are provided with an owner portal where they can manage their listing, confirm which upcoming fixtures they will be showing and add venue information. Core venue listings are free, but enhanced profiles with sponsored placement, additional photos, branding and information are also available.

 

Price Core venue listing, free; enhanced profile, from £19 per month

 

Receive deliveries via smartphone

Inpulse allows teams to process restaurant deliveries with their smartphones. Teams take a delivery note photo and AI instantly identifies the order details, flags any discrepancies and updates the records in real time. The software converts delivery note information, such as product names, quantities and prices, into digital data.

 

Price From £110 to £161 per month per location

 

All-in-one kitchen management

 

Chef-Ops-Pro is a kitchen operations management platform built for the UK hospitality industry. The software is designed to eliminate the inefficiencies of paper-based kitchen management by giving operators, head chefs and kitchen managers a centralised dashboard to manage documentation, monitor kitchen workflow, assign and track staff tasks and communicate with teams.

 

Price From £40 per month for a single property

 

Hotel AI agents

 

Conduit has expanded its guest messaging software to include an AI platform. The platform contains pre-configured agents that can handle guest support, sales, cleaning and owner communications, as well as co-ordinate and execute complex workflows across booking systems. Conduit has also introduced an internal operator interface that allows teams to configure and improve the agents using natural language rather than code.

 

Price Based on listing, door or key count, from £10.50 per door

 

Detect OTA bookings

 

Operto has launched a new ‘predatory OTA’ skill within its Marketing AI Agent. The agent can detect when third-party booking sites attempt to divert guests away from direct bookings on the hotel’s websites, and show how visible they are to a guest search. The agent can also launch Google Ads campaigns and report misleading adverts to maximise direct bookings and improve visibility on search results.

 

Price From £99 per month

 

AI bedroom inspection tool

OSS Systems has launched an AI-powered bedroom inspection solution that analyses room images in real time after cleaning to assess readiness and quality standards. The platform provides automated pass-or-fail evaluations, identifies housekeeping trends over time and flags potential maintenance issues, helping hotels improve efficiency, consistency and guest satisfaction.

 

Price £3 per room per month

 

Room pricing monitoring

 

RoomPriceGenie is launching price explanations, a new enhancement designed to increase transparency in hotel revenue management system (RMS) pricing. Price explanations provides a detailed and clear explanation about why market conditions and demand have influenced a rate recommendation provided by the RMS, as well as highlighting when a hotel’s pricing may be limiting revenue opportunities.

 

Price Core package, £172.50 per property per month

 

Digital guest directory

 

Mobile ordering and payments platform wi-Q has launched a digital Guest Directory. The directory can be accessed from a user’s phone in their chosen language, with 27 language options available. It can be populated with information about facilities, events, gym and spa services, with booking links included. The directory can also be linked to the hotel’s housekeeping system, enabling guests to order items such as extra towels or a toothbrush.

 

Price £52 a month per venue

 

Compare room prices with OTAs

 

123Compare.Me has launched WPM (World Parity Monitor) Hotel Price Check, a monthly report that shows hotels and hotel groups how their direct rates compare against online travel agents and metasearch platforms. The report is built around a Beat, Meet and Lose (BML) KPI, which measures how often a hotel’s direct channel offers a lower price than online intermediaries (Beat), the same price (Meet) or a higher price (Lose). Each hotel or group receives their own BML snapshot, broken down by OTA, sponsored listings and group size.

 

Price £84.50 per report per month

 

PMS integration to boost AI chatbot visibility

 

Property management system Eviivo has partnered with DirectBooker to enable hotels to be booked on AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude. Hotels using eviivo are connected to DirectBooker’s AI infrastructure, enabling hotel information, including direct rates, real-time availability and rich property content to appear more prominently on AI chatbots. When travellers are ready to book, they are routed straight to the hotels’ own websites.

 

Price From £35 per month