Toast (NYSE: TOST) announced it has joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts' Alliance Partner Program as a recommended provider of point-of-sale technology for member properties across the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada.

The partnership positions Toast as a technology provider for Preferred Hotels & Resorts' portfolio of independent luxury properties, offering software, hardware, and payment solutions designed for multi-concept hotel food, beverage and retail operations.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts represents more than 625 hotels, resorts, residences, and hotel groups across 80 countries. The Alliance Partner Program provides strategic sales, marketing solutions, revenue management, and technology services to member properties.

"Seamlessness defines the luxury hospitality experience, requiring technology with both power and precision that delivers personalized, unique and elevated guest journeys," said Kelly Esten, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise at Toast.

Toast's technology platform includes point-of-sale systems, operations management, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty programs, and team management tools for restaurants and hospitality businesses.

The company's solutions for hotel restaurants include Toast Go 3 handheld devices with LTE capabilities, designed to support complex hospitality operations across multiple locations and countries.

Toast operates as a cloud-based technology platform serving the restaurant and hospitality industry through software-as-a-service products and financial technology solutions.