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| Type of business | Subsidiary |
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Type of site | Online restaurant reservations |
| Available in | English, Swedish, German, French, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Dutch |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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| Employees | 160+ |
| Parent | TheFork |
| URL |
bookatable |
Founded in 2006, Bookatable is an online restaurant reservation service headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Bookatable provides real-time reservation services for 13,000 restaurants across 12 countries. Diners can also make bookings via Bookatable's consumer-facing websites.
In January 2016, Michelin announced that they had acquired Bookatable, with the intention of accelerating its development in the online restaurant reservation market in Europe. [1]
In December 2019, Michelin sold the company to TripAdvisor as part of a "Strategic partnership" between the two companies. [2]
Services
For restaurant customers
Restaurants use Bookatable's reservation calendar technology to take table bookings electronically on their own websites. Bookatable also provides restaurant marketing, database management and technical support. [3]
Restaurants using Bookatable's reservation technology include The Ritz, PizzaExpress, T.G.I. Friday’s, Hakkasan, Prezzo, Nobu, OXO Tower, and Beefeater Grill. [4]
For diners
Users can make real-time reservations via Bookatable's consumer facing websites.
Using Bookatable's Android and iOS apps, diners can view its directory of restaurants, and make bookings directly through the app.
Acquisitions
2Book, a Swedish-based reservations service, was acquired in 2014. [5]
Funding
As of May 2012, Bookatable has raised $62m from investors which include Balderton Capital, Wellington Partners and Ekstranda. [6]
Partners
Bookatable provides a restaurant booking engine for Michelin, Tripadvisor, Relais & Chateaux, Zomato, Eniro, Time Out, tastecard, and Square Meal.
Markets
Bookatable operates in 12 countries across Europe and America. [7]
See also
References
- ^ "Michelin - with the acquisition of BookaTable, Michelin becomes the European online restaurant reservation leader".
- ^ "Michelin sells Bookatable in TripAdvisor partnership deal".
- ^ "Bookatable". bookatable.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Restaurants in UK - Book UK Restaurants - Bookatable". bookatable.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Restaurant reservation platform Bookatable acquires 2Book to gobble up Scandinavian market share". Growth Business UK. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Europe's 'OpenTable', Livebookings Eats Up Another $24M From Balderton, Wellington, Ekstranda". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Restaurants in UK - Book UK Restaurants - Bookatable". bookatable.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
External links
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| Reservations | |
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