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.

Students build truth finder technology to locate dodgy hotel reviews
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Students build truth finder technology to locate dodgy hotel reviews
By Kevin May | July 27, 2011
Researchers at a US university have developed software which they claim can identify fake hotel reviews by analysing its linguistic structure. Read More
Are we witnessing the death of the natural search ecosystem in travel?
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Are we witnessing the death of the natural search ecosystem in travel?
By Viewpoints | July 26, 2011
Google Panda, a large update to the search algorithm released five months ago, is supposed to be about surfacing quality and original websites. Read More
Airbnb captures $112M funding round, wants global domination
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Airbnb captures $112M funding round, wants global domination
By Kevin May | July 24, 2011
Almost two months after rumours first surfaced of a mammoth funding round, Airbnb has finally completed its Series B injection of $112 million in capital. Read More
Rough guide to enhancing travel affiliate marketing – Part Two of Two
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Rough guide to enhancing travel affiliate marketing – Part Two of Two
By Viewpoints | July 22, 2011
In the previous article we looked at channel diversity and how this relates to new opportunities in affiliate marketing, as the discipline continues to grow and evolve. Read More
Google kills web reviews for hotels on Maps and Places
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Google kills web reviews for hotels on Maps and Places
By Kevin May | July 22, 2011
Swift and decisive move by Google last night as it axed all third party reviews appearing against hotels on Google Maps and Google Places. Read More
Rough guide to enhancing travel affiliate marketing - Part One of Two
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Rough guide to enhancing travel affiliate marketing - Part One of Two
By Viewpoints | July 21, 2011
Travel brands who market products and services online via affiliates are seeking the most efficient ways to drive traffic, conversion rates and profitability as the channel continues to grow and... Read More
Expedia properties secure winning beat - Top Australia travel websites, July 16 2011
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Expedia properties secure winning beat - Top Australia travel websites, July 16 2011
By PhocusWire | July 20, 2011
Expedia-owned TripAdvisor sites and Hotels.com are collectively leading the Australia destination and accommodation category of leading travel websites. Read More
Travelzoo tinkers with brand name for China push
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Travelzoo tinkers with brand name for China push
By Kevin May | July 20, 2011
Travelzoo is altering its brand identify in China to improve its relevancy with what the deals publisher calls "discerning Chinese consumers". Read More
TripAdvisor reaches 50M reviews milestone
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TripAdvisor reaches 50M reviews milestone
By Kevin May | July 19, 2011
Doubles all round at TripAdvisor today after reaching a significant marker in its history: the site now carries 50 million individual reviews from consumers. Read More
Anti-Google Travel group FairSearch expands to launch Searchville
By Kevin May | July 19, 2011
The collection of travel companies that came together to oppose the Google acquisition of ITA Software arguably lost the battle, but are now hoping to win the war. Read More
Tnooz Nuggets - Monday 18 July 2011
By PhocusWire | July 18, 2011
In this edition: HolidayLettings introduces the Wow Factor, VTravelled gets an early relaunch partner, Louvre Hotels partners with Pegasus/RateTiger. Read More
TripAdvisor edges close to number one - Top India travel websites, July 9 2011
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TripAdvisor edges close to number one - Top India travel websites, July 9 2011
By PhocusWire | July 16, 2011
TripAdvisor is coming close to taking the position of leading website in India, now just 2% market share behind Maps of India. Read More
Over 90 million travel reviews tested - 60 percent found to be positive
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Over 90 million travel reviews tested - 60 percent found to be positive
By Kevin May | July 15, 2011
User review giant TripAdvisor has always said the majority of reviews on the site are positive - but a massive piece of data mining has also found independent proof. Read More
TripAdvisor beats Stuff to top spot - Top New Zealand websites, July 9 2011
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TripAdvisor beats Stuff to top spot - Top New Zealand websites, July 9 2011
By PhocusWire | July 13, 2011
TripAdvisor has overtaken Wotif to become the leading accommodation website in New Zealand, although the share between the top ten has narrowed considerably this week. Read More
TripAdvisor gets more social with Where I've Been acquisition
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TripAdvisor gets more social with Where I've Been acquisition
By Dennis Schaal | July 11, 2011
TripAdvisor is increasing its social-travel efforts with today's announcement that it acquired Where I've Been. Read More
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