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PRODUCTION - 11 April 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Ulm: Sommelier Holger Baier shows the restaurant's reservation page on a computer in the Michelin-starred restaurant bi:braud, which informs diners of the cancellation fee. More and more restaurateurs are starting to charge a fee to guests who do not show up despite having made a reservation. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa (KEYSTONE/DPA/Stefan Puchner)