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30.05.19 15 INNOVATION THE online restaurant book- ing platform www.tablein. mt from Yellow has booked a phenomenal 100,000 diners in 25,000 different reserva- tions in just over six months. "This is an outstanding achievement for our restau- rant platform. We were al- ways aware of the potential of tablein.mt, but we never expected such an overwhelm- ing response", Edward Mallia, Chief Marketing Officer of Yellow, said. Tablein is a perfect booking solution for the local restau- rant industry, as it helps cus- tomers to connect digitally with their favourite restau- rant with instant confirmed reservations. "The results we are experi- encing today shows that this tool has gone a long way to- wards driving more traffic to the respective restaurants," Mallia said. Conceived as an end-to-end solution for restaurants to im- prove performance and effi- ciency, tablein.mt has helped restaurateurs attract more online reservations, increase guest capacity, decrease no- shows and save time. Tablein can be integrated with the restaurant's existing Facebook page, restaurant website or other sites. It al- lows for customers to check availability in real time and reserve tables for free. It also sends automatic confirma- tions via SMS and/or e-mail. Restaurants can manage their reservations with a calendar tool along with a visualised table plan. Since Tablein is a cloud-based ser- vice, reservations can be ac- cessed remotely at any time and is available in over 25 languages. Tablein.mt is free to try for one month and is available in two options: €39 (excl. VAT) for 150 or less bookings per month; and €79 (excl. VAT) for unlimited bookings, with no commission or charges on covers. Tablein.mt serves more than 100,000 diners in six months EMIRATES flights with Live TV will screen the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday live on the dedicated in flight sports channel, Sport 24. With an all-English final, the airline has made special arrangements to ensure all the 23 Emirates flights operating to and from England during match times are equipped with Live TV. is includes flights to and from Lon- don Heathrow, London Gatwick, Lon- don Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham. Stadium in the Sky Emirates currently has 175 aircraft equipped with Live TV including all Boeing 777 and select Airbus 380s. An estimated 70,000 Emirates travellers could be watching the final mid-flight, making Emirates' "Stadium in the sky" comparable in capacity to the Wan- da Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid where the Champions League Final will be played. Economy Class customers watching on board can immerse themselves in the game with the industry's largest in- seat screens at 13.3 inches. Emirates' Business Class screens, at 23 inches and the 32- inch First Class screens remain the industry's largest for its class. Emirates will also be screening the matches live on the 55-inch screen at the iconic onboard lounge on select A380s. Customers travelling in First and Business can join other football en- thusiasts at the most popular social spot at 40,000 feet and cheer on their favour- ite teams. On Emirates A380s that do not fea- ture Live TV, customers can keep up to date with all the action by logging on to the complimentary Wi-Fi for score up- dates. Wi-Fi connectivity is available on all Emirates aircraft. Customers in all cabin classes receive 20MB of free Wi- Fi data or unlimited use of messaging apps for two hours allowing them to log on and stay in touch with friends, family or colleagues. Emirates Skywards members enjoy special benefits depending on their membership tier and class of travel, in- cluding free Wi-Fi when travelling in First Class or Business Class. Sports fans travelling over the next month can look forward to watching more events live on Sport 24 – such as the NBA Finals, the French Open, and the FIFA Women's World Cup Final – while traveling with Emirates. In addition to live TV, ice, Emirates' award-winning inflight entertainment system, has over 4,000 channels of on demand entertainment for travellers to choose from including the latest block- buster movies and TV shows and for sports fans, a wide selection of on de- mand sports content and sports docu- mentaries. Emirates flights with Live TV to screen UEFA Champions League final live