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.

Rumours versus reality (with a bit of mischief thrown in) for travel search
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Rumours versus reality (with a bit of mischief thrown in) for travel search
By Kevin May | October 21, 2016
Even before the latest in a Long Line Of Unsubstantiated Rumours about Skyscanner materialised, many were pondering the fate of the travel search sector this week. The trigger, somewhat inevitably, Read More
Didi and TripAdvisor China talk the full service ecosystem talk
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Didi and TripAdvisor China talk the full service ecosystem talk
By Martin Cowen | October 21, 2016
In the wider scheme of things, TripAdvisor doing something with 100 hotels wouldn't blip the radar. Unless those hotels are in China, and TripAdvisor is doing something with Didi, China's biggest t Read More
Book on Google - answers to hoteliers' questions
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Book on Google - answers to hoteliers' questions
By Viewpoints | October 14, 2016
Google has burst onto the hotel transaction scene via Book on Google, awakening plenty of curiosity and questions about the real interest Google has with this move. NB This is a viewpoint by Pablo Read More
TripAdvisor scraps bookings for hundreds of attractions featuring animals
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TripAdvisor scraps bookings for hundreds of attractions featuring animals
By Kevin May | October 11, 2016
After months of discussions with lobbying groups, TripAdvisor will stop selling tickets for attractions and tours that do not meet guidelines for animal welfare. The change in policy will affect bo Read More
TripAdvisor's The Fork invests in Eatigo
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TripAdvisor's The Fork invests in Eatigo
By Martin Cowen | October 4, 2016
Eatigo, a restaurant tech start-up operating in Thailand and Singapore, has secured a Series B round from TripAdvisor's The Fork. While the size of Tripadvisor's investment is not known, reports sa Read More
In online reviews who responds and length of response are important
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In online reviews who responds and length of response are important
By Linda Fox | October 4, 2016
There is little doubt that online reviews play a big role in the travel purchase decision for many consumers. But what of how businesses respond to reviews left by consumers? Is there money to be m Read More
TripAdvisor's WeChat account victimized by zombie influencers [UPDATED]
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TripAdvisor's WeChat account victimized by zombie influencers [UPDATED]
By Sean O'Neil | September 30, 2016
WeChat, the messaging service mainly used in China, has more than 700 million monthly active users, according to monitoring service QuestMobile. But not all of them are real. WeChat creator and Read More
Restaurants eating up CPC budgets
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Restaurants eating up CPC budgets
By Martin Cowen | September 16, 2016
SimilarWeb has found that the most-expensive desktop keyword in travel is "restaurants near me", averaging $3.78 per click. "Cheap hotels" comes next, averaging $3.35 per click. Not surprisingly Read More
TripAdvisor offers attractions content for partners
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TripAdvisor offers attractions content for partners
By Linda Fox | September 14, 2016
TripAdvisor and its tours and activities brand Viator are providing an attractions content tool to hotels and travel companies. The technology enables the travel partners to offer local tours and e Read More
TripAdvisor redesign puts activities front and centre alongside hotels
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TripAdvisor redesign puts activities front and centre alongside hotels
By Kevin May | September 7, 2016
More evidence that TripAdvisor has moved a long way from its original hotel review offering - with a redesign and strapline that shows how important bookings have become. The new site, officially r Read More
TripAdvisor and Booking.com take half of luxury hotel reviews on the web
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TripAdvisor and Booking.com take half of luxury hotel reviews on the web
By Kevin May | September 5, 2016
It is probably no surprise that TripAdvisor commands such a large portion of online hotel reviews - but Booking.com is chasing its tale. At least this is the case of hotels identified in the "luxur Read More
Talking Travel Tech - Jeff Lewis, VP of engineering at Viator
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Talking Travel Tech - Jeff Lewis, VP of engineering at Viator
By Kevin May | August 25, 2016
Around the same time as Stephen Kaufer was busily creating TripAdvisor above a pizza parlour in Massachussets, Viator was plotting its own path as a travel startup. It would take another 14 years b Read More
TripAdvisor lists hotels on Google, Kayak, and Trivago, edging closer to meta metasearch
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TripAdvisor lists hotels on Google, Kayak, and Trivago, edging closer to meta metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016
Over the past couple of months, TripAdvisor has been participating in Google's hotel metasearch program. For selected hotels, consumers are seeing TripAdvisor as a place to book. Clicking on th Read More
TripAdvisor acquires Citymaps, a social mapping startup
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TripAdvisor acquires Citymaps, a social mapping startup
By Sean O'Neil | August 24, 2016
TripAdvisor has acquired Citymaps, a New York City-based, social-mapping startup. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. A year ago, Citymaps raised a $6 million financing round -- with Nokia Gr Read More
KLM wants flight transparency, adds reviews and ratings to search results
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KLM wants flight transparency, adds reviews and ratings to search results
By Kevin May | August 23, 2016
Netherlands-based airline KLM reckons it can enhance its relationship with passengers and improve customer service with the introduction of a reviews system. The "Rate My Flight" idea has been in t Read More
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