April 14, 2025 (London, England) – Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a number one international supplier of hospitality software program options and companies, is proud to announce its new partnership with Hospitality Motion, the UK’s main charity supporting hospitality staff in instances of disaster. This alliance underscores Agilysys’ dedication to not solely serving the {industry} with cutting-edge expertise but in addition supporting the folks on the coronary heart of hospitality.
Based in 1837, Hospitality Motion supplies monetary, sensible, and emotional help to hospitality professionals dealing with challenges resembling monetary hardship, psychological well being struggles, and long-term sickness. The charity has been instrumental in responding to the sector’s evolving wants, providing lifelines to staff throughout industry-wide crises and past. Because the starting of 2020, Hospitality Motion has made a considerable influence: spending over £5 million in monetary help, awarding greater than 15,000 grants, answering over 38,000 helpline calls, and delivering nearly 12,000 counselling periods. By these efforts, they’ve supported tens of hundreds of {industry} professionals and their households throughout troublesome instances.
This partnership marks a major milestone as Agilysys turns into one of many first hospitality expertise suppliers to formally associate with Hospitality Motion, reflecting the corporate’s distinctive place as a 100% hospitality-focused organisation. Whereas many distributors serve a number of industries, Agilysys’ unique deal with hospitality makes this collaboration a pure extension of its dedication to the sector’s long-term well being and sustainability.
“At Agilysys, we perceive that hospitality is about folks,” mentioned Kathrin Cockhill, Senior Enterprise Improvement, Agilysys. “The {industry} thrives on the dedication of its workforce, and our expertise is designed to empower operators to ship seamless and personalised visitor experiences. However behind each reserving, each service, and each thrilling second of hospitality, there are people who typically want help. Partnering with Hospitality Motion permits us to contribute to the wellbeing of those that make this {industry} distinctive.”
As a part of this partnership, Agilysys will sponsor key Hospitality Motion initiatives, together with the upcoming Taking the Temperature survey, which supplies important insights into the wellbeing of hospitality professionals. Moreover, Agilysys will sponsor and take part in key occasions resembling Stroll for Wellbeing and the Summer season Cycle Problem, reinforcing its long-term dedication to the sector. With hospitality companies nonetheless navigating financial uncertainty, these initiatives are extra essential than ever, guaranteeing staff obtain the help they should proceed delivering excellent visitor experiences.
“Hospitality Motion and Agilysys are devoted to bettering the lives of those that work in our {industry},” mentioned Mark Lewis, Chief Govt, Hospitality Motion. “We perceive the difficulties dealing with the hospitality workforce and try to make a optimistic influence in folks’s lives. I’m trying ahead to working in partnership this 12 months, beginning with our annual Psychological Well being Survey in Could, to help and defend the folks on the coronary heart of hospitality, whom we each proudly serve.”
This collaboration with Hospitality Motion reinforces Agilysys’ dedication to supporting the {industry} it solely serves. These seeking to study extra in regards to the influence of Hospitality Motion’s work can obtain the most recent Influence Report at https://www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/about-us/our-impact/ or help the charity’s fundraising efforts by attending an occasion: www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/occasions.
About Agilysys
Agilysys solely delivers state-of-the-art software program options and companies that assist organisations obtain Excessive Return Hospitality™ by maximising Return on Expertise (ROE) by interactions that make ‘private’ worthwhile. Prospects all over the world use Agilysys Property Administration Techniques (PMS), Level-of-Sale (POS) options, Meals & Beverage Stock and Procurement (I&P) techniques and accompanying hospitality ecosystem options to constantly delight company, retain employees and develop margins. The Agilysys 100% hospitality buyer base consists of branded and impartial motels; multi-amenity resorts; casinos; property, lodge and resort administration corporations; cruise traces; company eating suppliers; larger training campus eating suppliers; meals service administration corporations; hospitals; life-style communities; senior dwelling services; stadiums; and theme parks.
About Hospitality Motion
Hospitality Motion is the commerce charity for the hospitality {industry}. Registered Charity quantity: 1101083.
Hospitality Motion’s Worker Help Programme supplies a variety of sensible and emotional help together with a 24/7 adviceline, entry to counselling companies (the place clinically applicable), authorized data, debt recommendation and parenting help.
How we assist
Behind their smiles and slick service hospitality staff can fall upon onerous instances identical to anyone else. Ours is a irritating {industry}, with lengthy hours, excessive strain environments and bodily demanding work. Since 1837 we’ve been right here for cooks, waiters, housekeepers and managers. We’ve been right here for concierges, receptionists, and kitchen porters. And we’ve been right here for each sommelier, bartender, catering assistant and prepare dinner all through the UK.
The final 4 years have been transformational for our {industry}, the individuals who work inside it and for Hospitality Motion too. We had been one of many first UK charities to mount an emergency response to the Covid- 19 pandemic in 2020 and we saved tempo with the stop-start nature of re-opening as every wave triggered enterprise closures and more and more unpredictable employment patterns. Our grant-giving, advisory companies and EAP provision proceed to evolve to satisfy the ever-changing calls for of the {industry} within the face of the cost-of-living disaster.
Because the begin of the pandemic in 2020, the charity has awarded greater than 15,000 hardship grants totalling over £5 million to hospitality households throughout the UK, answered 38,000+ helpline calls and delivered 11,300+ counselling periods. No matter you do in hospitality #wevegotyou
For extra details about Hospitality Motion go to www.hospitalityaction.org.uk