OpenTable to Debut OpenTable Spotlight in Boston and New York

Online reservations provider OpenTable begins a new service today in Boston and New York that looks like it will compete with GroupOn, LivingSocial, and other websites that offer daily or weekly deals.

According to the Mashable blog, the new OpenTable Spotlight will be offering weekly restaurant deals to diners, with the first deal being $25 for $50 at a secret dining spot in Boston or New York. The OpenTable website describes the process--the first step is for diners to check their emails for deals (which will likely be 50% off or more); the second step is to purchase the deal before it disappears (and tell friends); and the third step is to print out the deal certificate and bring it to the restaurant.

OpenTable first started out in 1999 and is now the world's most popular restaurant reservations site, with more than 13,000 dining spots currently using the site to help bring people into their restaurants.

For more information on the debut of OpenTable Spotlight, please go to the Mashable and OpenTable Spotlight links below.

[Mashable]
OpenTable Starts Its Own Group Buying Service with Half-Off Meals

[OpenTable Spotlight]
http://spotlight.opentable.com/