Bookatable

Bookatable

Type of business	Subsidiary
Type of site	Online restaurant reservations
Available in	English, Swedish, German, French, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Dutch
Founded	2006 (2006)
Headquarters	London, England
Area served	United Kingdom   Sweden   Norway   Finland   Denmark   Germany   Austria    Switzerland   France   Netherlands   Spain   United States   Australia
Key people	Michel Cassius (CEO)
Employees	160+
Parent	TheFork
URL	bookatable.co.uk

Bookatable was an online restaurant reservation service headquartered in London, England.

Bookatable was initially known as Livebookings and was founded in 2006. In the early 2010s, Livebookings was rebranded as Bookatable, which was also the name of their German consumer brand. Bookatable provided real-time reservation services for 13,000 restaurants across 12 countries. Diners could 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

• List of websites about food and drink

References

1. "Michelin - with the acquisition of BookaTable, Michelin becomes the European online restaurant reservation leader".
2. "Michelin sells Bookatable in TripAdvisor partnership deal".
3. "Bookatable". bookatable.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "Restaurants in UK - Book UK Restaurants - Bookatable". bookatable.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. "Restaurant reservation platform Bookatable acquires 2Book to gobble up Scandinavian market share". Growth Business UK. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. "Europe's 'OpenTable', Livebookings Eats Up Another $24M From Balderton, Wellington, Ekstranda". TechCrunch. AOL. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. "Restaurants in UK - Book UK Restaurants - Bookatable". bookatable.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

External links

• Bookatable.co.uk