SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTable, the
world's leading online restaurant booking platform and part of The
Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), has today announced new
functionality that will enable diners to search, discover and make
reservations at restaurants across the globe in their local
language through OpenTable's web and mobile properties.
The global booking functionality brings together more than
38,000 restaurants across its network globally, including renowned
global dining hotspots such as Berlin, Dublin, London, Mexico
City, Montreal,
New York, San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto and Vancouver. Languages currently supported
include English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. The launch
also brings together all of OpenTable's separate country apps into
one multi-language global app.
"This is an exciting moment for OpenTable," says Christa Quarles, CEO, OpenTable. "For almost 20
years we have been helping diners to discover and make restaurant
reservations in their home country. This evolution in how we
engineer our current country sites and apps means we can now power
great restaurant experiences across multiple cities, in multiple
languages, becoming a true 'Global Dining Passport' for diners
across the world. "
According to a recent survey of OpenTable diners, 97 percent eat
out at least once per day during their travels, while 48 percent
say they dine out at least twice a day. The enhancements OpenTable
has made will help these diners uncover and enjoy unique and
authentic dining experiences whether they're traveling or staying
local. It also enables OpenTable to further support its restaurant
partners by providing exposure to an increasing audience of global
diners that would be difficult and costly to target through their
own marketing campaigns.
In addition to being able to discover and book restaurants
around the world, diners will be able to manage their global
bookings through their local OpenTable account.
Diners can now view menus, read and submit restaurant reviews
and find key information, including directions for their chosen
restaurant, as well as review the details of their reservation at
any time, all in their local language. This functionality
will be especially pertinent to those travelling to or from
destinations such as Japan,
Germany, French Canada and
Mexico where they will be able to
experience OpenTable in their preferred language.
"Combining our extensive experience in connecting diners and
restaurants, and our position as part of The Priceline Group, we
are uniquely placed to help the global traveler become a global
diner. OpenTable is the 'Global Dining Passport' in your pocket. We
help you reserve a seat at those must visit destination restaurants
as well as help you discover hidden gems that offer authentic local
experience," said Quarles.
The new functionality provides increasing opportunities for
international restaurateurs on the OpenTable network. With all
restaurants, appearing on all sites, in all languages, they will be
discoverable to a growing audience of discerning diners. OpenTable
currently seats more than 20 million diners per month across its
global network.
Survey Methodology:
This research was conducted online
by OpenTable among 12,000 diners across seven countries, including
Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the UK and United States.
About OpenTable:
OpenTable, part of The Priceline
Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), is the world's leading provider of online
restaurant reservations, seating more than 20 million diners per
month via online bookings across more than 38,000 restaurants. The
OpenTable network connects restaurants and diners, helping diners
discover and book the perfect table and helping restaurants deliver
personalized hospitality to keep guests coming back. The OpenTable
service enables diners to see which restaurants have available
tables, select a restaurant based on verified diner reviews, menus,
and other helpful information, and easily book a reservation. In
addition to the company's website and mobile apps, OpenTable powers
online reservations for nearly 600 partners, including many of the
Internet's most popular global and local brands. For restaurants,
the OpenTable hospitality solutions enable them to manage their
reservation book, streamline their operations, and enhance their
service levels. Since its inception in 1998, OpenTable has seated
over one billion diners around the world. OpenTable is
headquartered in San
Francisco.
OpenTable,OpenTable.com, OpenTable logos, and other service
names are the trademarks of OpenTable, Inc. and/or its
affiliates.
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