Reservation platforms like Resy were crumbling pre-AI, and agents may finish the job
omooretweets · x · 2026-09-07
omooretweets argues the restaurant reservation market was already broken before AI: gray-market platforms buying prime slots from restaurant staff, businesses paying for better placement. With AI agents able to book directly, platforms like Resy that don't evolve into newly valuable layers for consumers or restaurants may be in trouble.
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