Yelp Host Surpasses 1 Million Calls, Expands Into Food Ordering and Adds OpenTable – Company Announcement

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    "excerpt": "Voice AI solution grows call volume an average of 38% month-over-month since launch; new updates open Yelp Host to non-table-service restaurants for the first time SAN FRANCISCO --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 28, 2026-- Yelp Inc . (NYSE: YELP ), the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced that Yelp Host , the voice AI solution for restaurants, has handled more than 1 million calls - the equivalent of nearly 2 years of phone conversations and growing at an average of 38% month-over-month since its October 2025 launch through June 2026 . Building on that momentum, Yelp introduced more than a dozen new updates to Yelp Host, including a new integration with OpenTable, native food ordering for pickup, 16 new languages, custom voice options, and enhanced analytics. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260728926260/en/ Yelp Host makes booking a reservation as easy as having a conversation. “Many restaurants struggle to answer every call, leading to missed reservations and lost orders that hurt their business,\" said Akhil Kuduvalli Ramesh , chief product officer at Yelp . \"Grounded in Yelp 's trusted business data and designed to get smarter with every interaction, Yelp Host addresses this need by helping restaurants manage every inquiry and understanding each restaurant’s needs in a way...",
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