HRC talks to Places App, the app for creating promotions, digital loyalty cards, cashback, digital menus and more, who are taking part in the Hospitality Tech section at this year's show.

What are you looking forward to at HRC 2023?

We absolutely love HRC, attending every year for the last couple of years. This year we are excited to find out about food-tech and how innovative hotels and restaurants have progressed regarding food-tech industry. We are getting to meet other like-minded businesses. Learning and sharing of experiences.

What can visitors expect to see from you?

We are an ever moving tech business, we have onsite developers and restaurant marketers. We have created Places App, a platform that helps small/medium size businesses grow and have a chance to reply to a review before reviews go live. We provide the only loyalty system in the world that will keep customers returning. Along with our investors very generous input to helping students with a monthly £5 credit for a limited time to assist with the cost of living inflation.

What are the top trends to watch out for in 2023?

Use of AI in improving consumer experience and increasing of business revenue. I personally look forward to seeing how clever hotels and restaurants will become are we move in to the voice and talk to tech generation. How will every hotel have an Alexa or Siri device and how this integrates with food ordering and more.

What made you sign up to exhibit at HRC 2023?

As passionate tech restauranteurs, we are all networking, seminar junkies and like to mingle with like-minded people. We love to learn and love to tech. So we know this is an event we look forward to every year. HRC is a prestigious event with proven track records of maximum exposure and success. We have decided to Exhibit this year as we feel we have a lot to offer and help small businesses grow. We believe we have the business and product to get the hospitality industry booming again.

What are your top tips for exhibiting?

Our top tips are to be confident with your brand, know the brand inside out, have the passion to listen and understand your potential customer. Preparation and networking are key factors in every success. It’s an extra bonus if you can familiarise yourself with other exhibitors, in case the customer at your stall better suites one of your neighbours. This will dramatically help HRC with future events.