OpenTable Launches "Show Up for Restaurants" Initiative to Mitigate No-Shows and Bring Attention to Its Impact on Restaurants
To help, OpenTable today unveiled its Show-Up for Restaurants initiative to spotlight the impact of no-shows and late cancellations on restaurants and encourage diners to modify or cancel their reservation when plans change. From a "four strikes and you're out" no-show policy and blog and social content educating diners on the impact of ghosting a reservation, to a suite of tools that restaurants can use to combat no-shows, the initiative aims to curb this challenge as restaurants continue to recover.
"When a diner doesn't fulfill a reservation, it significantly impacts the restaurant's revenue," said
No-Shows, By the Numbers
A staggering 28%2 of Americans say they haven't shown up for a reservation in the past year. What many don't realize is that cancelling is better than simply not showing up. For example, at
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Diners played a major role in supporting restaurants this past year, from buying gift cards and merchandise, to donating to employee relief funds, and dining outdoors on even the coldest days. As restaurants recover, the best way to support restaurants is to show up by making and keeping a reservation. If plans do change, diners can also easily modify or cancel reservations through the OpenTable app or online by clicking on their reservation and selecting modify or cancel.
OpenTable Makes It Easier for Restaurants to Combat No-Shows
To help restaurants prevent no-shows, OpenTable will launch a new tool this summer that allows restaurants to label a diner as a potential no-show based on previous reservation activity. The tool allows restaurateurs to tag the diner with a new label, so they can be proactive about confirming attendance with the diner as their reservation approaches.
OpenTable's strict "four strikes and you're out" policy also suspends diners who don't show up for a reservation four times. This policy is in addition to a number of features that OpenTable offers to mitigate no-shows, such as email and SMS reminders, prepaid experiences, availability alerts, customizable cancellation policies, credit-card required reservations holds and more.
For more information about OpenTable's "Show Up for Restaurants" initiative and the impact of No-Shows, visit https://blog.opentable.com/2021/no-show-numbers/.
*OpenTable Q2 2021 Diner Survey Methodology:
OpenTable surveyed over 17,00 adults (aged 18+) across the
**YouGov Survey Methodology:
OpenTable partnered with YouGov on
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1 Pulled from SOTI dashboard
2 Full survey results from
3 OT no-show data and Blackfish example pulled from blog post.
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Lisa Singh, lsingh@opentable.com