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.

Is the Facebook Like button over-hyped?
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Is the Facebook Like button over-hyped?
By Dennis Schaal | October 18, 2010
The advertising and search worlds are salivating over the Facebook Like button, but do they like it too much? Read More
Ctrip versus eLong versus everyone else
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Ctrip versus eLong versus everyone else
By Viewpoints | October 15, 2010
As China’s online travel market grows, competition among trip booking sites has heated up, with home-grown providers fighting hard to keep and increase market share. Read More
Four crazy facts about online hotel reviews
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Four crazy facts about online hotel reviews
By Viewpoints | October 14, 2010
I read hundreds of hotel reviews every week and I am constantly amazed by both the amount of public feedback available to hotels, and how important this feedback has become to hoteliers. Read More
Why Google buying a consumer travel site is not a mad idea
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Why Google buying a consumer travel site is not a mad idea
By Alex Bainbridge | October 13, 2010
These rumours about Google supposedly buying Opodo are great fun. Unlikely, but fun. Read More
TripAdvisor is watching
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TripAdvisor is watching
By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2010
When a TripAdvisor email with a Detroit Special Destination Update popped into my inbox yesterday, it was sort of a shock. Read More
TripAdvisor defamation pact widens to include attractions and rentals
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TripAdvisor defamation pact widens to include attractions and rentals
By Kevin May | October 1, 2010
The company behind a legal challenge to TripAdvisor over alleged defamatory reviews says scope for the action will include more than just property owners. Read More
Top tips for hotels when responding to reviews on TripAdvisor
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Top tips for hotels when responding to reviews on TripAdvisor
By Viewpoints | September 30, 2010
Review sites and other social media have become essential tools for many travelers who are increasingly using them to share their customer experiences online. Read More
Accor starts TripAdvisor review feed experiment
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Accor starts TripAdvisor review feed experiment
By Kevin May | September 28, 2010
Global hotel chain Accor is taking the step many other groups have so far feared to tread and will include TripAdvisor reviews within individual property websites. Read More
SNCF sees bright future in metasearch with Liligo acquisition
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SNCF sees bright future in metasearch with Liligo acquisition
By Viewpoints | September 23, 2010
French rail operator SNCF announced the acquisition of travel metasearch site Liligo this week, a deal supposedly worth around Euro 20 million for an undisclosed “majority” stake. Read More
TripAdvisor cuts through clutter with Reviews at a Glance
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TripAdvisor cuts through clutter with Reviews at a Glance
By Dennis Schaal | September 23, 2010
TripAdvisor introduced Reviews at a Glance, a feature that enables travelers to easily find parts of hotel reviews that may be the most relevant to them. Read More
TripAdvisor steers well clear of bizarre Blackpool hotel saga
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TripAdvisor steers well clear of bizarre Blackpool hotel saga
By Kevin May | September 22, 2010
User review site TripAdvisor is perhaps wisely attempting to remove itself from the strange story of a couple asked to leave a UK hotel because of a negative review. Read More
Legal case against TripAdvisor intensifies, comment posters also in spotlight
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Legal case against TripAdvisor intensifies, comment posters also in spotlight
By Kevin May | September 22, 2010
The threatened legal action against TripAdvisor has stepped up a gear with details emerging on strategy and a threat to also pursue those behind alleged defamatory comments. Read More
When TripAdvisor hotel reviews go missing
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When TripAdvisor hotel reviews go missing
By Dennis Schaal | September 15, 2010
TripAdvisor says it identified a software bug which caused some of its user-written hotel reviews to vanish faster than a discounted room on a holiday weekend. Read More
TripAdvisor adds user lists to mobile app, reveals huge stats
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TripAdvisor adds user lists to mobile app, reveals huge stats
By Kevin May | September 15, 2010
User review giant TripAdvisor is talking up its mobile services in a big way after putting user generated destination lists and tours into its smartphone application this week. Read More
TripAdvisor creates Nearby widget for third party sites
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TripAdvisor creates Nearby widget for third party sites
By Kevin May | September 13, 2010
TripAdvisor has extended its range of widgets developed for use on third party websites with a module to illustrate nearby locations on a map and list services. Read More
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