Articles tagged “ugc”

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Latest Tools: ‘Guest Favorites,’ AI Photo Tours, and More 

If all of these Airbnb features work as advertised, then they will benefit hosts and guests — and Airbnb.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Airbnb’s Latest Tools: ‘Guest Favorites,’ AI Photo Tours, and More 

Online Travel

Major Review Platforms Form Coalition to Fight Fakes

The lack of liability for online platforms in hosting user reviews has been under intense political pressure. The proliferation of fake reviews doesn't help, either.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Major Review Platforms Form Coalition to Fight Fakes

Online Travel

Google and Tripadvisor Could Be Edging Toward a New Partnership After All These Years

Frenemy relationships have a storied history in the push and pull of the travel industry. Tripadvisor's relationship with Google seems to have improved, and there are probably several areas where they might collaborate further.

Dennis Schaal | 10 months ago

Google and Tripadvisor Could Be Edging Toward a New Partnership After All These Years

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Will Have to Confront the Power of Generative AI, for Better or Worse

Boom or bust, these are early days for generative AI. Tripadvisor could either turn the new tech to its advantage, or if not the company could become the Blockbuster Video of trip planning.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Tripadvisor Will Have to Confront the Power of Generative AI, for Better or Worse

News Blog

Google Flights and Hotels Make Europe-Mandated Transparency Changes … in Europe

Google made changes to Google Flights and Hotels related to transparency in hotel reviews and pricing under pressure from the European Commission — but stopped short of making those modifications elsewhere in the world. "Reviews aren't verified," Google states in the European Union. Source: Google At the behest of the European Commission, Google added text…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

News Blog

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer Officially Steps Down and Looks Forward to Next Chapter

Tripadvisor co-founder Steve Kaufer has stepped down as CEO after 22 years, as expected, and Matt Goldberg took over. Tripadvisor co-founder and CEO Steve Kaufer. Tripadvisor In a Twitter post Friday, Kaufer offered "some parting thoughts" and said he welcomed any ideas on a new gig that would be "disruptive, challenging and impactful." https://twitter.com/kaufer/status/1542956666710380545?s=20&t=FVJkI9c8KQDXcminQ-jP6g Kaufer…

Dennis Schaal | 2 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 | 2 years ago

Tripadvisor Plus Is Case Study in Online Travel Hype

Online Travel

Will User Reviews Impact Sonder’s and Vacasa’s Debuts as Public Companies?

Both Sonder and Vacasa need to clean up customer service issues, but they are probably not so acute as to give investors much pause.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Will User Reviews Impact Sonder’s and Vacasa’s Debuts as Public Companies?

Online Travel

European Union Antitrust Boss Cites Booking and Google in Regulatory Remarks

Booking.com has prided itself on being a household name in its European home base, but will have a tough time avoiding a European Commission designation of gatekeeper. Such stature could bring increased restrictions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

European Union Antitrust Boss Cites Booking and Google in Regulatory Remarks

Hotels

Tripadvisor Struck Back at Thailand Hotel That Had Reviewer Jailed

A Thailand hotel filed criminal charges, now dropped, against a review writer. But it's now the hotel itself that will get penalized because its placement on Tripadvisor's pages will get demoted for 90 days.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Tripadvisor Struck Back at Thailand Hotel That Had Reviewer Jailed