Tripadvisor News

As one of the most influential platforms in travel planning and user-generated content, Tripadvisor plays a critical role in shaping consumer behavior and digital strategy across the industry. PhocusWire tracks the latest Tripadvisor news, providing detailed coverage of its business evolution, product innovations, and strategic direction within the broader travel ecosystem.

Updates and insights on Tripadvisor’s role in global travel

Explore how Tripadvisor continues to adapt to changes in search, social media, and AI-driven personalization. Our reporting examines the company’s tech investments, its evolving marketplace model, and the shifting dynamics of online reviews and booking tools. From new B2B services to advertising partnerships and sustainability initiatives, Tripadvisor’s activity signals larger trends across the travel and hospitality landscape.

Airbnb claims 40% of listings are now instantly bookable
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Airbnb claims 40% of listings are now instantly bookable
By Kevin May | June 14, 2017
Airbnb has taken another step in the direction of its rivals in the vacation rental sector, with what it claims are milestones on booking and technology. For all its popularity and the apparent tec Read More
To innovate and survive, airlines need to stop flying buggy whips and beating dead horses
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To innovate and survive, airlines need to stop flying buggy whips and beating dead horses
By Marisa Garcia | June 12, 2017
We get it. Airlines want to be cool. They want to be down with the kids. They want to be seen as innovative and revolutionary. We’ve heard this six dozen times in the past three weeks alone. The Read More
Hitting the mainstream - nothing alternative about alternative accommodation now
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Hitting the mainstream - nothing alternative about alternative accommodation now
By Kevin May | May 22, 2017
It suited the industry vernacular for a long time to pigeon hole everything that wasn't a hotel into the term "alternative accommodation". Long before the emergence of Airbnb and even HomeAway, bra Read More
Death on the high CPCs - hotels getting killed by last-click attribution
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Death on the high CPCs - hotels getting killed by last-click attribution
By Viewpoints | May 10, 2017
Marketing success today in the hotel sector can be measured using many diverse metrics. That's what makes it so fun, right? Analytics programs let you measure everything from who and where your web Read More
OnTheBeach buys Sunshine.co.uk for £12 million
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OnTheBeach buys Sunshine.co.uk for £12 million
By Martin Cowen | May 10, 2017
London-listed beach holidays specialist OnTheBeach has bought the "highly complementary" Sunshine.co.uk for £12 million. The deal will add some 200,000 Sunshine.co.uk customers to On the Beach's 1. Read More
TripAdvisor relaunch focuses on price, consistency and user experience
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TripAdvisor relaunch focuses on price, consistency and user experience
By Martin Cowen | May 9, 2017
TripAdvisor has timed its confirmation of a relaunch and redesign with its first quarter earnings and is planning to spend $70-$80 million this year on the first phase of a TV brand campaign. In hi Read More
TripAdvisor finally gets IHG on-board for Instant Booking
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TripAdvisor finally gets IHG on-board for Instant Booking
By Kevin May | April 27, 2017
TripAdvisor has persuaded another of the global hotel giants to join its Instant Booking service: InterContinental Hotels Group. The group's portfolio of brands will now be available, allowing user Read More
Comparing the performance of the metasearch giants for hotels
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Comparing the performance of the metasearch giants for hotels
By Viewpoints | April 21, 2017
As consumers are always connected to their digital channels, their habits are constantly evolving. These constant shifts have challenged the hospitality industry to keep pace with new technology an Read More
TripAdvisor hits half a billion reviews, talks up CSI capabilities
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TripAdvisor hits half a billion reviews, talks up CSI capabilities
By Kevin May | April 19, 2017
TripAdvisor is celebrating after reaching a half a billion travel reviews milestone on the site - with nearly 300 hitting the site every minute. The company, now 17 years old, says it has "revoluti Read More
TripAdvisor enters Facebook messaging, activity and restaurant bookings just a bot away
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TripAdvisor enters Facebook messaging, activity and restaurant bookings just a bot away
By Kevin May | March 16, 2017
TripAdvisor is dipping its toes in the chatbot and Facebook Messenger waters this week, launching a destination tool for travellers. The tool follows the same model as many of the others that have Read More
Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals
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Instant meta booking milestone - Tripping hits 3M rentals
By Kevin May | March 9, 2017
Who says the drive to instant bookings on search engines can be hard (well, TripAdvisor, for starters) - in vacation rentals it appears to be working out very well. Vacation rental marketplace Trip Read More
Email marketing for hotels - everything you should be doing (and more)
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Email marketing for hotels - everything you should be doing (and more)
By Viewpoints | March 6, 2017
Here is something that everybody in the hotel industry already knows (or should do): email marketing has become more important than ever. The cost of click and impression-based marketing on search Read More
TripAdvisor to close TravelPod travel blogging service
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TripAdvisor to close TravelPod travel blogging service
By Kevin May | March 3, 2017
TripAdvisor is to close the Travelpod platform - the second axing of one its consumer content brands in the space of two months. An official confirmed the fate of the 20-year-old company to Tnooz t Read More
Don’t be a dinosaur - activities evolve to avoid extinction
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Don’t be a dinosaur - activities evolve to avoid extinction
By Viewpoints | February 27, 2017
Think about it for a moment - over $600 million in capital has been raised in seven years by companies in the tours and activities sector. It is also seven years since Phocuswright published its de Read More
TripAdvisor prepares to splash out to plug leak
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TripAdvisor prepares to splash out to plug leak
By Martin Cowen | February 16, 2017
TripAdvisor is considering an even bigger brand marketing spend for 2017, admitting that it had been "too optimistic" gauging how quickly travellers would start using the site for booking. In a pre Read More
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