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Introducing Hot Alerts: Flash Deals at Your Fingertips

Never miss a spontaneous deal again. Hot Alerts push instant offers from venues near you—happy hour extensions, last-minute specials, and one-night-only promos—so you can say yes in one tap.

What Are Hot Alerts?

Hot Alerts are real-time, location-aware notifications from bars, restaurants, and clubs in the HotSpot network. When a venue drops a flash deal—think “$5 wells for the next hour” or “free appetizer with any entrée tonight”—you get an alert if you’re nearby or have that venue saved. No more scrolling through feeds or missing a deal because you didn’t know it existed.

How It Works

Venues create Hot Alerts in their HotSpot dashboard and set a time window and optional cap (e.g., first 50 guests). You receive a push notification and see the alert in the app’s Hot Alerts tab. Tap to view details, then head to the venue and show the offer in-app to redeem. It’s that simple.

Why We Built It

We kept hearing the same thing: great deals were happening, but only regulars or people who happened to be there knew. Hot Alerts levels the playing field. You discover deals you’d never have found otherwise, and venues fill slow slots and build new regulars. Everyone wins.

Try It Tonight

Open HotSpot, enable notifications, and make sure your location permissions are on so we can surface deals near you. Then hit the Hot Alerts tab and watch the offers roll in. Your next great night out might be one alert away.

Download HotSpot and turn on Hot Alerts →