Tripadvisor News

Tripadvisor is a travel website that provides reviews, ratings, recommendations, and bookings for various travel-related products and services, such as hotels, attractions, flights, and vacation rentals.

Tripadvisor offers a variety of services to travelers and businesses, such as:

Reviews and ratings: Tripadvisor allows users to share their opinions, experiences, and photos of various travel-related products and services, such as hotels, restaurants, attractions, etc. Users can also rate these products and services on a scale of 1 to 5.
Comparison and booking: Tripadvisor enables users to search for and compare prices, availability, and features of various travel-related products and services offered by third-party providers. Users can also book or reserve these products and services directly through Tripadvisor or its partners.
Trip planning: Tripadvisor helps users to plan their trips by providing recommendations, suggestions, guides, maps, forums, etc. Users can also create their own trip itineraries or browse through other users’ trips.

Tripadvisor brands include: Viator, Flipkey, Cruise Critic, Bókun, SeatGuru, and other smaller niche sites.

News Blog

Spanish Authorities Clear Amazon, Booking, Tripadvisor Over Alleged Fake Reviews

Spain's anti-trust agency CNMC on Wednesday cleared Amazon, Booking Holdings and Tripadvisor of participating in or facilitating fake reviews on their websites. CNMC had been investigating a complaint filed by the OCU, a prominent consumer organization in Spain. "CNMC found no indication that the platforms have participated in or facilitated the publication of these false opinions," the…

Rashaad Jorden | 5 days ago

Airlines

U.S. Air Traffic Controller Shortage Won’t End Soon

Today's podcast discusses air traffic control woes, startup funding wins, and TripAdvisor's experiences survey.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago

Tour Operators

Tripadvisor’s 2024 Experience of Travel Study: 3 Charts

The latest Tripadvisor survey highlights travel is no longer just about 'been there, done that, got the T-shirt', but understanding the story of the T-shirt itself.

Selene Brophy | 2 weeks ago

Tour Operators

GetYourGuide CFO: Latest Experience Trends and Cracking the U.S.

In the fragmented world of tours and activities, GetYourGuide has ring fenced its private playground that its CFO claims is now profitable.

Selene Brophy | 2 weeks ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Laid Off 4% of Its Workforce

You can see Tripadvisor's priorities crystal clear in where its restructuring occurred. The Tripadvisor Core segment took the heaviest hit, and Viator was impacted the least.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor’s ‘Juicy’ Ad for Viator

Tripadvisor and Viator, or at least the creative department, have a sense of humor — and it is effective.

Dennis Schaal | 2 weeks ago

Online Travel

Viator Sees Commissions Boost from Upgraded Pay-for-Visibility Tool

Boosting tour visibility can yield profits for Viator, but the benefit to operators may lessen if most operators join in. It's a bit like when people in the front row of a concert stand up and everyone else has to stand up.

Selene Brophy | 2 weeks ago

News Blog

Tripadvisor Says Its AI Itinerary Users Generate 3X Revenues of Average Users

Hidden in Tripadvisor's latest earnings from earlier this week was some updates on its AI-based trip planning feature that it launched in July, along with some concrete numbers on performance of AI-assisted travel planning. In the earnings call, CEO Matt Goldberg said that the company has seen much higher conversions (and revenues) from people who…

Rafat Ali | 2 weeks ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Sees Viator at Full-Year Profitability in 2024

Until now, Tripadvisor has emphasized growth for Viator, backed by ample marketing, at the expense of profitability. It appears as though the company will moderate that strategy for 2024.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Travel Technology

Musician John Legend Releasing App to Counter ‘Negative’ Google and Yelp Reviews

It's Good is entering crowded territory, but reviews have been operating the same way for years, so maybe it's time for a change.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago