IRIS and Alliants Partner to Elevate Digital Hospitality Services
This seamless integration empowers guests to effortlessly browse menus, place orders, and complete F&B purchases from anywhere on property, directly from their devices, enabling a smooth interaction with the hotel that is both convenient and on their terms.
For hotel staff, the combined power of IRIS's intuitive mobile ordering and the Alliants Experience Platform - including its Concierge and Messaging modules - streamlines the management of guest requests, reduces administrative workload, and eliminates time-consuming manual processes.
This partnership enables hotels to deliver a faster, more efficient service while freeing up staff to focus on high-value, guest-centric interactions that enhance service quality and guest satisfaction.
Mark Horne, CEO of IRIS, added 'Guest expectations for seamless mobile ordering and elevated digital experiences continues to rise. Our partnership with Alliants is enabling hotels to provide an end to end digital experience that is easy to use, accurate and fast for guests to browse, order and pay for items and services across multiple outlets, while streamlining the hotel's back-office tasks.
Flexible and scalable, our growing roster of mutual clients includes Mandarin Oriental and Four Seasons, with hotels typically experiencing a 20% to 40% boost in F&B revenue following deployment.'
This partnership marks a significant advancement in the evolution of luxury hospitality across the globe. By unifying critical guest-facing technologies into a single, intelligent, and seamless platform, Alliants and IRIS are uniquely positioned to lead this transformation. Combining the solutions delivers a fully integrated digital experience that enhances guest convenience and creates a richer, more personalised guest stay.
Tristan Gasby, CEO of Alliants, shared that "At Alliants, we're focused on redefining the guest experience through seamless, personalised digital journeys. Partnering with IRIS allows us to give our shared customers a guest experience that puts them in control, while hotel teams can drive more operational efficiency in the background. Together, we can help hotels deliver smarter service and better engagement at every touchpoint."
This collaboration captures every guest order within the Alliants Experience Platform, enriching the 360-degree guest profile with real-time purchasing history and food and beverage preferences. This enables hotels to anticipate needs better, tailor future experiences, and drive deeper engagement at every touchpoint.
By streamlining the guest journey and removing operational complexity for hotel teams, this partnership unlocks new levels of efficiency, personalisation, and brand loyalty in today's digitally driven hospitality landscape.
The joint solution from Alliant and IRIS is already delivering results in leading hotel properties. As this demand for seamless, digital-first experiences grows, this partnership sets a new standard for excellence in modern hospitality. To discover how this integrated solution can elevate your guest experience, streamline operations, and drive brand loyalty, visit www.alliants.com or www.iris.net/food-beverage-ordering.
About IRIS Software Systems
IRIS is a global market leader in digital F&B ordering, guest directory and concierge solutions for hotels, working with many of the world's leading chains including Marriott, Ennismore, Mandarin Oriental, IHG and Four Seasons.
IRIS empowers Hotels and F&B leaders to do what they do best: increase revenue, look after their teams, and provide an outstanding customer experience.
Their flexible hospitality platform enables hotels and restaurants to provide a truly digital ordering experience to their guests, making it easier and faster for guests to browse, order and pay for items and services across multiple outlets.
Since 2010, thousands of hotels on every continent across the world have used IRIS's mobile, tablet and web app technology to boost additional revenues by 20% on average.
More information: www.iris.net or [email protected]
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