Sunday, January 2, 2011
Contact: Ashley Herriman
aherriman@nyrainc.com
NYRA RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE ON OPENTABLE
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has joined the OpenTable restaurant reservation network, allowing customers to easily make online reservations at the Equestris Restaurant at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Garden Terrace Restaurant at Belmont Park.
Now, individuals can visit OpenTable.com or use OpenTable mobile applications at any time to instantly reserve a table in the dining rooms at Aqueduct and Belmont. Reservations are free and customers can view availability in real-time.
“We’re thrilled to add our Aqueduct and Belmont restaurants to OpenTable’s vast network,” said Stephen Travers, Director of Restaurant Operations and Group Sales for NYRA. “This service offers diners a swift and efficient way to book tables in our dining room, and will also help us streamline the reservation process and improve customer service.”
OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 15,000 restaurant customers, and, since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 175 million diners around the world. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. OpenTable also owns and operates toptable.com, a leading restaurant reservation site in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 1955, and franchised to run thoroughbred racing at New York’s three major tracks through 2033, NYRA boasts a lineage that actually stretches back almost 150 years. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of the state’s thoroughbred business which contributes more than $2 billion annually to New York State’s urban, suburban and rural economy. In 2009, more than 1.6 million people attended the live races at NYRA tracks. Factoring nationwide off-track wagering, the average daily betting handle on NYRA races alone totals more than $9.3 million every race day. NYRA has a vast network of websites, including www.nyra.com, www.belmontstakes.com, and www.nyragroupsales.com. You can also follow NYRA on social media platforms Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube.
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