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 expansion 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….