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.

Priceline Group hotels go down instant booking route via TripAdvisor
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Priceline Group hotels go down instant booking route via TripAdvisor
By Linda Fox | October 14, 2015
The direct booking versus OTA debate just ratcheted up a notch with news that Priceline Group's hotel inventory will be made available via the TripAdvisor instant booking platform. It was only rela Read More
Higher TripAdvisor scores impact rates, so hotel first impressions matter
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Higher TripAdvisor scores impact rates, so hotel first impressions matter
By Viewpoints | October 12, 2015
If you have 60 seconds, I have 300 words that might help at the net operating income (NOI) line on the spreadsheet. NB: This is a guest viewpoint by John Smallwood, owner of the Travel Outlook call Read More
Data shows connection between reviews, ratings and rankings on TripAdvisor
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Data shows connection between reviews, ratings and rankings on TripAdvisor
By Kevin May | September 30, 2015
It may appear to be rather confusing (not least to consumers), but there are many factors which determine a hotel's position on TripAdvisor. As a result, online reputation management specialist Tru Read More
TripAdvisor wins one domain dispute, loses another
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TripAdvisor wins one domain dispute, loses another
By Kevin May | September 30, 2015
Little is noted publicly as to the extent in which big brands will go to in order to get their hands on variations of their brand names in web addresses. But TripAdvisor recently filed complaints a Read More
TripAdvisor and Google make the top three hotel search results even more precious
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TripAdvisor and Google make the top three hotel search results even more precious
By Sean O'Neil | September 23, 2015
In recent months, TripAdvisor and Google have continued to experiment with how they display hotels in their metasearch services for consumers. Their design changes prompt users to pay even more specia Read More
Cruise Critic gets a little help from its friends
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Cruise Critic gets a little help from its friends
By Kevin May | September 21, 2015
UPDATE: Since our story was published, Cruise Critic has now included information about its ownership on the site's About Us page. ORIGINAL: TripAdvisor has owned cruise review and content si Read More
TripAdvisor overhauls Tripbod with focus on creating travel guides
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TripAdvisor overhauls Tripbod with focus on creating travel guides
By Kevin May | September 15, 2015
Twelve months on from the acquisition, TripAdvisor's reason for buying Tripbod is beginning to take shape. The company was bought for an undisclosed fee in May 2014, three months before TripAdvisor Read More
TripAdvisor connects the dots between hotel performance and interaction with guests
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TripAdvisor connects the dots between hotel performance and interaction with guests
By Kevin May | September 2, 2015
TripAdvisor claims it has found a link between how engaged hoteliers are with travellers and the "performance" of a property on the website. Atmosphere Research Group was brought in by TripAdvisor Read More
TripAdvisor: A love story, with glitter and rainbows
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TripAdvisor: A love story, with glitter and rainbows
By Sean O'Neil | August 28, 2015
If you adore TripAdvisor and think it's the most innovative company in travel, you'll enjoy today's 2,300-word feature on the Massachusetts-based giant in The Washington Post. The writer describes Read More
TripAdvisor sells Kuxun brand and revises China strategy
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TripAdvisor sells Kuxun brand and revises China strategy
By Kevin May | August 18, 2015
TripAdvisor has ended its ownership of Kuxun, a Beijing-based travel site, with a sale to consumer group-buying platform Meituan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It is the first major sale of Read More
Hoteliers - worried about instant bookings? Learn from Amazon!
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Hoteliers - worried about instant bookings? Learn from Amazon!
By Viewpoints | August 11, 2015
Over the past few weeks there has been a major shift in the travel industry that has the potential to significantly impact booking revenue for hospitality organizations. NB This is a guest article Read More
Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform
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Skyscanner bags global flight deal for MSN consumer platform
By Kevin May | August 4, 2015
Big league stuff for Skyscanner potentially, with it securing a deal to provide flight search to MSN in all of the Microsoft-run brand's global markets. Due to be announced later this week, the UK- Read More
Skyscanner tests bookings on air tickets, claims huge jump in conversions
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Skyscanner tests bookings on air tickets, claims huge jump in conversions
By Kevin May | July 29, 2015
The trend to give users the chance to make bookings on metasearch engines continues - with Skyscanner confirming it has joined the fray in recent months. The UK-based travel search engine will now Read More
TripAdvisor adds Hyatt to instant booking, so now 235K hotels are instantly bookable
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TripAdvisor adds Hyatt to instant booking, so now 235K hotels are instantly bookable
By Sean O'Neil | July 24, 2015
Since February, TripAdvisor's market cap has soared by about a third to $13.4 billion, despite a dip after second quarter earnings were announced yesterday. NB: This article has been updated since Read More
TripAdvisor gives high profile spot to paying hotels in new ad test
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TripAdvisor gives high profile spot to paying hotels in new ad test
By Kevin May | July 23, 2015
TripAdvisor is piloting a series of new prominent advertising spots on some of its most important pages on the site. Visitors landing on one of TripAdvisor's city pages, for example, will now see a Read More
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