A service called Appointment Trader is seeing 30,000 people paying up to $1,000 for NYC restaurant reservations. A proposed law aims to combat bots and scalpers catering to wealthy diners, but it may not ease the difficulty of getting a table. Bloomberg reports that $1,000 dining reservations in NYC remain highly sought after, while CrainsNewYork highlights the ongoing challenge of securing hot reservations in the city. Gizmodo mentions efforts to prevent the commodification of restaurant reservations in New York.
New York Slams the Brakes on the Enshittification of Restaurant Reservations https://t.co/kJH1GXOcaR https://t.co/gRDpGJ5gfI
Why New York's hottest reservations will stay impossible to score https://t.co/QCxkYJhehE
Bloomberg: NYC Dining Reservations Worth $1,000 Each Are as Scarce as Ever
A proposed law aimed at bots and scalpers who cater to rich and desperate restaurant fans isn't guaranteed to make getting a hot table easier - great story by @kkrader @esmeafox https://t.co/5SMgreHZnQ via @luxury
A proposed law aimed at bots and scalpers who cater to rich and desperate restaurant fans isn't guaranteed to make getting a hot table easier https://t.co/9mfW7N98MM
“Is it worth dropping anywhere from $250 to as much as $1,000 just to get into a New York City restaurant? The 30,000 people who have flocked to a service called Appointment Trader to buy reservations…seemingly think so” https://t.co/bsMS5hWmNg