What should happen after a reader chooses a restaurant?
A guide helps readers discover where to eat. A booking path lets them act on that decision by choosing an eligible restaurant, date and party size. These are distinct steps: editorial recommendation does not itself reserve a table.
A reader saving two venues from a weekend guide should know whether a reservation is available without guessing which page or telephone number to use next.
Decide which recommendations should offer bookings
Start with a small curated collection. Ask which restaurants have approved participation and which page formats make booking useful: an article, venue card, map, newsletter or membership area.
A booking link should not influence why the editor recommends a venue. Commercial relationships and sponsorships need their own disclosure and editorial controls.
- Has the restaurant agreed to participate?
- Does the venue offer live availability for the intended dates?
- Where does the reader enter date, time and party size?
- What happens when no table is available?
Design a transparent booking step
Show the restaurant name, booking conditions and what status the user has reached. A referral click, booking request and confirmed reservation are not the same thing.
Agree who handles the guest's questions, cancellations and changes. Avoid language that guarantees priority tables when the restaurant has not explicitly allocated any.
Keep attribution separate from editorial quality
A publication may need to distinguish referrals originating from a particular feature, shortlist or newsletter. Record only sources and outcomes permitted by the partnership agreement and applicable data rules.
Review traffic, booking searches, confirmed reservations and completed visits as separate measurements. A fully booked restaurant can produce many booking searches without resulting in a completed visit.
- Use understandable referral or campaign identifiers.
- Never count an outbound click as a completed visit.
- Review the availability and cancellation context alongside outcomes.
Connect the publisher's channel to Rezervem
Rezervem Guest Network supports partnerships between publishers and participating venues. Partner API provides authorized availability and booking interfaces when the publication wants an integrated journey.
Publishers retain their editorial choices; restaurants decide whether to accept reservations. Any commission or referral terms are defined by the participating parties rather than inferred from editorial exposure.
