Why Restaurant Reservations Are So Hard to Get

Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop: https://thehustle.co/ Just like Taylor Swift concert tickets, hot restaurant reservations get snatched up instantly by bots (like this one) as soon as they’re posted. Then, the people operating those bots look to turn a profit on reservation resale sites, which are multiplying. These marketplaces, unfortunately, are a lose-lose for the rest of us. Diners trying to book the old-fashioned way — through apps like Resy, Tock, or OpenTable — can be out of luck. As for restaurants: When bot-booked seats go unfilled, they lose out on cancellation fees charged to invalid credit cards, and on empty tables. Head to this link for more details on the bots snagging your spot: https://clickhubspot.com/2ir