Tripadvisor News
Eurostar becomes first European rail company to feature TripAdvisor content
A partnership agreement between Eurostar and TripAdvisor®, now allows all passengers travelling with the cross-Channel rail service to benefit from user reviews and ratings from the world’s largest travel site*.
Tripadvisor gives travelers the keys to America’s top ski rental home destinations
TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site*, today announced its list of the top ten ski rental home destinations according to TripAdvisor site data and editors. The list highlights some of America’s hottest ski destinations that offer a wealth of vacation rental options for travelers.
Tripadvisor and Accor form partnership
Accor has become the first major hotel group to partner with Tripadvisor to post recent customer opinions about its hotels online and feature the Tripadvisor widget on its own site so that guests can automatically see what previous guests have said about the hotel before making a booking.
Amnesty for TripAdvisor fake reviewers
Travellers who post fake TripAdvisor hotel reviews are to be given a two-week amnesty to remove them or face legal action as well as being named and shamed. Kwikchex, a reputation-management company that represents more than 800 hotels and restaurants, says that next month it will publish a list of “thousands” of reviewers it suspects of posting fraudulent and defamatory comments.
TripAdvisor becomes the first travel brand to break the 40 million unique monthly visitors barrier
TripAdvisor®, already the world’s largest travel site*, celebrates becoming the first travel brand to have more than 40 million unique visitors in one month.
TripAdvisor mobile launches traveller lists & tours
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced from Nokia World the beta launch of Traveller Lists & Tours across its TripAdvisor Mobile products.
TripAdvisor offers owners free ‘‘What’s Nearby’’ widget
TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, today announced a no-cost “What’s Nearby?” widget that enhances business and tourism websites with a map of nearby attractions, hotels and restaurants that are recommended by travellers on TripAdvisor.
TripAdvisor Media Group launches SniqueAway
TripAdvisor® Media Group today announced the launch of SniqueAway.com, a new private sale website dedicated to travel deals.
Brits nervous about booking with less well known firms
Following the collapse of the latest independent British travel company, 91%* of British travellers claim they are now more nervous about booking their holiday with a less well-known travel firm, according to research by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.
TripAdvisor snaps up holidaylettings.co.uk
Online travel giant TripAdvisor has acquired holidaylettings.co.uk as the company seeks to continue its expansion into the vacation rental marketplace. TripAdvisor – which is in turn owned by Expedia – purchased the site from property specialist Rightmove for an undisclosed sum.
TripAdvisor unveils new iPhone app to give consumers trusted travel advice on the go
TripAdvisor®, the world’s most popular and largest travel community, today announced the launch of the new TripAdvisor iPhone® application, available today on Apple’s App StoreSM.
Are OTAs Taking Over Online Hotel Reviews?
Traveler review sites—led by TripAdvisor—created and drove the growth of the traveler hotel review category, demonstrating the potential role of user-generated reviews in the trip-planning process.