Livebookings partners with La Parade des Chefs at Hotelympia 2006

Livebookings is very excited to announce its participation at the 2006 Hotelympia and HOSTEC EURHOTEC event at ExCel, London as an exhibitor (HOSTEC EURHOTEC Stand H5438) and also as the preferred partner in the provision of real-time reservation software for La Parade des Chefs.

Salon Culinaire is the UK’s largest internationally respected salon providing a showcase for the best in the business involving over 1,200 chefs. As part of Salon Culinaire, La Parade des Chefs is a unique purpose built restaurant dining experience right at the heart of the show. It comprises of ten chef teams who will provide, in two restaurants, fine dining for up to 200 attendees per day. Top UK and international teams compete every lunchtime and visitors can judge for themselves as top teams of chefs bring creativity and originality to a three course dining experience.

By visiting www.hotelympia.com/laparade diners can search for real-time availability and receive a confirmation email, complete with booking reference safe in the knowledge that their table is secured.

As the UK’s leading supplier, Livebookings has been providing online real-time reservation technology to the restaurant industry for over six years with clients including Conran Restaurants, The Cinnamon Club, Sketch, The Ritz, The Rainforest Café and Bankside Restaurants. Livebookings also works as the booking technology behind a number of affiliated websites including www.lastminute.com, American Express, www.sugarvine.com and The Telegraph Newspaper.

By working with Livebookings - Fresh RM - the organisers of Hotelympia and La Parade des Chefs are offering visitors the chance to secure a reservation at the click of a mouse. With an anticipated visitor footfall of 46,000 attendees over the five-day show and over 1,000 companies exhibiting, Livebookings is delighted at the opportunity to showcase its capabilities in such a widely respected arena.

As Jeremy Ormerod, Director of Livebookings highlights "with over 21 million internet users across the UK, restaurants can no longer ignore the web as a major driving force of business and this is no less apparent in the hospitality industry. With Hotelympia attracting a significant volume of oversees visitors, demands on information have increased and accessibility in real-time is becoming the norm. We are delighted that we can work alongside Fresh RM to provide the very best service we can to visitors, both domestic and international".

Toby Wand, Event Director of Hotelympia adds, "Livebookings is the clear market leader in this sector and due to its easy implementation and capability we chose to work with them for La Parade des Chefs. The use of real-time technology only goes to enhance our efforts in securing the very best experience for visitors and the smooth operation and benefit for exhibitors and competitors".

Hotelympia 2006. 19th – 23rd February 2006. ExCel London.
The ultimate retail and trade environment for the latest products, new ideas and future trends.
Register for your free ticket at www.hotelympia.com. Secure your reservation at La Parade des Chefs by clicking on www.hotelympia.com/laparade

Fresh RM
Fresh RM is a dominant force in the UK exhibition industry, organising five market-leading events in the food, drink and hospitality sectors. www.freshrm.co.uk. For further details please contact Toby Wand – Event Director - toby.wand@freshrm.co.uk

Livebookings
To find out more visit Livebookings at HOSTEC EURHOTEC Stand H5438 or visit www.livebookings.com to arrange a free demo. Restaurants can register at www.livebookings.com for the Console program. Membership to each of the affiliate websites is free of charge; a standard commission does apply on all covers booked. For more information call Alison Sawyer on 020 7934 9275 or email alison@livebookings.com