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.

Friends and family most influential for hotel, TripAdvisor catches up but apparently social media nowhere
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Friends and family most influential for hotel, TripAdvisor catches up but apparently social media nowhere
By Kevin May | October 22, 2012
Hotel guests still rely heavily on recommendations from friends and family, but the impact of social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter is negligible. Read More
The Scan: Unprofitable Jetsetter is up for sale, and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Unprofitable Jetsetter is up for sale, and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 19, 2012
Jetsetter, TripAdvisor, Triposo, Fairmont Hotels, and India4GapYear all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 19 October. Read More
From operations to compensation: How social media is changing hospitality
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From operations to compensation: How social media is changing hospitality
By Viewpoints | October 17, 2012
With the advent of smart phones and social media, we are seeing another major shift in hotel-guest relations so big that even compensation packages are being built around the ability of hotels to adapt. Read More
The Scan: Booking.com enables Passbook via its iPhone app, and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Booking.com enables Passbook via its iPhone app, and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 16, 2012
Booking.com, Apple, Amazon, Priceline, TripAdvisor, Flight Centre, Travelfusion, and vStream Digital Media all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 16 October. Read More
The Scan: TripAdvisor's "Show Prices" tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news
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The Scan: TripAdvisor's "Show Prices" tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 15, 2012
TripAdvisor, Ryanair, Jumeirah, CTrip, Jetblue, Korean Air, Delta, Dubai, South Africa, and Google Maps all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 15 October. Read More
The Scan: TripAdvisor tests running on the cloud (AWS), and more travel tech news
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The Scan: TripAdvisor tests running on the cloud (AWS), and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | October 12, 2012
TripAdvisor, Amazon Web Services, Facebook, FlightStats, masFlight, FCm Travel Solutions, and GVN and all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 12 October. Read More
The Haters versus TripAdvisor - Is it 0-0 or 1-1?
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The Haters versus TripAdvisor - Is it 0-0 or 1-1?
By Linda Fox | October 10, 2012
When reputation management firm Kwikchex went public with its legal threat to TripAdvisor two years ago, most probably dismissed the notion as nonsense Read More
HouseTrip raises $40M investment round
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HouseTrip raises $40M investment round
By Kevin May | October 8, 2012
Big investment coming in to the vacation rental market once again with UK-based HouseTrip raising $40 million in Series C funding from Accel Partners. Read More
TnoozLIVE - AUDIO: Economy and consumer trends, how they hit tech, social and mobile
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TnoozLIVE - AUDIO: Economy and consumer trends, how they hit tech, social and mobile
By Kevin May | October 5, 2012
A perfect storm, some might suggest, has hit the travel industry in recent years - one driven by economic challenges, rapid rise of personal technology and impact of social media. Read More
TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
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TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
By Kevin May | October 2, 2012
User review giant TripAdvisor has made its first acquisition in quite some time, buying New York-based trip planning and content site Wanderfly. Read More
HomeAway retires Holiday-Rentals brand, claims poor brand recognition
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HomeAway retires Holiday-Rentals brand, claims poor brand recognition
By Kevin May | September 26, 2012
Seven years after starting its aggressive expansion strategy outside of its US homeland, HomeAway is axing the brand of one of its first acquisitions, Holiday-Rentals. Read More
Beware the Wireless Hell of BYOD - coming to a hotel near you
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Beware the Wireless Hell of BYOD - coming to a hotel near you
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 19, 2012
An announcement by Accor that it would make wifi free across all its hotels in the Asia-Pacific Region (some 500 properties) should be a wake up call for everyone in the hospitality sector. Read More
EuroCheapo fully relaunches its booking website for affordable accommodation
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EuroCheapo fully relaunches its booking website for affordable accommodation
By Sean O'Neil | September 17, 2012
Today EuroCheapo, the 11-year-old, New York-based website for booking accommodation in popular cities, is holding a massive re-launch that includes fresh branding, a re-design, larger photos, a... Read More
Agoda swoops in over TripAdvisor - Top New Zealand travel websites, August 2012
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Agoda swoops in over TripAdvisor - Top New Zealand travel websites, August 2012
By PhocusWire | September 13, 2012
More good news for Agoda after its recent surge in Australia by also sweeping in to also take top spot in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand. Read More
Hotel asset management is not just about costs - it MUST include internet marketing
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Hotel asset management is not just about costs - it MUST include internet marketing
By Patrick Landman | September 12, 2012
Traditionally, hotel asset management has been focused on operations and cost control as the main elements to consider. Read More
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