Bookatable Explained

Bookatable
Company Type:Subsidiary
Location:London, United Kingdom
Area Served:
United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
Netherlands
Spain
United States
Australia
Num Employees:160+
Parent:TheFork
Website Type:Online restaurant reservations
Language:English, Swedish, German, French, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Dutch

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]

United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
France
Spain
Netherlands
United States
Australia

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michelin - with the acquisition of BookaTable, Michelin becomes the European online restaurant reservation leader.
  2. Web site: Michelin sells Bookatable in TripAdvisor partnership deal.
  3. Web site: Bookatable. bookatable.co.uk. 14 February 2015. 17 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217120219/http://www.bookatable.co.uk/for-restaurants/. dead.
  4. Web site: Restaurants in UK - Book UK Restaurants - Bookatable. bookatable.co.uk. 14 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Restaurant reservation platform Bookatable acquires 2Book to gobble up Scandinavian market share. Growth Business UK. 15 April 2014. 14 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Europe's 'OpenTable', Livebookings Eats Up Another $24M From Balderton, Wellington, Ekstranda. AOL. TechCrunch. 14 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Restaurants in UK - Book UK Restaurants - Bookatable. bookatable.co.uk. 14 February 2015.