TripAdvisor is a popular travel review website and app that was one of the first to incorporate user-generated content. The website is well liked among users for many reasons including the fact that they can view pictures, read unbiased reviews and plan their trip using other people’s first hand experiences as a guide. TripAdvisor also has a unique rating system where reviews and comments are shared. This website covers many different countries, from hotels, resorts and more. If you are looking for help and assistance when planning your vacation or business accommodations check out TripAdvisor.com for advice from other travelers.
How It Works
TripAdvisor.com is a unique way to plan out travel. TripAdvisor uses user-generated content including reviews, suggestions, and pictures to help others find out about places to go and places to avoid while in a certain city. There are many different ways that users can rank their experiences including tourist attractions, services, food and drink and more.
Developer
TripAdvisor was originally created in 2000 by a few developers including Langley Steinert and Stephen Kaufer. The TripAdvisor media group owns over 17 different travel brands that helps travelers discover and experience the best that a city has to offer when it comes to dining, entertainment, accommodations, service and more.
Price
TripAdvisor.com is free for people to use, in all forms. It is free to read reviews and post your own allowing you to read others’ experiences and share your own experiences.
Pros/Cons
TripAdvisor has become one of the most popular travel
sites and applications in the world and for good reason. There are few sites that have been able to establish such an informative site mostly based upon other people’s experiences traveling. The way that TripAdvisor is laid out with different suggestions for dining, attractions, entertainment, flights and accommodations can make planning your trip easier because you will have unbiased information to help you plan and map out your travels. TripAdvisor also features maps which can show you how far away the destination is from where you are, it also works offline, and can save your favorites. Unfortunately some travel reviews have been deemed ‘fake’ because some hotels, attractions, and restaurants were inflating their ratings by posting fake reviews. With a little bit of investigating, it is fairly easy to tell the difference between a real rating and review as opposed to a fake one, just check out the reviewers of other posts. This way you will be able to figure out if they have actually checked out and reviewed other destinations; if not, they are probably fake reviews.
TripAdvisor is a great website and mobile application to help you plan out your travels using real users generated reviews to help you make an informed decision. It is a great website to check before, during and after your travels so that you can read reviews, tailor your trip and then write your own reviews.