UrVenue and OpenTable Expand Integration to Unlock Access to Premium Restaurant Reservations for Hotel Guests
Building on their successful 2021 integration – which unified dining reservations with resort activities – this expanded collaboration gives hotels the ability to offerguests, both those that are already on-property and with upcoming stays, priority access to premium OpenTable reservations directly through UrVenue's Itinerary Builder as part of the pre-arrival journey. Guests can secure exclusive, high-demand restaurant bookings and curated dining events in advance, while hotel staff can also manage reservations on their behalf through UrVenue's Experience Center, ensuring seamless, personalized service.
To see the expanded capabilities, visit UrVenue at HITEC Indianapolis June 17 to 19 in Booth #1100 at the Indiana Convention Center.
Luxury hotels, resorts and casinos, as well as several leading lifestyle hospitality groups are among the first to implement the expanded integration, enhancing the guest experience and creating new value for their properties.
Connecting UrVenue and OpenTable is quick and seamless. UrVenue is currently available on the OpenTable for Restaurants Integrations Marketplace, allowing resorts to easily activate the integration directly via the marketplace tile. This streamlined connection simplifies setup, enables self-onboarding, and allows properties to go live faster.
This expanded partnership gives hotels unprecedented control over how they prioritize and deliver premium dining access to their in-house guests, enhancing the overall value they bring to the stay experience. Tracee Nalewak, Chief Growth Officer of UrVenue
Our expanded partnership is all about helping hoteliers enhance the dining experience for hotel guests, giving them privileged access to premium reservations, while making it seamless for staff to manage it all and deliver personalized hospitality. Amy Wei, Chief Operating Officer of OpenTable
For more information about UrVenue and its OpenTable integration, visit www.urvenue.com.
About OpenTable
OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant tech and part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), helps more than 60,000 restaurants worldwide fill 1.8 billion seats a year. OpenTable's world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.
About UrVenue
UrVenue is a SaaS-based hospitality technology company that pioneered the best-in-class Venue Management System (VMS), providing innovative solutions to sell and manage experiences for independent venues such as nightclubs, dayclubs, lounges, eatertainment, brand activations, special events, and mixed-use food and beverage environments. In 2022, the company introduced the industry's first Property Experience Management System (PXMS), now known as UrResort—a sister platform specifically designed to sell, manage, and monetize experiences for hotels and resorts, all-inclusives, integrated resort casinos, and enterprise hotel organizations. Since 2011, UrVenue's technology has been the trusted solution for organizations such as Fairmont Banff Springs, Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts, Club Med, Circa Resort & Casino, Tao Group, Resorts World, The Venetian, Mohegan Sun, and Zouk Group. UrVenue has also been a multi-year finalist for the Skift IDEA Awards. For more information, visit urvenue.com. Follow us on social: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
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