Facebook are beginning to change the way their website and app work. The new update, which has already rolled out in the US, will heavily emphasise recommendations for events, shops, and much more.

When you write a Facebook post asking for advice on local places or services, you’ll have the option to turn on Recommendations for that post. With this on, your friends will be able to give you suggestions and have them all mapped out and saved in one place. Facebook is even adding a ‘Recommendations bookmark’ to make navigating there easier.

You can catch up on the latest events activity from friends and hosts and browse event recommendations based on what’s popular with friends or events you’ve connected with in the past.

Facebook are even adding ways for you to interact with local businesses, and will allow you to do the following:

• Order food: You can now order food from restaurants directly from their Facebook Pages. Simply click “Start Order” on any restaurant’s Facebook Page that uses Delivery.com or Slice.
• Request an appointment: For local businesses that require you to book an appointment, such as spas and salons, you can now request a time via the business’ Facebook Page and view their entire slate of services and offerings. They’ll then get back to you on Messenger to confirm your appointment.
• Get a quote: Some local business Pages will now have a “Get Quote” button at the top that lets you easily and quickly request a quote from the business.
• Get tickets to movies and events: For many new movies this fall, you can buy movie tickets straight from their Facebook Pages via Fandango. In partnership with Ticketmaster and Eventbrite, we’re also making it possible for people to get tickets to other events — free or paid — directly from the event page on Facebook.