Southeast Asia's Chope and China's Meituan-Dianping partner to tap into booming Chinese tourist market

SINGAPORE,Feb. 27,2019 --Asia's leading dining platformChopehasformed a regionalintegrated partnership with lifestyle service giant Meituan-Dianping to power restaurant reservations.

Following the integration,Chinese tourists can now enjoy more convenient and localised travel-dining services by reserving at some of the region's top restaurants for free on Meituan-Dianping's global lifestyle channels.

The partnership comes as Chinese tourism continues to boom across the eight cities Chope operates in -- Singapore,Bali,Jakarta,Bangkok,Phuket,and Hong Kong-- as reported by the World Tourism Organisation. Furthermore,food tourism remains amongst the top threeexpenditures for Chinese tourists according to statistics by international data company Nielson.

Meituan-Dianping facilitates millions of Chinese users' dining journeys through restaurant discovery and reservation making. By unifying Meituan-Dianping's strong ethos with the Chinese market and Chope's localised regional expertise,Chinese tourists can expect a curated travel-dining experience whilst abroad.

"We're extremely excited to embark on this new venture with Meituan-Dianping,an industry heavyweight in their own right," noted Chope's Founder and CEO,Arrif Ziaudeen. "We are confident that Meituan-Dianping's platform will contribute significantly to outbound destination discovery and that the integration will help match tourist dining demands to our exciting network of over 4,000 restaurants regionally. Ultimately,I believe the partnership will strengthen our vision of creating seamless and memorable dining experiences for more people,more often."

The integration follows previously reported partnerships with Instagram and Google Dining. Currently implemented for over 60 restaurants in Singapore,Thailand,Hong Kong,and Indonesia,the integration is slated for a full roll-out in the coming month.

About Chope

The Chope Group believes in creating memorable dining experiences for more people,more often. With over 35 million diners seated,Chope is well-positioned to understand what makes diners eager to visit restaurants and how best to maximise business for its over 4,000 restaurant partners. Chope's demand-generating diner platform incorporates into a suite of integrated solutions,driving restaurants' reservations and table management capabilities.

Founded in 2011 and currently in eight cities (Singapore,Shanghai,Beijing,and Jakarta),Chope works with a slew of top partners including The Lo &Behold Group,JUMBO Group,Soho Hospitality,Lost Heaven,and The Union Group. Visit www.chope.coand download the app (www.chope.co/app) for more information.

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