OpenTable Launches On Android Market
Here is the press release:
OpenTable Introduces Free Mobile Application for Android
Android™ Users Can Now Find and Make Free Online Restaurant Reservations On-the-Move
SAN FRANCISCO —(Sept. 14, 2009)—OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN), a leading provider of free online reservations for diners and guest management systems for restaurants, today announced the launch of its free reservations booking application for the Android platform. Diners using OpenTable for Android can check the real-time availability of multiple restaurants in the area, read restaurant reviews, invite friends to join them and then follow directions to the restaurant, all from their mobile device. OpenTable for Android is the latest addition to OpenTable’s smartphone application series which makes it easier than ever to book dining reservations on-the-go.
“OpenTable’s mobile applications take the ease and convenience of online reservations to a whole new level,” said Caroline Potter, chief dining officer at OpenTable. “The ability to instantly find and book reservations from anywhere —without having to research restaurants from a desktop computer or make multiple calls to find available tables – is a truly valuable service for business travelers and casual diners alike. Now, fans of the open source Android platform can experience that same advantage.”
With OpenTable for Android, diners can simply specify the desired date, time and party size for their meal to immediately be provided with a list of available tables at restaurants in the vicinity. From there, diners can refine results by price range or type of cuisine, view individual restaurants on a map, and send emails complete with reservation information to friends. Registered OpenTable members can view or modify their upcoming reservations, earn OpenTable Dining Points and see their current points balances from their smartphones. OpenTable for Android users can also book 1,000-point reservations, allowing them to earn free meals faster than ever before.
OpenTable for Android also leverages the Android platform’s unique integration capability between applications. Using this feature, WHERE® and GoodFood, two location-based applications in Android Market™, now enable their users to make restaurant reservations via OpenTable when they are on the go. WHERE® is a location-based application that connects people to the world around them, helping them save time and money. Now with the integration of OpenTable, WHERE users on Android powered-devices will not only be able to search for restaurants nearby and read reviews, but they will also be able to book reservations while on the go. The GoodFood application makes it easier and faster to find and share restaurant recommendations. With simple ‘Thumbs Up’ or ‘Thumbs Down’ recommendations, short quick tips and easy to use cuisine and price filters, GoodFood allows diners to make rapid, informed decisions about where to dine.
The application is available for download today from Android Market on Android-powered devices. For more information about OpenTable’s mobile applications for smartphones, please visit www.opentable.com/mobile.
The company also sent me a one-sheet that goes into a little more detail. You’ll note that they’ve seated 500,000 people using the iPhone app alone. With mobile web growing at the rate it has… OpenTable could really be onto something here:
Introducing OpenTable for Android
Find and make dinner reservations from anywhere!How it works:
OpenTable for Android allows diners to make confirmed restaurant reservations instantly at more than 10,000 restaurants nationwide – right from their Android handheld. Diners using Android can use the OpenTable app to check the real-time availability of multiple restaurants in the area, invite friends to dinner and then follow directions to the restaurant, making it easier than ever for people to find and book dinner reservations on-the-go.Features include:
- Find nearby restaurants and see real-time availability
- Display restaurants on an interactive map
- Refine by cuisine, price, points and availability
- View restaurant profile pages with detailed information, including photos, menus and diner reviews
- Send an invite to fellow diners via email
- Get directions to the restaurant
- Earn Dining Rewards Points, including 1,000 Dining Points on eligible dining times. (Points are redeemable for Dining Cheques good at any OpenTable restaurant)
- Relevant Facts and Stats:
- According to comScore, the number of people downloading mobile applications has grown by more than 83% over the past year, to 11.3 million.
- The number of people searching for information on restaurants from mobile phones has increased by 70% during the past year.
- Since launching its iPhone app in November 2008, OpenTable has seated more than 500,000 diners through this application.
About OpenTable:
OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 11,000 restaurant customers, and since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 110 million diners around the world. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
Head over to Android Market, work up an appetite, make some reservations and let us know how it works out for you!