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Michelin has debuted its first ratings for hotels. But when a tech firm crunched the numbers from traveler reviews across 140 sites, it found that crowd favorites clashed with Michelin's picks.
Michelin began rating hotels this month, starting with 189 properties in France. Yet many of the hotels that received coveted Michelin "keys" didn't overlap with the list of best-rated hotels at online review sites. What gives?
Shiji ReviewPro published a report Wednesday comparing Michelin's ratings for Parisian hotels versus those hotels' average scores on travel review sites. The tech vendor analyzed online reviews on over 140 online travel agencies and review sites, such as Booking.com and Tripadvisor, in more than 45 languages.
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