Dubai, UAE: What's On Dubai's Best Newcomer 2011 Award winner Table 9 are the latest restaurant to partner with Table4ME for the UAE's only instant, online reservation system.
Back in 2004, when they first worked together at Gordon Ramsay's Michelin starred restaurant Claridges, Nick Alvis and Scott Price vowed that one day they'd open their own place and do things their way. UAE-born Table 9 is the realisation of that dream. Their implementation of the Table4ME booking widget coincides with the launch of Table 9's dedicated website and will enable diners to make real time reservations from any browser.
Table4ME will provide Table 9 diners with the convenience of being able to make reservations at the award- winning restaurants online instantly. When a table is booked using the Table4ME widget on the Table 9 website, the reservation is immediately recorded in the restaurant's Electronic Reservation System that manages all the restaurant reservations.
Tiina-Maija Bergman, Managing Partner of Table4ME said, "We are excited to be working with Table 9 and to launch online bookings together with their website. An award winning restaurant as unique as Table 9 will definitely benefit from having a robust reservations system in place and using the marketing tools within the system they will be able to reach their customers effortlessly, and engage with them through the chosen online platforms; web, Facebook, iPhone App and our distribution partners; effectively and any time they want."
Unlike other semi-online reservation services which rely on e-mails, faxes or telephone calls, Table4ME synchronises with the restaurant's electronic diary to check actual availability. This means that restaurant availability is always up-to-date, and reservations are confirmed instantly. The days of potential customers waiting hours for a restaurant to open, call-back, respond to an e-mail or a telephone message; are a thing of the past for restaurants using Table4ME. Table4ME completely automates the reservation process, just as it is done in the airline and hotel industries.
Nick Alvis, Table 9 Head Chef, said "We are delighted to be launching the Table4ME booking widget, as having an automated email confirmation for each booking is a very useful tool as it saves on time. This form of correspondence is immediate and reassures our guests that they have a table waiting for them. It means our bookings are more professionally handled and gives us time to focus on preparing our award winning cuisine."
Table 9 adopting the Table4ME technology, places them at the top of the curve when it comes to making a reservation.
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About Hilton Dubai Creek
Offbeat and with a perceptible "quirky" personality, Hilton Dubai Creek is located on the banks of Dubai's vibrant creek. Designed by renowned architect Carlos Ott (designer of the Opera de la Bastille), it represents the architect's structurally stylish minimalism. Dining options are as outstanding as the building's design with all restaurants, including room service, overseen by award winning Chefs Scott Price and Nick Alvis whose accolades include Caterer Middle East's 'Chef of The Year' 2011.
About Hilton Hotels & Resorts
One of the most recognized names in the industry, Hilton Hotels & Resorts stands as the stylish, forward thinking global leader in hospitality. From inaugural balls and Hollywood award galas to business events and days to remember, Hilton is where the world makes history, closes the deal, toasts special occasions and gets away from it all. The flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide continues to build upon its legacy of innovation by developing products and services to meet the needs of tomorrow's savvy global travellers while more than 144,000 Team Members shape experiences in which every guest feels cared for, valued and respected. Today, the Hilton Hotels & Resorts portfolio includes more than 540 hotels in 78 countries and the brand remains synonymous with "hotel." Access the latest Hilton news at www.hiltonglobalmediacenter.com or begin your journey at www.hilton.com. Social media users can engage with Hilton at www.twitter.com/hiltononline, www.facebook.com/hilton and www.youtube.com/hilton Hilton Hotels & Resorts is one of Hilton Worldwide's ten market-leading brands.
About Table4ME
Table4ME was born out of a frustration with the hospitality industry, where 90% of a hotel's efforts were dedicated to its' rooms division- sales people, marketing people and technology solutions. In regions such as the Middle East where food and beverage contribute a significant portion to a hotel's total revenue, this disparity in support resources led the drive to create a low cost regional restaurant management and distribution solution in partnership with Restaurant Diary, a leading online restaurant reservations and table management system, under the brand name 'Table4ME'.
After having studied the market in detail, it was apparent that the days of expensive, complicated technology were over. In a world of web solutions, costly systems involving hardware and software licenses should no longer be a restaurant's only option. More importantly any partner solution should prove their worth before asking for a large upfront fee or payment.
The model is simple- Table4ME provides restaurant partners with a fantastic table management and reservations solution to help optimize yield, manage guest relationships more effectively, track marketing campaign returns, and reduce operational costs by streamlining reservation processes. That's the first part of the journey. The second part is their distribution support. Table4ME develop and manage a network of marketing channels to ensure that restaurant partners are given the optimum sales, marketing and distribution exposure 24/ 7, 365 days a year.
On a global level, Restaurant Diary successfully processed over 9 million covers in 2010. In short, Table4ME help restaurants build their cover story and it's usually a very exciting and profitable one.
For more information, visit www.Table4ME.ae or connect with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/Table4ME and Twitter @Table4MEUAE
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