Restaurants, even the hard-to-get-into trendy ones, will take any reservation for a table they can get. But increasingly, the reservations booked online may be no-shows, because of a growing number of ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Desperate foodies seeking tables at New Orleans’ newest or finest restaurants have sometimes relied on third-party apps where they can bid on reservations held by others. The ...

Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience. He has written more than 1,500 articles and blog posts about the hospitality industry, including for Food & ...

Louisiana is set to outlaw a new, lucrative industry that deals in the online buying and selling of restaurant reservations. The state Senate unanimously approved House Bill 90 by Rep. Troy Hebert, ...

A proposal to restrict buying and selling of restaurant reservations online is sailing easily through the Louisiana Legislature and could pass the House this week, though lawmakers have yet to hear ...

It's become increasingly common for restaurants to charge customers' credit cards even before they step foot into an establishment, let alone order food or drinks. Referred to as a "reservation fee" ...

The “Ticketmaster-ification” of restaurants is driving diners and staff to a breaking point. Nicolette is a lifestyle writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Enthusiastic and ambitious, she's excited to tackle ...

Illinois legislators have had enough. They’re finally going to tackle one of the most vexing problems the state is facing: banning fraudulent restaurant reservations. Our illustrious governor (who ...

Diners across Pennsylvania are competing for reservations at this popular eatery, where demand is high and tables disappear fast.

If you have to pay a cancellation fee, that's on you. With the popularity of some restaurants there’s almost no way to have any spontaneity when going because a reservation has to be made weeks in ...