Recreation management software
Recreation software, explained
One overview of what recreation management software does, what to look for, and how bookings, point of sale, and staff scheduling come together in one system for bike rental, golf, holiday parks, and attractions.
What is recreation management software?
Recreation management software runs the day-to-day operations of a recreation or leisure business: bookings and reservations, point-of-sale and payments, staff scheduling, fleet or inventory management, and reporting, in one system instead of separate tools for each part.
The term covers a wide range of businesses: bike rental shops, golf courses, holiday parks, attractions, escape rooms, and more. What they have in common is needing to handle several operational tasks at once: renting or booking something, getting paid for it, scheduling staff to deliver it, and seeing what happened afterward. Separate tools for each task work, but lead to duplicate data entry and numbers that don't line up between systems. Recreation software like Tilia combines these tasks into one platform, built specifically for recreation businesses rather than adapted from generic rental or retail software. When evaluating recreation software, it's worth checking whether point-of-sale, staff scheduling, and multi-location management are included by default, or whether they're priced as add-ons or missing entirely.
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Tilia is built by the Van der Linde Group, a recreation and leisure operator based on Texel, the Netherlands. That operator background, not just software experience, has shaped the platform since Tilia was founded in 2020.
What comes with every sector
Point-of-sale included
Sell at the counter through the same payment processing as online bookings, no separate checkout system.
Staff scheduling built in
Plan shifts and assign tasks in the same platform as bookings.
Configurable rental deposits
Hold and release deposits automatically, tied to the booking.
Multiple locations, one system
Shared inventory and centralized reporting for businesses running more than one site.
Frequently asked questions
Who is recreation management software for?
For businesses that rent or book something and need more operational support than a calendar alone: bike rental shops, golf courses, holiday parks, attractions, and similar recreation businesses.
What is the difference between recreation software and general booking software?
General booking software often handles reservations only. Recreation software like Tilia adds point-of-sale, staff scheduling, fleet management, and reporting, built for the specific workflows recreation businesses run.
Can recreation software serve more than one sector at once?
With Tilia, yes: one platform serves bike rental, golf, holiday parks, and attractions together, with shared reporting across every sector and location.
What does recreation management software cost?
This varies a lot by vendor and by business. Tilia works on a custom quote based on your locations and the modules you need; see the pricing page for more on how that works.
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