Shiji’s Open Tab & Pay Only Enables the Industry’s Most Connected Hotel F&B Journey

Barcelona, Spain, 6月 16, 2026 — Shiji, the global leader in hospitality technology, today announces the expansion of Stellaris Digital Dine with two powerful new capabilities: Open Tab and Pay Only. Designed specifically for hotel and resort environments, these features transform how guests order, pay, and interact with on-property dining, while helping operators increase efficiency and revenue without adding complexity.  

Together, Open Tab and Pay Only extend the digital dining journey from scan-to-order to scan-to-pay, delivering one of the most complete, fully integrated F&B experiences available within a hotel ecosystem today.  

Despite years of digital transformation in hospitality, one of the most common pain points has remained unchanged: waiting, to order, to reorder, or to pay.  

Research shows that 73% of diners cite waiting for the check as their biggest frustration, and this friction directly impacts both guest satisfaction and table turnover.  

With Stellaris Digital Dine guests order and reorder seamlessly throughout their visit via Open Tab. Guests pay instantly, on their own terms, via Pay Only; Operators recover valuable time and increase revenue opportunities per table. By eliminating these moments of friction, hotels can turn every dining interaction into a smoother, more profitable experience.  

Open Tab introduces a fundamentally different approach to digital ordering, one that aligns with how hospitality actually works.  

Instead of forcing guests into repeated checkout cycles, Open Tab allows them to start a tab with a simple QR scan (no app required), order multiple rounds across a single session, view and manage their ongoing tab in real time, and settle the full bill when they’re ready to leave  

This continuous ordering model removes transactional friction and creates a more natural, service-driven experience. At the same time, operators retain full control over how the experience is delivered, with the flexibility to define whether a tab is initiated by the guest or by staff, depending on the service style of the outlet. Additional capabilities such as delayed printing further support operational flexibility, allowing teams to align digital workflows with their on-site service processes.  

The result is a higher average check of values through frictionless add-on ordering, increased beverage attachment and late-session orders, and greater guest satisfaction by combining convenience with control.

Open Tab is particularly effective in high-dwell environments such as pool bars, lounges, beach clubs, and resort dining, where guests expect to relax, stay longer, and order repeatedly.  

Pay Only addresses one of the most overlooked friction points in dining: the wait to settle the bill. With Pay Only guests scan a QR code to instantly access their check, review the bill in real time, and pay using card or room charge, without waiting for staff.

Operational benefits include faster table turns, with up to 15 minutes saved per cover, reduced staff workload during peak periods, and fewer abandoned checks and improved payment capture.

For guests, the experience is simple: “Scan. Pay. Go.”  

“Open Tab is designed to replicate how dining naturally works: guests can order across multiple rounds and settle the bill once at the end, without repeated checkouts,” says Ian Zucchi, Product Lead at Shiji. “With Pay Only, hotels can keep their existing service style while giving guests the option to simply scan, pay, and go, digitalizing just the payment step.”  

Unlike standalone QR ordering tools, Stellaris Digital Dine is natively integrated into the Shiji POS ecosystem, ensuring that all orders and payments flow through a single system, staff workflows remain unchanged, and no reconciliation, duplication, or third-party dependencies are introduced .

This native integration gives operators full control and visibility while maintaining a seamless experience across teams, kitchens, and finance.  

As hospitality businesses continue to adapt to labor shortages and rising operational costs, Open Tab and Pay Only provide a clear path forward:  

• Serve more guests without increasing headcount  

• Reduce pressure on staff by shifting order-taking and payment to the guest  

• Allow teams to focus on what matters most: service and delivery  

At the same time, these features enhance, rather than replace, the traditional service model, giving guests the freedom to choose how they interact.  

Open Tab and Pay Only are part of the broader Shiji F&B solution, which connects digital ordering, payments, and POS into a unified platform.  

When deployed within the Shiji ecosystem, hotels benefit from a complete digital dining journey from first order to final payment, seamless integration with POS and payment solutions, from transaction to e-signature, all directly posted into the PMS, and scalable deployment across single properties and global portfolios  

This enables operators to move beyond fragmented tools and toward a fully connected F&B operation built for modern guest expectations.