What is TripAdvisor?

TripAdvisor is an American travel and restaurant website company that shows hotel and restaurant reviews, accommodation bookings and other travel-related content. It also includes interactive travel forums.Furthermore,It is the world’s Largest Travel Site. Read Reviews, Compare & Book Deals! Easy price comparison. Millions of hotel reviews. Candid traveler photos. Styles: Great Value, Romantic, Family-Friendly, Luxury.

Pros of Using TripAdvisor  
TripAdvisor is a unique, timely, populist resource with both reviews and photographs posted by travelers
TripAdvisor enables a variety of opinions to be voiced
Functionality has been added so users can now book hotels, flights, vacation rentals, restaurants and directly from the site
Hotel managers have the option to respond to reviews, good and bad

Cons of Using TripAdvisor

  • Widely diverse opinions (“Loved it!”…”Hated it!”) can make it hard to objectively evaluate a place
  • Dissatisfied guests use Trip Advisor as a venue to broadcast bad experiences
  • Trip Advisor has many poorly written trip reviews
  • Bogus positive reviews posted along with honest ones can confuse users
  • Hotels with less-than-glowing reviews have been known to try inducing guests with discounts, free nights, gifts, and other bribes to post positive reviews that counteract negative statements. Some also encourage staff members to post bogus positive reviews. While Trip Advisor aims to monitor and remove fakes, there’s no way the service can totally eliminate them.

Conclusion

It is recommended to go through various websites and Online Travel Agents before taking a final decision on your travel and that just by relying on TripAdvisor cannot help getting the clear picture.

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