NEW DELHI :
Dining out and restaurant tech platform, Dineout on Wednesday said the platform reported 8,588 table bookings per hour in 2021.
An estimated 45 million diners saved ₹1,360 crores via Dineout discounts and offers, the company said in its Dineout Trends Report 2021.
The average bill paid in 2021 went up by 40%, driven in part by revenge consumption as well as a general spike in the cost of eating out. The average bill value was up from ₹1,907 in 2020 to ₹2,670 in 2021.
“The 40% increase in ATV is due to revenge eating phenomena and pent-up dining out demands as it was the only source of entertainment for people in between multiple travel restrictions,” it said in a note on Wednesday.
The year was marked by a more severe second wave that drove consumers indoors as strict lockdowns were enforced across the country. However, over the last few months diners once again…