Airbnb now lets you book restaurant reservations in the US

Airbnb today announced that it will now help guests book restaurant reservations during

their travels. The feature is yet another one of the company’s expansions from a home-rental service to a full-scale travel agency, particularly with Airbnb’s launch of its Trips initiative last year. The reservation system is powered by Resy, which Airbnb invested $13 million in this past January. This marks Airbnb’s first off-platform partnership; last year, Airbnb began testing restaurant recommendations as part of Trips. In the Airbnb app, you can click a new tab for Restaurants and search for businesses in 16 US cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Charleston, Austin, Seattle, and New Orleans to book a table without leaving the app. Customers can add reservation requests for special events like birthdays or anniversary celebrations. They can also notify the restaurant they’re running late from within the Airbnb app or website as well.                                                                                            https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16338668/airbnb-restaurant-reservation-resy