Trip Advisor: One Tool That You Need To Find A Great Hotel
One of the websites that I ALWAYS check out before I purchase any hotel stay is tripadvisor.com. I have, especially over the past couple years, come to depend on the reviews on this website as a good indication as to the level of quality of the place I will be staying.
Years ago, when I traveled, I’d always confirm my hotel selection based on a Fodor’s or Frommer’s review. However, things with them were spotty. Sometimes I would agree with their review decisions, and other times, I would greatly disagree. And be very disappointed! Recently, I learned through a New York Times article that the reviewers who work for those two companies are allowed to take kickbacks (free food and other items that the hotel wants to give). How can you get an objective review from someone who is being pampered at the very hotel he/she is reviewing? I think not!
It explained a lot to me and why in the past I didn’t agree with many of their reviews. Tripadvisor is all random people, like you and me, contributing their reviews. Granted, throw out the extremes. But if a hotel has at least 5-10 reviews, it’s usually a fair assessment. You also can get many, many details about the property from all the different people’s perspectives.
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October 28th, 2006 at 10:13 am
I just wrote a long treatise on Trip Advisor techniques. It is mostly for fellow bed and breakfast owners but it would be informative for Trip Advisor users to read too so they can see what sort of techniques hotels are using to make themselves look good on Trip Advisor.
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November 11th, 2006 at 1:09 am
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