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.
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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
| Source: Zagat Survey, LLC