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TripAdvisor influences £1.7bn in UK tourism spending
Internet travel giant TripAdvisor claims it is responsible for as much as £1.7 billion in travel spending in the UK alone each year. The figures accounts for as much as 2.2 per cent of the entire tourism spent in the market, according to new research from the Tourism Economics think tank.
Tourism Australia partners with TripAdvisor on multi-market media campaign
TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announces a multi-market media partnership with Tourism Australia to inspire users to discover all that Australia has to offer and assist them in making this the year they travel to Australia.
Tourism Australia links with TripAdvisor for new campaign
TripAdvisor has announced a multi-market media partnership with Tourism Australia to inspire users to discover all that the country has to offer and assist them in making this the year they travel to the destination. The campaign is the first time TripAdvisor has featured a partner in its drop down menu and involves a unique integration pulling in content to create a fully functioning interactive Trip Planner.
86 percent will travel for leisure this Summer in U.S.
TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents. Eighty-six percent of travelers are planning leisure trips this summer, up from 81 percent that traveled last summer.
Cape Town gets TripAdvisor boost
TripAdvisor’s Top 25 World Destinations list for 2012 has been released, with Olympic-ready London taking the top spot and last year’s winner, Cape Town, coming in 23rd, while also being voted second favorite destination in Africa.
Friend of a Friend app launched on TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor launched its ‘Friend of a Friend’ feature, highlighting trusted reviews and opinions from friends of Facebook friends. Representing the next step in making travel planning more social for the TripAdvisor global community, travellers are now ten times more likely to see personalised travel advice on TripAdvisor.
Ellenborough Park tops TripAdvisor ratings and gets five star status
The stunning luxury Cotswolds hotel Ellenborough Park has shot to the number one slot for Gloucestershire, the Cotswolds and Cheltenham on TripAdvisor as travellers can’t stop raving about their experiences at this charming hotel.
Tripadvisor names Jenny Rushmore Director of Responsible Travel
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, today announces the appointment of Jenny Rushmore to the position of director, responsible travel. In the newly-created role, Rushmore is charged with making environmentally-responsible travel more accessible to the environmentally-conscious consumer, ultimately helping even more travellers to plan and take the perfect trip.
TripAdvisor launches ad campaign challenge
Travel site TripAdvisor is launching a challenge for travel brands and advertising agencies to design a creative ad campaign to run on the TripAdvisor UK site with a prize fund of USD $1.5 million up for grabs.
TripAdvisor app downloaded 25 times a minute
TripAdvisor, today announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it is, after Google Earth, the world’s most downloaded travel app, according to download data for 2011 provided by app research company Distimo.
TripAdvisor Business reveals U.S. hotels optimistic on 2012 economy
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the results of the annual TripAdvisor Industry Index — one of the world’s largest hotel business surveys, incorporating responses from more than 9,000 accommodation owners and managers worldwide, of which 1276 were from the U.S.
KAYAK partners with TripAdvisor
Starting today you can now use TripAdvisor reviews and even filter hotel listings by TripAdvisor ratings when you’re looking for a hotel on KAYAK. Given TripAdvisor’s unmatched content – more than 60 million user reviews and opinions from all over the world – we’re tremendously excited about this new relationship.