Tripadvisor News

Tripadvisor is a travel website that provides reviews, ratings, recommendations, and bookings for various travel-related products and services, such as hotels, attractions, flights, and vacation rentals.

Tripadvisor offers a variety of services to travelers and businesses, such as:

Reviews and ratings: Tripadvisor allows users to share their opinions, experiences, and photos of various travel-related products and services, such as hotels, restaurants, attractions, etc. Users can also rate these products and services on a scale of 1 to 5.
Comparison and booking: Tripadvisor enables users to search for and compare prices, availability, and features of various travel-related products and services offered by third-party providers. Users can also book or reserve these products and services directly through Tripadvisor or its partners.
Trip planning: Tripadvisor helps users to plan their trips by providing recommendations, suggestions, guides, maps, forums, etc. Users can also create their own trip itineraries or browse through other users’ trips.

Tripadvisor brands include: Viator, Flipkey, Cruise Critic, Bókun, SeatGuru, and other smaller niche sites.

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Online Travel

Google and Trivago Are Still Selling Ads for Russia Hotels

Google Travel turned off Russia advertisers, but is still getting a limited amount of advertising for Russia travel from ad partners outside Russia. In contrast, Skyscanner and Kayak don't display any information about Russia travel.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Tourism

Russia Travel: Which Travel Brands are In or Out

The global travel industry is split over doing business in Russia, although the vast majority of companies are abiding by the relevant economic sanctions. Moral outrage, self-interest, and disparate views over harming ordinary Russians are clashing big time.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Experiences

Expedia Ceases Sales to and From Russia

Expedia Group stepped out of the pack and ceased offering travel to and from Russia because of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The company doesn't have a ton of Russia-related business, so even if the move is more symbolic than anything else, it is an important statement.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Airlines

Scouting New FAA Leadership and More Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, the FAA may appoint a United pilot to be its new administrator, Cuba's tourism industry struggles to reach pre-Covid figures, and IHG returns to profitability after dumping poorly performing hotels.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Hotels

Daily Podcast: IHG’s Return to Growth

Good morning from Skift. It's Wednesday, February 23, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Jason Clampet | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Plus Is Case Study in Online Travel Hype

Less than a year ago, a Tripadvisor pitch deck about Tripadvisor Plus touted its "multibillion dollar revenue potential." Despite the company expressing confidence in Plus when it scrapped its business model in September, Tripadvisor admitted last week "we haven't found the product-market fit that we're looking for."

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago

Podcasts

Daily Podcast: Cuba’s Tourism Troubles

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, February 21, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Jason Clampet | 4 years ago

Airlines

Alaska Air’s New Subscription Model and Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Alaska Airlines launches a subscription service, Marriott Executive Chairman Bill Marriott announces he will retire in May, and Tripadvisor prepares to take Viator public.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Podcast: Viator Spinoff Pros and Cons

Another quarterly earnings call, another round of debates about how Tripadvisor could find more value from its Viator brand. Listen as our in-house experts break down the plusses and minuses of the situation.

Jason Clampet | 4 years ago

Experiences

The Tripadvisor Earnings Call That Became a Sales Pitch for Viator

Whether it is hotel-like commission levels on the online travel agencies, new product features, or market share gains, Tripadvisor was unabashedly selling the virtues of a Viator IPO — or deal. It's not a winner-take-all market, but rivals have narrowed any competitive gap.

Dennis Schaal | 4 years ago