LONDON, March 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zagat Survey, the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure information, has joined forces with toptable.com, Europe's largest online restaurant reservation service, to offer ZAGAT.com users online reservation capabilities at hundreds of top restaurants throughout the UK and 10 European countries. Zagat-Rated restaurants that offer online reservations have a table and chair icon next to their phone number on ZAGAT.com. For restaurants that participate in the toptable service, users can click through the icon to toptable's reservation search box. Once a Zagat user has chosen a participating restaurant, they can select the date, time and party size to make an instant reservation. toptable founder Karen Hanton comments: "We are proud to partner with Zagat Survey and combine the strength of two of Europe's top brands to create an unbeatable consumer experience." "Zagat.com is the ultimate resource for diners looking to make informed dining decisions and to take action," said Nina Zagat, Co-Chair of Zagat Survey. "We are pleased to offer toptable reservations to our users, thus enhancing their online experience." About Zagat Survey, LLC Known as the "burgundy bible," Zagat Survey is the world's most trusted source for information about where to eat, drink, stay and play around the globe, and as such has become a symbol of quality. Zagat Survey rates and reviews airlines, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, resorts, shopping, spas, and a range of other entertainment categories in over 100 countries and has been lauded as the "most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable guides ever published" and as "a necessity second only to a valid credit card." Zagat content is available in print, on the Web, on mobile phones, and on TV. For more information, visit ZAGAT.com. The Zagat Survey, LLC logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5827 About toptable.com toptable is Europe's leading provider of online restaurant booking for thousands of restaurants in 40 cities across 12 countries. The toptable group incorporates city-eating and a network of 61 global food websites. toptable receives 3 million unique visitors monthly and has a rapidly growing archive of over 600,000 user generated reviews. In 2009 toptable expects to generate over 3.5m bookings worth an estimated GBP 130m to the industry. Shareholders include legendary football manager Sir Alex Ferguson and celebrity chef Gary Rhodes. As of 9th January 2009, www.toptable.com is Registered with ABCe (www.abce.org.uk) and supports industry agreed standards for website traffic measurement. CONTACT: Zagat Survey Tiffany Barbalato +1-212-404-6416 tbarbalato@zagat.com toptable.com Ros Choate 0203311 2274 ros.choate@toptable.com
Zagat Survey Partners With toptable.com
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