Resy Partners with Airbnb to Offer Restaurant Reservations to Travelers
Photo Caption: Union Square Cafe pioneered the use of ResyOS on the Apple Watch to send notifications to floor managers.
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The Resy + Airbnb partnership signals the continued confluence of travel and restaurants. If executed well, it will be big business for restaurants on Resy’s platform.
Resy Partners with Airbnb to Offer Restaurant Reservations to Travelers
Today, Airbnb and Resy announced they've teamed up to enable consumers to book restaurant reservations via Airbnb, on both the Airbnb mobile app and website. The reservations, powered by Resy, will initially encompass nearly 650 restaurants in 16 markets throughout the U.S. (Airbnb is currently in 80 cities and 1,000 US restaurants total). Earlier this year, Airbnb lead a large round of funding for Resy, teasing plans for an integration. In May, the company started testing the functionality in San Francisco.
Today marks the official rollout of the partnership in the U.S., aimed at travelers already using the Airbnb app. According to Airbnb, just over half of its customers are on international trips, and while they’re comfortable making online reservations, they may not know where to turn to do so. The real winner in this arrangement are Resy’s restaurant customers featured in Airbnb’s curated list of res
