# RewardsPilot for hospitality: points on food and drink suppliers, rent and staff payroll Figures from members in the sector, 2026-10-01. Restaurants, bars, hotels and caterers pay the same suppliers every week: food, drink, laundry, rent and utilities, plus a large staff payroll. Each bill paid through RewardsPilot earns 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of net spend. Nine of RewardsPilot's members are hospitality businesses, from a Highland hotel to a Knightsbridge restaurant. ## The bills that earn - Food and drink wholesaler invoices - Rent and service charges - Utilities and waste - Staff payroll through CrestPay - VAT bills ## What members in the sector do - A dairy supplier to the trade put £28,000 of supplier invoices through in a month. - Hospitality members include a Highland hotel, a Knightsbridge restaurant, a cafe bar, a caterer and a beer and wine wholesaler. - Members in the sector state between £20,000 and £100,000 a month of supplier spend and up to £100,000 of payroll. Figures are RewardsPilot members' own, rounded, with no business named. ## A typical month | Supplier bills | Payroll | HMRC bills | Eligible spend | Points a month | Points a year | Or cash a month | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | £40,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | £110,000 | 440,000 | 5,280,000 | £3,300 | A month of £40,000 supplier bills, £50,000 payroll and £20,000 HMRC bills is £110,000 of eligible spend: 440,000 points a month, 5,280,000 a year, or £3,300 a month as cash. At 4 points per £1 of net spend; each point is one airline mile. Avios calculator: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/miles/avios-calculator ## Questions ### Can rent be paid through RewardsPilot? Yes. Rent against a landlord's invoice or rent demand is a business bill, paid by bank transfer with the reference. ### Do drinks wholesaler accounts count? Yes. Each invoice or monthly statement is submitted with its pay-by date and paid to the wholesaler's account. ### How does a restaurant group earn points with RewardsPilot? By paying the bills it already pays through the programme: supplier invoices, payroll through CrestPay, and HMRC bills such as VAT and PAYE. RewardsPilot invoices the business, pays the bill on its behalf, and credits 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of the net amount when the invoice payment clears. ### Does the supplier or HMRC know the difference? No. The payee is paid by bank transfer with the business's own reference, on time: RewardsPilot's invoice is due one day before the bill's pay-by date. ### What are the points worth? Each point transfers to one airline mile, Avios included, for flights, upgrades, hotels and car hire. Or the business sells them back for cash at 3% of the spend behind them, paid within 24 hours. Points never expire. ### What does it cost? There is no subscription or set-up fee for qualifying clients. RewardsPilot's invoice carries VAT on its service; for a VAT-registered business using it for taxable activities that VAT is intended to be recoverable through the normal VAT return, subject to its own position. This is not tax advice. Request a call: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/request-a-call · Apply: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/apply --- Canonical URL: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/for/hospitality Markdown version: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/for/hospitality.md Last reviewed: 2026-10-01 Contact: info@rewardspilot.co.uk · 0161 850 2526 YTY LTD trading as RewardsPilot, company number 11880920. Payroll services provided under company number SC576748.